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The following teaser is from an article posted in the April 30, 2014 edition of EveningSun.com As evening fell on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, a small band of Louisiana soldiers charged East Cemetery Hill, knocking back Continue reading Civil War Trust Buys about an Acre of Gettysburg’s East Cemetery Hill
Italians, like so many other Europeans, emigrated in droves to the United State. The main reason for emigrating was economical. In fact, very few Italians came to the New World during the colonial period. Italians didn’t come in any large Continue reading Finding Italian Roots – Second Edition – 30% Off Through Thursday, May 15, 2014
The following teaser is from the April 29, 2014 edition of Yahoo.com: Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): A woman reunited with her birth mother through Facebook after a gap of 22 years… …a few weeks ago, Leach posted a picture of Continue reading Woman Reunited With Birth Mother Via Facebook
PROVO, Utah, April 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC, the world’s largest online family history resource, reported financial results today for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. “We had a solid first quarter financially, highlighted by the momentum Continue reading Ancestry.com First Quarter 2014 Financials Reported
Jennifer Holik, author of the Branching Out series of genealogy lesson manuals, has now produced Engaging the Next Generation: A Guide for Genealogy Societies and Libraries. In this new book Holik sets out to help societies, clubs, organizations, and libraries Continue reading Engaging the Next Generation – A Guide for Genealogical Societies and Libraries
Republican Governor Chris Christie and the Democratic New Jersey legislature have come up with a compromise to allow folks adopted in New Jersey to access their original birth records. Birth parents of children adopted before Aug. 1, 2015 will now Continue reading New Jersey Adoptees May Get to See Their Original Birth Records Under a Compromise Made by Governor Christie and the State Legislature
I’ve been gone for a few days – sick with a virus that knocked me out of commission for a full week. It all began with a sore throat on Monday, April 21. By Tuesday morning, I was really sick. Continue reading Mostly Personal – and I’m Hoping to See YOU at the NGS Conference in Richmond
The following is from rootstech.org: The RootsTech Content Committee is calling for dynamic presentations for RootsTech 2015 that inform and educate both those seeking to begin and those continuing to discover their family story through technology. Presentation submissions will be Continue reading RootsTech 2015 Content Committee Issues a Call for Presentations
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Researching Your: Connecticut Ancestors – Webinar on CD-ROM
According to an AP article in the April 21, 2014 edition of ksl.com, The Ohio Historical Society will become the Ohio History Connection. It seems that many Ohioans saw the society as “inaccessible and antiquated,” Read the article to learn Continue reading The Ohio Historical Society to Change Its Name
I’ve blogged previously about the planned North Dakota Hertiage Center. The following excerpt is from an article posted in the Bismarck Tribune. North Dakotans will be able to get a look at two new galleries at North Dakota Heritage Center Continue reading New North Dakota Heritage Center to Open Two Galleries April 28, 2014
A while back, Family Roots Publishing acquired a quantity of the beautiful book, A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The book 894 page hard-cover is technically out-of-print, and FRPC has just a few left. FRPC is again offering this volume Continue reading A History of Shenandoah County Virginia – on sale for 50% off thru Thursday, May 15
The following excerpt is from an article by Lawrence Chan, published in the April 18, 2014 edition of wuft.org: It started with a baby and a cedar tree. In 1856, James Tilatha Thomas, a cotton farmer and landowner, buried his Continue reading Gainesville, Florida Cemetery an Historical Landmark
In 2013, Gary Clark, of PhotoTree.com, had a very busy year. He seemed to be on a one-man mission to provide every detail a genealogist will need to identify, date, and restore old photographs of virtually every type and in Continue reading Real Photo Postcards KwikGuide: A Guide to Identifying and Dating Real Photo Postcards of the 20th Century
In the Yesteryear column of the guardian.co.uk is found an interesting column made up of comments about the surname Hitler. Following are just a couple as a teaser. Keep in mind that these are just comments, some lacking in veracity. Continue reading Interesting Comments and Observations about the Hitler Surname