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The following excerpt is from the August 15, 2016 edition of mainebiz.biz: The Maine State Library in Augusta has received a $275,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize over 100,000 pages of historical Maine newspapers. Continue reading Maine State Library to Digitize Historic Maine Newspapers
The following announcement was received from Raymon Naisbitt, AG® at FamilySearch International: The Family History Library is hosting two free week-long research seminars that will also be hosted live as free online webinars. Next week, Aug 22nd-26th there will be Continue reading Two Free Week-Long Online Seminars Available Starting Monday From FamilySearch
The following is from FamilySearch: New Collections Update: Week of August 15, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The past two weeks have brought a few new large indexed collections, including New York passenger lists, English parish registers, and United Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted FamilySearch: August 15, 2016
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 16 August 2016 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the release of Branching Out, the newest online, cloud-based learning course in the American Genealogical Studies (AGS) series. Branching Out Continue reading NGS Announces a New Course in its American Genealogical Studies Series: Branching Out
The following News Release is from FGS: Upcoming FGS National Genealogy and Family History Conferences To Be Held August 21-24, 2019, in Washington, D.C. and September 2-5, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri August 16, 2016 – Austin, TX. The Federation Continue reading FGS Announces Upcoming National Conferences in 2019 & 2020
The following excerpt comes from an article posted some time ago, and updated in June. If you have English heritage, this may be of interest to you. English Heritage have put together an interactive map of all listed buildings in Continue reading Interactive Map of Historic Properties in England – Including London
This is partly personal – and is meant to explain why you may not hear a lot from Patty and I for a few days. Update 9:30 a.m. PDT Aug 18: The two back bedrooms are repainted, as well as Continue reading It’s Time to Repaint & Refresh!
The following excerpt is from the August 8, 2016 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. About 400,000 records kept by UW-Madison Libraries will be available online to students, genealogists and researchers as part of a nationwide digital collection. The university Continue reading 400,000 Records Kept by UW-Madison Libraries to be made Available Thru the Digital Public Library of America
The following announcement was received from ScotlandsPeople: We are writing to let you know that the ScotlandsPeople website will be unavailable from Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 23.59 (BST). This is due to essential planned work which is taking place Continue reading Service Announcement for the ScotlandsPeople Website
The following excerpt is from an article posted at the Tulane University website August 11, 2016. The Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University has made accessible to the public a new online guide to the Steamboat Image Collection. The Continue reading Online Guide to Steamboat Image Collection Posted by Tulane University
The following excerpt if from an article posted to the Digital North Carolina Blog August 11, 2016: We have worked with Montreat College to digitize 529 issues of their student newspaper, now available at DigitalNC. The newspapers here range from Continue reading Montreat College Student Newspapers 1937-2016 Posted to DigitalNC
The following records were posted at FindMyPast this last week: New South Wales 1891 Census – 201,920 records – discover your ancestor in the only surviving records from New South Wales’ 1891 census. Staffordshire, Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1900 – Number Continue reading New Records Posted at FindMyPast this last week
Since German guides are so popular, we’ve put together another bundle – and discounted it 30%. Reg. $41.89 plus $10 p&h if ordered separately, the sale price makes them just $29.33, plus $5.50 p&h – a $17.06 savings!. Do you Continue reading Bundle of 3 German Genealogy Guides on Sale for 30% Off Thru Thursday, August 18
The following news release is from Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, Executive Director, Association of Professional Genealogists: Association of Professional Genealogists Names Mary Penner Managing Editor of its Quarterly Magazine WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 10 August 2016 – The Association of Professional Continue reading Mary Penner Named as Managing Editor of APGQ
The following teaser is from a post August 10, 2016 at Yahoo.com: Paris (AFP) – The first people to reach the Americas could not have passed through the ice sheet-cleaving inland corridor long thought to be the entry point of Continue reading First People to Arrive in the Americas Did So by Way of the Pacific Coast