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The following excerpt is from an article about the renovation of the McCain House, which houses the Armstrong County, Pennsylvania’s Historical Museum. The McCain House, home of the Armstrong County Historical Museum, is getting an overhaul so it can keep Continue reading Armstrong County Historical Museum Gets a Renovation – and Inventory
I was pleased to run across the announcement of a new publication from NEHGS this morning. It seems that they are producing a new annual journal with emphasis on New York State and out-migrations from New England. Having heavy New Continue reading Coming Soon – American Ancestors Journal – From NEHGS
The following excerpt is from an article about Springsteen/Springs genealogy. Interesting… … She told Springsteen the two of them shared a last name and were probably related through those early Springsteens who left Holland in the 1600s for what is Continue reading Related to the Boss? Some Springsteen Genealogy…
The following essay was written by Bryan Mulcahy, Reference Librarian for the Fort Myers-Lee County Library: Naturalization records pertain to foreign born aliens who went through the process of becoming American citizens. The process grew out of an Act of Continue reading A Short Essay About Naturalization Records
The following news release was received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com: PROVO, UT (Nov. 11, 2009) – Ancestry.com today added more than 600 Navy cruise books to its online collection of military records to commemorate Veterans Day. This historic effort Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts 600 Navy Cruise Books (1950-1988) & Makes Access to the Military Collection FREE through Nov. 13
Here’s another posting by my friend, Tom Fiske. A Face for Radio There’s a guy in the movie, Chicago, who gets to sing a song and even gets face time on the cameras because he is ordinary. The forgotten husband Continue reading A Face for Radio
The following teaser is from a UPI article that mentions the pride and interest in meeting Michelle Obama by some of her distant relatives. I don’t know that there’s really a story here, as I’ll bet that both the President Continue reading First Lady’s Distant Relatives Would Like to Meet Her
Family Roots Publishing Company is now offering Bill Dollarhide’s Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era . Following is the description of the book: Most genealogical records during the decade of the Civil War are related to the soldiers and Continue reading Dollarhide’s “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era”
The following press release was received from Ed Johnson today. The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral. The Continue reading Augusta, GA – African American Funeral Programs Posted Online
The following excerpt is from an article in the November 9, 2009 edition of Law Times by Canadian Rosalind Conway. If this interests you, be sure and read the full article. There’s a lot more to it. Interesting stuff… Nuclear Continue reading Issues with mtDNA
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2010 will be held in Olympia, London, England from February 26-28, 2010. Tickets and information are now available online. The following is from their website: Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, sponsored Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2010 – Tickets Now On Sale Online
The following press release was received this morning from Ed Johnson. Although many resources available through Georgia’s Galileo program are available to Georgia residents only, these newspapers are available to all researchers by following the links below. The Digital Library Continue reading Three Historic Georgia Newspapers Go Online in Digital Format
If you do New York genealogy, you have most likely used Fred Bowman’s books in your research. Possibly best known in genealogical circles for his 3-volume Western, Central & Eastern series of “10,000 Vital Records of New York,” Fred Bowman Continue reading Genealogist Fred Q. Bowman Passes at 93
The following teaser is from an article about one person’s Ellis Island experience, and her recommendations to others. Read the full article in the November 8, 2009 edition of the Contra Costa Times. I never met Peter William Tatko. He Continue reading Following an Ancestor’s Footsteps at Ellis Island
Update – as Oxa points out in the comments, I seem to have been reading the map wrong. Just because a map shows no persons living in Utah by the name of Meitzler doesn’t necessarily mean that no Meitzler’s were Continue reading Meitzler Surname Distribution, According to publicprofiler.org