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Life in the past, the life your ancestors lived, was different from our own. They still had to meet their basic requirements of work, food, shelter, family, and religion. People were born, they were christened, they married and had families, Continue reading Genealogy and the Law – A Guide to Legal Sources for the Family Historian
The Riverside Cemetery, in Maumee, Ohio is being devastated by large chunks of ice that have broken up along the Maumee River in Northern Ohio. The cemetery lies low near the river, and the ice has knocked over Civil War-era Continue reading Riverside Cemetery in Maumee, Ohio, Devastated By Huge Chunks of Ice
Discover Your Family History Online: A Step by Step Guide to Starting Your Genealogy Search, by Nancy Hendrickson, begins with an education, or refresher, on the tools necessary to research on the web. Namely, the early chapters cover computer techniques, Continue reading Discover Your Family History Online – Now 65% Off through March 23, 2015
It was announced today that digitized images of Michigan death certificates from 1921 to 1939 are now freely available online. Digitized certificates for the years 1897 to 1920 were previously available. The index to 1940 through 1952 is said to Continue reading Michigan Death Certificates From 1921 to 1939 Now Available FREE Online – #Genealogy
RootsTech 2015 was an amazing event. For the first time since 1984, I attended a major genealogy event and didn’t feel compelled to stand behind a table in the exhibit hall. I and nearly 24,000 other folks had a great Continue reading RootsTech 2015 Registered 23,918 Attendees over 3 Days of Events
The 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment was in the Battle of Gettysburg, with over 200 soldiers killed or wounded (82% casualties). According to an AP article posted at the Lacrossetribune.com website, the soldiers bought time for Union troops, who eventually won Continue reading Documentary of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg Proposed
The following teaser is from an excellent article posted March 16, 2015 on the Deseret News website. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the invisible Irish, the Scotch-Irish. These are Scots who moved to Ireland four centuries ago, their offspring later Continue reading Celebrate the Scotch-Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
The following is from Thomas McEntee, National Publicity Chair for the conference: February 10, 2015 – Austin, TX – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces that presentation proposals are now being received for its 2016 Conference, “Time Travel: Centuries Continue reading Call for Papers for FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois in 2016 – Deadline is April 10, 2015
You’ll find a listing of 70 excellent resources for Irish research at the Crestleaf blog. Following is a teaser: For the 33.3 million Americans who claim Irish ancestry, it can be an overwhelming task to sift through the plentiful Irish Continue reading 70 Great Resources for Irish Research
The following is from Kathleen Hinckley CG, with APG: DEADLINE – Friday, 3 April 2015 APG will be proposing a sponsored lecture at the FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois, to be held August 31 through September 3, 2016. We invite Continue reading Call For APG Sponsored Lecture Proposals for the 2016 FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois
I got my copy of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register today. No – not in the mail, but as an online magazine. After getting The Register for eons as a print publication, I finally decided that I’d rather Continue reading The New NEHG Register #Genealogy
If you have Irish ancestry – as 34.5 million Americans do – then you’re in luck when it comes to finding free online resources that help with your ancestral search. In fact there’s a website that’s dedicated to making these Continue reading Finding FREE Irish Genealogy eBooks Online
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch adds more than 2.2 million indexed records and images to Australia, Philippines, Slovakia, Ukraine, the United States, and Zimbabwe. Notable collection updates include the 133,189 indexed records from the Zimbabwe, Death notices, 1904–1976 collection; Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Australia, Philippines, Slovakia, Ukraine, the USA & Zimbabwe
The Kentucky Digital Library is made up of thousands of digital documents found at 20 libraries, archives and institutions found in the state. The following institutions contributed (click here to view, and search each collection individually). The number following the Continue reading The Kentucky Digital Library
The following teaser is from the March 12, 2015 edition of theadvocate.com: One video at a time, Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Secretary of State’s Office are preserving the past. Federal marshals escorting Ruby Bridges as she integrated New Orleans Continue reading The Louisiana Digital Media Archives Launches with 1600 Digital Video Clips