New Databases Posted at The Original Record

The following databases have been posted at The Original Record website in the last two weeks: 1763-1766 – Board of Stamps Apprenticeship Books: Country Collectors’ Returns Apprenticeship indentures and clerks’ articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound Continue reading New Databases Posted at The Original Record

New Images Released at Scotland’s People

Scotland’s People has now released the new years statutory images containing records from the Statutory Register of Births for 1909, the Statutory Register of Marriages for 1934, and the Statutory Register of Deaths for 1959.

Arcalife.com & Firebird Media Limited Announce Strategic Alliance

The following news release was received from my friend, Kia Rahmani, at arcalife: (PRWEB) December 17, 2009 — arcalife and Firebird Media Limited have signed a deal bringing the two companies closer together in the personal and historical archiving space. Continue reading Arcalife.com & Firebird Media Limited Announce Strategic Alliance

Google Your Family Tree – Unlock the Hidden Power of Google

I finally got the opportunity this week to sit down and find out what everyone was raving about as deals with Dan Lynch’s new book, Google Your Family Tree. Shucks, I’ve been using Google since the “beginning,” and figured I Continue reading Google Your Family Tree – Unlock the Hidden Power of Google

Take This Genealogy-Related Survey & Help a Doctoral Student

Now here’s something I found intriguing – Emily M. Matthias is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University. She is currrently conducting a sturdy entitled “Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism: Exploring Cultural Identity Continue reading Take This Genealogy-Related Survey & Help a Doctoral Student

“Research in New Jersey” Now Available from NGS

If you have New Jersey ancestors, you may want to get a copy of “Research in New Jersey,” written for the NGS Research in the States” series by Claire Keenan Agthe. The following is excerpted from the December 16, 2009 Continue reading “Research in New Jersey” Now Available from NGS

Victorian Scottish Trade Directories Provide a Fascinating Insight into Scottish Heritage

The following news release was received from FamilyRelatives.com: Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of over a quarter of a million Victorian Scottish Trade Directory records online. Familyrelatives.com continues to add to its collection of Trade directories by releasing Continue reading Victorian Scottish Trade Directories Provide a Fascinating Insight into Scottish Heritage

President Obama & Warren Buffett are 7th Cousins – 3 Times Removed

The following news release was received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com: PROVO, UTAH – Dec. 15, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, confirmed today that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren Buffett are Continue reading President Obama & Warren Buffett are 7th Cousins – 3 Times Removed