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The television networks, and papers have been in a dither today over the most annoying words being used in America. It seems that Marist College took a poll, the results of which were released on Wednesday. The dismissive word, “Whatever,” Continue reading The Top-10 Most Satisfying Genealogy Events
Tom Fiske wrote another interesting piece for you again this week. I found it thought-provoking. Enjoy! Doing genealogy well often involves knowledge of a country’s conditions and customs and history. I have long wanted to describe the jobs and education Continue reading The Unseen Hand
Have you any family members who may have served time in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia between the years 1880 & 1922? If so, the Ancestry.com has a database that you need to check out. It doesn’t show any Continue reading New Database of Atlanta GA Penitentiary Records 1880-1922 at Ancestry.com
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON [Utah] — A suspicious white powdery substance shipped to the LDS Church’s granite storage vaults Wednesday turned out to be harmless ground-up fiberglass, hazmat crews determined. Two employees discovered the substance about noon at the Granite Mountain Continue reading Suspicious White Powder at Granite Mountain Vault Turns Out to Be Ground-Up Fiberglass
The editorial board of the Kalamazoo Gazette write an excellent editorial for National Newspaper Week entitled “Newspapers helped win Revolutionary War” I recommend it. Following is a teaser. During the current National Newspaper Week, it’s especially appropriate to examine the Continue reading How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War
Representatives from the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society traveled to the State Archives in Morrow recently where they accepted statewide recognition for “Excellence in Archival Program Development.” Only a small number of these awards are given annually by the Georgia Historical Records Continue reading Whitfield-Murray Historical Society of Dalton, GA Receives Award
MONROE [Michigan] — The city of Monroe has been awarded a $350,000 federal grant to acquire land for the future River Raisin Battlefield National Park. City Council on Monday approved accepting the grant from the National Park Service. The grant Continue reading Monroe, Michigan Gets National Park Service Grant of $350k for the Future River Raison Battlefield Park
The Google Books case has been going on now since 2005, when the Author’s Guild and others filed suit against Google’s scanning entire libraries of books, claiming that Googles efforts were copyright infringement. There was a Fairness hearing originally scheduled Continue reading Google Books Case Scheduled for November 9, 2009
I will be speaking at the California Family History Expo in Redding, California next week. My topics are: Using State and Territorial Censuses and Substitutes to Locate Your Family; Using Tax Records to Establish Relationships; and Blogs for Reading, Writing, Continue reading Door Prizes at the California Family History Expo in Redding
Indiana’s state archives, original and irreplaceable paperwork documenting the people’s business since before statehood, got rained on a few weeks ago – for the third time this year. A fourth time seems inevitable. Among the most treasured documents are the Continue reading Indiana’s Historic Documents Are In Danger of Getting Soaked
According to Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak’s tweet this morning, she has been “researching Michelle Obama’s roots for a while.” The research began to come to light today in an article published in the October 7, 2009 Politics section of the New Continue reading First Lady Michelle Obama’s Family Roots
There was a barn raising at the Coley Homestead on Weston Road this past week. But no ordinary barn is being built. Construction workers were busy securing the foundation and erecting large wooden beams for what will eventually become a Continue reading Weston (CT) Historical Society’s New Archive is Being Built
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Anyone who wants to know more about John Brown can now find the controversial abolitionist’s letters, photos and other documents at their fingertips. Gov. Joe Manchin and officials from the state Division of Culture and History on Continue reading Online John Brown Exhibit Posted to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
Harold Stephens of Swansboro recently presented the History Place with a $100,000 gift to be used for the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library. The money will be set up as an endowment named the Stephens Family Endowment and was given Continue reading $100,000 Gift For the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library in Morehead City, NC
Several websites have posted that FamilyLink’s We’re Related (20.4 million users) & Familybuilder’s Family Tree (5.3 million users) were suspended by Facebook last Friday night – being told that “Your application contains ads that link to landing pages completely unrelated Continue reading Facebook Genealogy Apps Are Temporarily Suspended