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The Indiana state budget approved by the general assembly last week includes twenty-five million dollars for a state archives building. However, the proposed building of the archives in what is currently green space on the city’s downtown canal was rejected. Continue reading The Search is on for a Downtown Indianapolis Site for the Proposed Indiana State Archives
The following except is from the CNN website. (CNN) One of the biggest TV events of all time is being reimagined for new audiences. “Roots,” the epic miniseries about an African-American slave and his descendants, had a staggering audience of Continue reading “Roots” Gets a Television Remake by A&E Networks – to Air in 2016
The following excerpt is from an extensive article – with video footage & photographs – posted April 30, 2015 at the wrpi.com website. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Some of Rhode Island’s most important and historic records are just a power Continue reading Rhode Island Historic Records Kept on a Floodplain.
The following teaser is from an article posted April 30, 2015 at the Daily Mail website. It’s the kind of genealogical puzzle that James Bond himself would have been satisfied to solve. Researchers have discovered that 007 star Daniel Craig Continue reading So James Bond Isn’t from Britain After All?
The following press release is from Tina Sansone with ISFHWE: May 1, 2015 – The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) is reminding writers IN ALL MEDIA (magazines, newspapers, journals, websites, blogs) that the 2015 Excellence-in-Writing Competition Continue reading 2015 Excellence-in-Writing Competition – Open for Entries
The following teaser is from an excellent article posted April 29, 2015 at the Bannergraphic.com website: A woman from Alabama drove more than 500 miles last week to donate boxes of letters from people that have been laid to rest Continue reading Greencastle, Indiana Letters & Photos Donated to Library by the Anniston, Alabama Salvation Army
The following excerpt is from an article posted April 29, 2015 at silconrepulbic.com The entire collection of Catholic parish register microfilms held by the National Library of Ireland – 400,000 films amounting to the most important source of Irish family Continue reading Irish Catholic Parish Registers to Go Online July 8, 2015.
EAST EUROPEAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2015 SEMINAR – Ancestral Evidence – Names, Places and Documents! – August 1, 2015, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Speakers Presentation: WILLIAM “FRED” HOFFMAN – “Understanding Language Variations of East European First Names” and “The How and Why Continue reading East European Genealogical Society 2015 Seminar in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
I and many others wrote last week about Ben Affleck and his ancestor’s slaves. Now comes an article posted on The Daily Beast website that points out that Affleck’s ancestor may not have owned slaves at all. Following is a Continue reading Ben Affleck’s ancestor may not have owned slaves at all…
Have you ever wished you had someone setting next to you that knew how to go about breaking down your genealogy brick-walls? If so, consider joining us on the Salt Lake Christmas Tour this next December. We spend a full Continue reading Research with Professional Help
The Fr. Francis A. Gleeson Papers have been digitized and posted online at the UDC Digital Archive. This is a collection of papers belonging to Fr. Gleeson relating to “his time as Catholic Military Chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Royal Continue reading Fr. Francis A. Gleeson WWI Diaries, Brigade Rolls & Correspondence Digitized & Posted Online
The following teaser is from an April 22, 2015 post at flyergroup.com: The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has made available online the results of its research on early black settlements in Indiana. This effort is part of the Early African Continue reading Indiana’s Early Black Settlements Documented With Online Resource
The following teaser is from an article posted April 21, 2015 at the Michigan State University website. Hoping to preserve cultural heritage and change Western thought on Africa, a Michigan State University researcher will use a $300,000 National Endowment for Continue reading 100,000 Original Mali Photographs to be Digitized
This Sunday, Who Do You Think You Are? will feature Melissa Etheridge – as she goes on a journey to uncover her father’s maternal roots. Ms. Etheridge is an American rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter. In this season finale episode, Melissa Continue reading TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? to Feature Melissa Etheridge This Sunday
The following news release is from Marketwired: New Resource Will Feature High-Quality Video Courses Spanning a Variety of Family History Topics; Expert Guidance to Help Experts and Novices Alike PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – April 22, 2015) – Ancestry, the world’s leading Continue reading Ancestry Launches Ancestry Academy – Educational Video Courses for Family History Researchers