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The following is from Tina Sansone: September 4, 2015 – 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 2016 will Continue reading ISFHWE Excellence-In-Writing Competition Winners Announced
Family Roots Publishing has bundled 3 of our best sellers – all items that deal with proving your case. We all have times when we can’t find direct proof of an ancestor’s relationship – or when we have multiple evidential Continue reading Got Proof Of That? Genealogical & Historical Proof Bundle – 15% Off Through Wed., Sept. 9, 2015
My 7-year old grandson, Robby, is in cub scouts here in Orting and is selling popcorn to help earn his way to camp next year. The popcorn is super-tasty, not like the stuff you might get at Christmas time, and Continue reading Treat Yourself to Pecatonica River Popcorn & Help Send Robby to Camp!
Written by BusinessWire on 27 August 2015 – Ancestry announced its collaboration with Gannett Co., Inc. to digitize more than 80 daily newspapers across the nation. Newspapers.com, an Ancestry business unit, and Gannett will provide a historical newspaper viewing experience Continue reading Ancestry Collaborates with Gannett to Digitally Archive More Than 80 U.S. Newspapers
In conjunction with the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, Jim Jenney has compiled an online database of about 3,000 wrecks in Rhode Island waters… Read an article in the Providence Journal about it. Search the database of Rhode Island Shipwrecks. – Continue reading Rhode Island Shipwrecks – An Amazing New Online Database
My friend, Tina Sansone, sent me the following press release: August 26, 2015: Palm Desert, California – Acclaimed author, Roccie Hill, today launches her innovative new service for genealogists and their clients: “Ghost Writing: Bringing Your Family Tree to Life!” Continue reading Author Roccie Hill Launches New Service: “Ghost Writing: Bringing Your Family Tree To Life!”
This story probably shouldn’t even have made the papers, as most all of us are as related these these two guys. But – it is interested. Click on the illustration or the links for the full article that shows the Continue reading Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Revealed to be Distant Cousins
Mount Holyoke College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has debuted a new online digital archive of about 2,000 rare photographs. The collection documents life at the college from 1899 to 1939. The photographs include Continue reading Digital Archive of Life at Mount Holyoke College in the Early 20th-Century
The following is from FamilySearch: August 25, 2015 – Significant birth, marriage, and death records for Imperia, Italy and Savonna, Italy were published this week. Georgia county marriages have also been added, dating back to 1785! Discover these and other Continue reading New FamilySearch Data Collections Posted
The following news release is from the ScotlandsPeople website: A complete record of the deaths of Scottish seafarers from late Victorian times until 1974 is being made available online for the first time through ScotlandsPeople. Among the 14,000 new records Continue reading Deaths of Seamen & Other British Marine Returns of Deaths Go Online
Our ancestors were social beings, just like we are today. Using information found in this much-needed Masonic Research guide will soon have you on the right track to discovering your Masonic ancestors. And chances are you have some, since Masonry Continue reading Masonic Research – A Quick Guide by Pat Gordon – 10% off thru Sept. 1
Flyleaf Press has a new 3rd edition of Tracing your Donegal Ancestors, written by Godfrey F. Duffy & Helen Meehan. FRPC just got in a stock from Dublin, Ireland. We’re making them available for 15% off thru Sept 1, 2015. Continue reading NEW – Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors, 3rd Edition – On Sale for 15% off Thru Sept. 1
Flyleaf Press in Dublin has just released a new Irish research guide. It’s titled “Finding your Ancestors in Kerry;” and is written by Kay Moloney Caball. As with all the books in the “Finding Your Ancestors” series, the volume details Continue reading NEW – Finding Your Ancestors in Kerry [Ireland] – 15% off through Sept 1
The following was received from my friend, Kathy Meade: Saturday, September 26th & Sunday, September 27th, Lindsborg, Kansas, “Little Sweden” USA Join us for a Swedish genealogy weekend in Lindsborg, led by six genealogists from Sweden and three American Swedish Continue reading Swedish Genealogy Weekend in Lindsborg, Kansas
The following is from FamilySearch: These classes and workshops are designed to help individuals and families find their ancestors and teach others family history techniques. Sep 3 – 11:00 A.M. British Resources on findmypast 1:00 P.M. British Resources on Ancestry.com Continue reading The Family History Library Announces Free Classes for September 2015