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UPDATES – See the links at the end of this blog… Melting snow and rain on the roof of the Iowa Genealogical Society building, during the first major blizzard of the winter, has caused a roof collapse. A month ago, Continue reading Roof Collapse at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library
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
UPDATE: 12-31-09: 12 pm MST – The NGS website issues have now been resolved. The following was just received: The NGS website technical issues have been resolved and access to the Members Only Section has now been restored. The following Continue reading NGS Website Network Outage
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.
UPDATE: 12-30-09: I’m feeling better. I still have the ear infection, but overall things are much better. I’m going to get back at it today – and that will include a bit of blogging as well as removing a tremendous Continue reading Flu about gone… and the family is arriving
The following is another interesting article by Tom Fiske: Who knows the reason? I can’t remember what it was, but I joined a group of people at my church that were working on their autobiographical histories. That is, members were Continue reading Telling the Whole Story
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
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
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
The following databases were added this week at TheOriginalRecord.com: 1882 – Oxford Electoral Register The electoral register for the City of Oxford for 1882 lists persons entitled to vote at any election of a member or members to serve in Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
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
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
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
Another gem from Tom FIske: It’s not that I have given up on Genealogy. It’s just that all the easy stuff has come to light. Now I am down to searching through Bavarian files from the 1800’s and early American Continue reading Cold Case Ancestors and Spies
It’s that time of year again! We’re now moving into the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel in Salt Lake City for our annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour. Most of the folks fly in on Sunday – and out the following Sunday Continue reading The Salt Lake Christmas Tour 2009 is About to Begin!