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Hip Hop star, Nasir Jones, found out about his ancestry recently as part of the 10-part season 2 of Finding Your Roots. The following excerpt is from an article posted July 24, 2014 at allhiphop.com: Throughout his career Nas has Continue reading Nas Discovers His Ancestry Via Gates’s “Finding Your Roots:
The following is from globenewswire.com: Q2 Non-GAAP Revenues $156.1 Million, Up 13% Year-Over-Year July 23, 2014 16:05 ET | Source: Ancestry.com, Inc. PROVO, Utah, July 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC, the world’s largest online family history resource, reported Continue reading Ancestry.com LLC Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results
The following is from FamilySearch on July 23, 2014: FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers Obliterate Single-Day Participant Record, Helping Millions Identify Their Ancestry Monumental Crowdsourcing Effort Also Yields Second-Highest 24-Hour Record Count Salt Lake City, Utah—FamilySearch indexing volunteers love a good challenge Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers Set Single-Day Participant Record
Kansas Name Lists, Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1854-2012 with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present, is now available with a FREE PDF immediate download eBook. The latest in a series of books detailing Online Censuses Continue reading Kansas Name Lists – Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1854-2012 – Now Shipping – ALL NAME LIST BOOKS, AL-KS ON SALE AT GREAT DISCOUNTS, Now Thru July 31!
Announcement from Family Roots Publishing Co.: As of today, July 24, 2014, FRPC is fully back in business. We made the move from Bountiful, Utah, arriving here in beautiful downtown Orting, Washington on July 3. It’s taken us a full Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Co. – Move Update
This is just a quick note to let folks now that the Meitzler family, as well as the Family Roots Publishing business, is now fully in the process of the move from Bountiful Utah to Orting, Washington. We are now Continue reading Family Roots Publishing On the Move – Update
June 22, 2014 – The following news release was received from Cliff Shaw, founder of Mocavo.com: Today is an exciting day for genealogists everywhere as we’re announcing that Mocavo has been acquired by Findmypast/DC Thomson Family History. This is a Continue reading Mocavo Acquired by Findmypast / DC Thomson Family History
The following is from APG: APG to Honor Student and/or Young Professional with Strong Interest in Developing a Career in Genealogy WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 June 2014—The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) is now accepting applications for the APG Young Continue reading Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship
The following press release is from Myko Clelland. Content Lead, DC Thomson Family History: FINDMYPAST BUYS ORIGINS.NET London, UK, June 17, 2014. Findmypast.co.uk, the leading British family history company, announced today that it has bought Origins.net, one of the early Continue reading FindMyPast Buys Origins.net
The following is from Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, Executive Director. Association of Professional Genealogists APG Professional Achievement Award Call for Nominations – Due 22 June 2014 APG’s Professional Achievement Award will be presented at the APG luncheon to be held Continue reading APG Professional Achievement Award – Nominations Due June 22
Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 05, 2014 Stars and Stripes first launched its digital archive in 2008 with over 1.0 million newspaper pages spanning 1948 through 1999. Fittingly, the World War II editions will begin to become available on the 70th Continue reading London & Northern Ireland Military Newspaper Editions from World War II to Debut On Stars and Stripes’ Online Archive
The following is the the Federation of Genealogical Societies: Book Your Room Today June 6, 2014 – Austin, TX. Four Salt Lake City hotels are now taking reservations for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and RootsTech conferences, which will Continue reading Hotel Reservations Open for the 2015 FGS and RootsTech Conferences
I was not at all surprised when Ancestry.com made their announcement last week that they were “retiring” a number of their services, specifically MyFamily, MyCanvas, Genealogy.com, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. Honestly, I’m surprised that it took them Continue reading Ancestry.com Focuses on Core Offerings
The following is from the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG): The 2015 FGI Offers Two Brand-New, Cutting-Edge Courses for Forensic Genealogists Dallas, Texas – June 12, 2014 – The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) Continue reading The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy to Hold Fourth Annual Forensic Genealogy Institute on March 26-28, 2015
The following is from SLIG: Be ready to register at 9:00 a.m. (MT) Saturday, June 14 at www.slig.ugagenealogy.org! The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is a week-long intensive educational experience that takes students deep into their track of choice. Instead Continue reading Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Registration Opens Saturday