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In searching the Florida State Archives digital collections found at Florida Memory, I ran across this wonderful collection of church-related documents produced by the WPA. If you have early 19th and 20th century Florida ancestry, these documents will be of Continue reading The Florida WPA Church Archives Inventory
The following excerpt is from an article posted March 11, 2015 at sci-tech-today.com: Researchers have analyzed the DNA of ancient teeth to identify the regional origin of three African slaves buried more than 300 years ago on a former Dutch Continue reading Mystery of African Slave Burial Solved Using DNA
The following teaser is from a March 12, 2015 article posted at the Wall Street Journal website. 23andMe Inc., the personal genetics company, has sold enough DNA spit kits to accumulate genetic information on 850,000 customers. Now it plans to Continue reading Genetic Information From 23andMe to be Used to Produce New Drugs
I’ll be honest about this – I’m afraid that up until finding out that Josh Groban was going to be featured on Who Do You Think You Are? this weekend, I didn’t even know who he was. I’d heard the Continue reading Josh Groban to be Featured Sunday on TLC’s Who Do You Think You ? #Genealogy
The following teaser is from a post made on March 10, 2015 at livescience.com: Archaeologists could pull thousands of skeletons out of the ground in London over the next few weeks as they dig up the 450-year-old Bedlam graveyard to Continue reading London’s Bedlam Graveyard Skeletons Unearthed
Missouri is one of only a few states making digitized death certificates available to the public – free of charge. They have to be 50 years old, but just the same… I saw a note posted by Anne Kruszka that Continue reading Missouri Death Certificates to Have Social Security Numbers Blacked Out
What does it take to put together a family history worth reading? The short answer is time, money, and effort. However, after all the work you have done in researching, collecting documents, gathering pictures, sorting, and recording genealogies and family Continue reading Have a Book to Publish? “Producing a Quality Family History” Can Help
Louisiana Name Lists – Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1679-2001 is now in print and shipping with a FREE immediate PDF download eBook. The Name List book is 99 pages in length and as with his earlier volumes, it’s Continue reading Louisiana Names Lists – Published & Online Censuses & Substitutes 1679-2001 – Sale Extended Thru March 19
Steve and I are making a quick run down into Oregon tomorrow. Preparing for the trip got me to thinking about the yearbooks found at the Oregon State University website. The following is from the site. The Oregon State University Continue reading 110 Searchable Oregon State University Yearbooks Available Online
The following is from the Alaska State Archives website. Between March 4—27, the Alaska State Archives Research Room will be closed and reference services curtailed so that staff can transfer and process approximately 10,000 boxes and court volumes from its Continue reading The Alaska State Archives Research Room Closed Through March 27, 2015
The following news release is from Ancestry.com: PROVO, Utah, March 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ancestry, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced the appointment of company veteran Kendall Hulet to the position of Senior Vice President of Continue reading Kendall Hulet Promoted to Senior Vice President of Product Management at Ancestry
Kentucky Name Lists – Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1773-2000 is now in print and shipping with a FREE immediate PDF download eBook. The Name List book is 95 pages in length and loaded with information. Now on extended Continue reading Kentucky Name Lists – Published & Online Censuses & Substitutes 1773-2000 – Sale Extended Thru March 19
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch adds more than 19.2 million indexed records and images to Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 7,120,120 indexed records and 6,113,876 images from the United States, GenealogyBank Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 19.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico & the USA
There’s been a bit of Internet traffic the last few days dealing with the fact that Ancestry offers a 30% discount on their “World Explorer” package to AARP members – for one year. Click here to see their website and Continue reading Ancestry and the 30% Discount for AARP Members
Most genealogists know that FamilySearch has lots of genealogy/local history books online and downloadable through their website. FamilySearch offers a search of the books, allowing the user to search for a name and locate a book or books with that Continue reading Over 40,000 Digital #Genealogy Books Searchable & Downloadable for Free at GenGophers.com