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Earlier this evening, Mark Olsen dropped by the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, where we are staying this week in support of the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour. Mark works for MyHeritage (lucky guy!). Within the first minute or so, he Continue reading MyHeritage Launches Instant Discoveries™ For The Mass #Genealogy Market
Providence College, of Providence, Rhode Island, has digitized and posted “The Cowl.” The issues currently available on the website run from 1935 through 1979. The following is from digitalcommons.providence.edu/cowl/: Providence College’s student newspaper, The Cowl, began publication on November 16th, Continue reading Providence College (Providence, RI) Posts the Student Newspaper #Genealogy
The folks at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk have announced that the Valuation Rolls for 1925 have just been added to the ScotlandsPeople website. The following is from their announcement: The new records, which are FREE to search, comprise 2,103,648 indexed names and 76,512 Continue reading ScotlandsPeople Adds the 1925 Valuation Rolls
The following news release is from Nisa Kiang at goodmanmedia.com ARLINGTON, VA; DECEMBER 9, 2014 – From descendants of the infamous pirate Blackbeard to heroes of the Holocaust, PBS’ GENEALOGY ROADSHOW uncovers family secrets in the series’ second season, which Continue reading PBS Genealogy Roadshow Season 2 Premieres January 13
Andy earlier posted two reviews for 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York 1813-1850 and 10,000 Vital Records for Western New York 1809-1850 – two classic hard-back vital records volumes written by the late Fred Q. Bowman. Central New York Continue reading Bundle of 2 Popular New York Vital Records Books – 55% Off
A few days ago, I received a few copies (now gone) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy CSA Ancestor Album, 2nd Edition. I got them from the publisher, Pelican Publishing Company, and they tell me that the book was Continue reading An Index to the New UDC CSA Ancestor Album
Locating family in newspapers is always fun and rewarding. This bundle is made up of two popular items dealing with locating family in the papers – one by Lisa Louise Cooke, and the other by William Dollarhide. Family Roots Publishing Continue reading Finding Family in the Newspapers – Book Bundle – 30% Off
The following excerpt is from a fascinating story by Tony Gonzalez, published in the November 19, 2014 edition of The Tennessean. The little leather boot sat on a shelf for 90 years. A family heirloom, mostly just gathering dust. But Continue reading Civil War 1/2 Boot Has Its Own Story to Tell
We will be heading for the NGS conference in St. Charles, Missouri this next May. It’s now time to get registered. The following news release is from the National Genealogical Society: Registration is now open for the National Genealogical Society’s Continue reading Registration Open for the NGS Conference in St. Charles, Missouri May 13-16, 2015
The following teaser is from an article by Michael Kelly, published at the Catholic News Service website. DUBLIN (CNS) – The Catholic Church and the National Library of Ireland have partnered to make almost 400,000 images of Catholic parish register Continue reading They Catholic Church & the National Library of Ireland to Make Parish Records Free Online
To celebrate the Christmas Season, FRPC is discounting all seventeen Dollarhide Name List printed books by 50%, making them just $9.48 each (including a FREE immediate download of the eBook). The eBooks themselves are also discounted 40%, making them just Continue reading 50% Off! $hide Name List-Census Substitute #Genealogy Books AL-KS with Free eBook & Super-Saver USA Shipping
Family Roots Publishing now stocks Tracing Your Kildare Ancestors; by Karel Kiley, Marion Corrigan and James Durney. It was printed in Dublin in 2014 and is one more of the Tracing guides from Flyleaf Press. This new title is a Continue reading Tracing Your Kildare Ancestors
Margaret Franklin wrote a second edition of her popular Irish research guidebook, Tracing your Limerick Ancestors in 2013. Family Roots Publishing has obtained a stock of them from Ireland. Margaret Franklin is the local history specialist in Limerick County Library. Continue reading Tracing your Limerick Ancestors, Second Edition – Now Available
Those who have found their noble and royal lines in Weis’ Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists may have noticed that the Welsh lines are given short shrift. Carl Boyer’s Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans is a unique work, resulting Continue reading Medieval Welsh Ancestors
UPDATED NOV 20 2014 Having just moved back to the Orting, Washington area after an absence of over 20 years, I’ve gotten involved with the local Orting Historical Society. One of their current projects is the restoration of the War Continue reading Looking for Orting, Washington WWII Veterans