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Wahoo! The following is from FGS: September 1, 2016: Springfield, IL – Today at its annual conference, the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announced the receipt of a historic $500,000 anonymous contribution to the War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Continue reading With $500K Gift, FGS Announces Completion of Fundraising for Preserve the Pensions
The following excerpt is from an article by Gennady Klimov and Maria Orlova, posted August 31, 2016 at the pravdareport.com website. Russian president Vladimir Putin was a mystery almost for everyone during the moment of his election. He seemed to Continue reading Vladimir Putin’s Nearly Unknown Ancestry
The following excerpt was posted August 22, 2016 at petapixel.com. When photo storage site Picturelife shut down, users were left high and dry without a way to access and/or download the images they had stored there. This didn’t sit well Continue reading 200 Million PictureLife Images Are Back, Thanks to SmugMug
Have you found that your ancestors came from a village that no seemingly longer exists in Britain? If so, then the following excerpt is a “must read.” It’s taken from an excellent article posted August 31, 2016 at bt.com. I Continue reading How to Locate Abandoned and Hidden British Villages on Google Maps
The following excerpt is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: Materials from 200 partner institutions across North Carolina are now officially online through DigitalNC, with the publication of The Brunswick Beacon. Thanks to our 200th partner institution, the Rourk Branch Continue reading Materials from 200 Institutions Across North Carolina Now Online at DigitalNC
Washington D.C. to Welcome Professional Genealogy’s Premiere Event WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 August 2016 – Mark your calendars for a trip to the U.S. capital in 2017. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Continue reading APG Unveils Details for its 2017 Professional Management Conference
Salt Lake City, UT and Springfield, IL, (31 August 2016) — As the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ (FGS) annual conference opens today in Springfield, Illinois, the nonprofit organization is also celebrating its 40th anniversary. FamilySearch International thanks and recognizes FGS Continue reading FamilySearch Celebrates the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 40-year Anniversary
For Immediate Release – August 31, 2016: The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is proud to announce the winners of the Excellence-in-Writing Competition. All entries were exceptional this year. Submission details for 2017 will be announced soon. Continue reading ISFHWE Excellence-in-Writing Competition Winners Announced
The following teaser is from an article posted at phys.org August 22, 2016. Ten pigtails of hair thought to be from seven mutineers of “Mutiny on the Bounty” fame and three of their female Polynesian companions will be analysed in Continue reading Searching for the Descendants of the Pitcairn Island Mutineers
After months of intense research and production, Volume 56 of the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series is now shipping. The volume is very different from most of the German Map Guides, in that totally different techniques must be Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Free City of Hamburg – is now shipping
The following was received August 26, 2016 from FindMyPast: Over 7.5 million new records are available to search this Findmypast Friday including: United States Marriages Over 4 million new records have just been added to our collection of United States Continue reading New Records Available to Search at FindMyPast
The following is from Ginny Ackerson at UGA: Utah Genealogical Association’s 20th Annual South Davis Family History Fair. “Family Puzzles…Finding All the Pieces” Saturday April 22, 2017 Proposals are now being accepted for the Utah Genealogical Association South Davis Family Continue reading UGA’s Call for Papers for the April 22, 2017 South Davis Family History Fair
It was early in the spring that FRPC last ran a promotion on Lisa Cooke’s The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox. Since it’s nearly fall, we decided to do it again. This time it’s a full 20% off! This is an excellent Continue reading The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox – 2nd Edition – Sale Extended Thru Wednesday, Sept 7, 2016
Family Roots Publishing has a pretty good stock of the Family Tree Atlases, as well U.S. County Wall Maps – so we decided to bundle them together and off the package at 35% off – just $60.40 for all three Continue reading Bundle of Two Popular Genealogy Atlases & a U.S. County Wall Map- on Sale for 35% off thru Wed, Aug 31
Since Family Roots Publishing recently began marketing The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of U.S. History 1790-1900, I figured it was about time to write a more detailed review of the book than I’ve been able to Continue reading The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of U.S. History 1790-1900