The free daily online genealogy nautamagazine
It was called “the san” and it’s part of a haunting and nearly forgotten chapter in Pennsylvania history. The Cresson Sanitorium for tuberculosis patients was located 140 miles from Harrisburg, between Johnstown and Altoona. Thousands of people were sent there Continue reading Website Devoted to the Cresson TB Sanitarium, its History & its People
The following is an excerpt from a fascinating article about Pat Rumsey and Pauline Dawes, sisters from Richland, Washington, and their passion for visiting and photographing cemeteries. … But occasionally the living come to visit. Among them on a recent Continue reading Washington State Sisters & Their Passion For Photographing Cemeteries
Number 5 No waiting for films to arrive by interlibrary loan The Family History Library has millions of films available – most by interlibrary loan to Family History Centers worldwide. However, if you’ve ever used the system, you know that Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #5
NEW YORK – Cantonese, a Chinese dialect that has dominated the Chinatowns of North America for decades, is being rapidly swept aside by Mandarin, the national language of China and the lingua franca of most of the latest Chinese immigrants. Continue reading Mandarin Eclipsing Cantonese in American Chinatowns
One of the more interesting and informative technical blogs on the Internet is Steve Bass’s TechBite blog. This week he’s written a blog about people-finding websites – and gives links, as well as his commentary. Check it out.
The following press release was written by Ancestry.com: PROVO, UT – (Marketwire) – 10/23/09: There are multiple theories surrounding the mysterious disappearance of iconic aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937, but a unique case file published online for the first time Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts De-Classified Records on Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance
NEW YORK — Remember Ida, the fossil discovery announced last May with its own book and TV documentary? A publicity blitz called it “the link” that would reveal the earliest evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans. Experts protested that Continue reading Ida Related to Lemurs, Not Humans
Doris Jordan Worthington was honored recently at a North Carolina Society of Historians annual meeting in Morehead City for a family history book she edited. A copy of the book, “The Ties that Bind … The John E. Todd and Continue reading Doris Jordan Worthington Honored for Her “The Ties that Bind… The John E. Todd and Rosa Lee Matthews Family Story”
All standing order copies of the latest Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Volume 27 – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Sachsen I (Erfurt) & Duchies of Anhalt & Brunswick – have now been shipped. Published by Family Continue reading German Map Guide Vol. 27 – Province of Sachsen I – now shipping
Number 6. Stay next door and immerse yourself in your genealogy. The Salt Lake Christmas Tour uses the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel as our tour headquarters. We sleep, eat breakfast, attend classes and have all our “functions” in the hotel. Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #6
Google-backed biotech startup 23andme – created by Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s wife, Anne Wojcicki – seems to be hungry enough for customers to commission and fly this blimp over the Bay Area. Read the full article at the October 23, Continue reading Genetic Testing 23andme.com Flys Blimp Over the Bay Area
The retired Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly has launched a new edition of his popular book on the history of the priests of the diocese of Derry. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry, co-written with Fr Kieran Devlin, Continue reading “The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry” in a New Second Edition
Number 7 The Family History Library is easy to use. First, it should be noted that you may bring in your “stuff.” Take your laptop, briefcase full of family group sheets, your maps, ancestor charts, notebooks, and anything else you Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #7
The following announcement is from the October 23, 2009 edition of the Altoona Mirror. Following the announcement is some info about the Pennsylvania Historical Mining Reports website. The Coalport Area Coal Museum will host guest speaker Robin Lighty from the Continue reading Pennsylvania Historical Mining Reports
The following is from a news release from the Texas State Library: AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce the reappointment of chairman Sandra J. Pickett of Liberty, Martha Doty Freeman of Continue reading Pickett, Freeman, Holt Reappointed to Texas State Library & Archives Commission by Governor