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If you have Detroit-area ancestry, you’ll be interested to know that The Detroit News is moving their archival collections to the Michigan State Archives. These collections include items that Michigan researchers will want to check out. The following teaser is Continue reading Detroit News Archival Materials Moving to the State Archives of Michigan
It’s been announced that the Juneau Alaska archives at the new Walter Soboleff building will be named for Tlingit Native rights champion, William L. Paul, Sr. The following excerpt is from an article posted in the October 19, 2014 edition Continue reading Juneau Archives Named for William L. Paul, Sr.
The following news release was received from Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist and Translation Manager for MyHeritage: New collaboration combines family trees and DNA to empower individuals to discover and document their ancestry MOUNTAIN VIEW, California & TEL AVIV, Israel – Continue reading 23andMe and MyHeritage Announce Strategic Collaboration & Product Integration
Anyone not totally brain-dead knows that the world community is extremely concerned about the rise of Ebola virus disease (EVD). It was earlier known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), since victims bleed both within the body and externally. The disease Continue reading Ebola, Disease, Pestilence & Family History
The following News Release is from MarketWired: New Analysis From Ancestry Reveals Surprising Connections Between Occupation and Home Ownership Today and Since 1900 PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – October 15, 2014) – Members of the armed services are among the least likely Continue reading Ancestry Uncovers Members of Armed Services Among Least Likely to Own Homes, While Fire Fighters Are More Likely to Than Lawyers and Judges
The following excerpt is from an article by David Drury, posted at courant.com: The now century-old conflict known to its contemporaries as the Great War left an indelible imprint on Connecticut. For those who lived through it, on the battlefield Continue reading Connecticut State Library Digitizing WWI History
For several years, the Hawaii State Archives has been diligently working to make the Archives documents more accessible to the public. The Archives was rather forced into it since many documents created today are in a digital form only, and Continue reading Hawaii State Archives Makes Documents More Accessible Online
After an absence of about 23 years, Patty and I are again living in Orting, Washington. We lived about 5 miles outside of Orting, in Pierce County, up until 1991. We then moved to the tiny community of Elbe (just Continue reading Back in the Great State of Washington
The following excerpt is from an article by Kristie Rearick, posted in the October 14 edition of NJ.com: On Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, PBS and WHYY bring the TV series “Genealogy Roadshow,” to Philadelphia. Anyone can attend Continue reading The “Genealogy Roadshow” Comes to Philadelphia October 25 & 26
According to an AP article posted on October 8 at the ksl.com website, the Tennessee State Library and Archives has further collaborated with Ancestry.com, offering all K-12 classrooms in the state free access to Ancestry.com. Hmmm… smart move on Ancestry’s Continue reading Tennessee K-12 Students Get Free Classroom Access to Ancestry.com
The following question was sent to Professor Louis Henry Gates, and was published with his reply (in consultation with Meaghan Siekman) in the October 10, 2014 edition of TheRoot.com. It’s a must-read article if you have Bajan ancestry. I am Continue reading Tracing Your Bajan (Barbados) Roots
The following excerpt is from an article written by Liu Zhihua, and posted in the October 18, 2014 edition of usa.chinadaily.com: A Dutch citizen eager to trace back his family history now helps many overseas Chinese do the same, Liu Continue reading Dutch Citizen Helps Overseas Chinese Locate their Ancestry
The following teaser is from an article written by Franziska Holzschuh, and posted in the October 14, 2014 edition of philly.com: The Uleckinger family’s journey from Germany to Philadelphia ended in catastrophe. Father Jacob and three of his children died Continue reading The German Society of Pennsylvania Celebrates 250 Years
Rosemary Chorzempa’s Polish Roots has been the leading guidebook for Polish genealogical research for over 20 years. During that time, there have been numerous advances in Polish genealogy research. As all of my reader’s know, the Internet has made the Continue reading Polish Roots is Now in a New Second Edition! 15% Off Sale Extended Through October 20
The following teaser is from an article posted in the October 13, 2014 edition of dailyherald.com: Who would have ever thought that genealogy would become a topic worthy of media giants like “Time” magazine and ABC News? But it has. Continue reading The Hobby of Genealogy is Bigger Than Ever…