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At its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 10 October 2009, the American Society of Genealogists voted to give their annual Donald Lines Jacobus Award to Forgotten Patriots, African American and African Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War: A Continue reading Forgotten Patriots, by Eric Grundset, gets the 2009 Jacobus Award
Following is another thought-provoking article by my friend, Tom Fiske. The subject is one that I’ve mulled over many times. You’ll find this interesting. The last time I wrote in Leland’s marvelous Blog, I mentioned Fireside Genealogy and the inherent Continue reading An End to File Cabinet Genealogy
DANVILLE [Illinois] – Some local historical organizations will join forces so people can expand their personal libraries or perhaps find a good holiday gift for someone else. The Vermilion County Museum Society, Illiana Genealogical Historical Society and the C & Continue reading Book Sale this Saturday at the Virmilion County Museum
The Iowa Genealogical Society’s winter hours for the group’s research library, effective Nov. 30, will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The library will be closed Continue reading Winter Hours for the Iowa Genealogical Society Research Library
The following small Massachusetts databases have recently been added at Family Tree Connection: MASSACHUSETTS Somerville High School 1918 Graduation – Graduation Exercises of the Somerville High School, Tuesday, June Twenty-Fifth, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen, Eight O’Clock P. M., Somerville, Massachusetts. Continue reading New Small Massachusetts Databases at Family Tree Connection
The “Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920” by Dollarhide & Thorndale is back in print! And just in time for Christmas!. Order your copy today and I’ll throw is a FREE Copy of Dollarhide’s “198 page “Grow a Continue reading “Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920” is Back in Print!
The following small Illinois and Indiana databases have recently been added at Family Tree Connection: ILLINOIS Hahnemann Medical College 1911 Commencement – 51st Annual Commencement of the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Chicago, Thursday afternoon, May twenty-fifth, at two Continue reading New Small Illinois & Indiana Databases at Family Tree Connection
FORT WORTH [Texas] – A treasure trove of priceless photographs were recently found dumped under a bridge in South Fort Worth. Among the found photographs were images of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade just moments before his assassination, a young Continue reading Historic Photographs Found Dumped Under Fort Worth Bridge
Patty and I own Family Roots Publishing, which is the major sponsor of this blog. If it weren’t for the FRPC, we couldn’t afford to do this. So I’m going to take a minute to again point out some of Continue reading Great Christmas Gifts On Sale at Super Discounts @ Family Roots Publishing
The following small Connecticut databases have recently been added at Family Tree Connection. Wesleyan University 1838-39 Catalogue – A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Wesleyan University, For the Academical Year 1838-9. Middletown, Conn. Meriden Institute 1861 Merit Continue reading New Small Connecticut Databases Added at Family Tree Connection
The National Library of Australia, using their Trove online database system, has posted the historic newspaper, The Argus, published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The digitized newspaper runs from Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 15, 1848) through about 1945. The newspaper Continue reading Melbourne’s “The Argus” Newspaper 1848-1945 Posted Online
The following teaser is from an article dealing adoption reunion issues, found at the wcsh6.com website. Not only is the article interesting, but the comments also add a lot of insight into what adoptees go through in attempting to locate Continue reading Adoptee – Birth Parent Reunions: Some Good, Some Not-So-Good
As I blogged a few days ago, the revised settlement between Google and authors in the United States continues to move forward. Now I see that Judge Denny Chin has set February 18, 2010 for the next hearing. Chin granted Continue reading More Details on the Google Books Revised Settlement – and Foreign Controversies
The public service areas of the Kentucky State Department for Libraries and Archives, in Frankfort reopened Thursday at 10 a.m. after being closed since Nov. 13 because of minimal damage from a water leak. “The damage was not as widespread Continue reading Kentucky State Archives Public Areas Reopen After Water Leak