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A week chock full of genealogy classes got its start this morning with a class given by Joseph Shumway at the BYU Family History Tech Conference. Joseph works for ProGenealogists, an Ancestry.com company. The title of his talk was “Life Continue reading The 21st-Century Genealogist
The following excerpt is a February 5, 2015 post to the website of the Atlanta Daily World. SiriusXM announced they are launching of “African Ancestry Radio,” a three-week series of live, call-in shows during which the hosts help listeners and Continue reading SiriusXM to Host a 3-week African Ancestry Radio Live Call-in Show – Starting February 8, 2015
I got a notice from RootsTech this morning that the RootsTech 2015 mobile app is now available for download. I immediately downloaded it at Google Play, and began using it on my cell phone. The app gives the user access Continue reading Check out the Mobile App for RootsTech 2015
The following press release was issued in celebration of The British Newspaper Archive’s website’s 3rd birthday: The British Newspaper Archive celebrates its 3rd birthday The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) has come a long way since the website launched on Continue reading The British Newspaper Archive Celebrates its 3rd Birthday
Below are the latest updates to United States & Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org: Currently updates as of 24 November 2014 Previous update: 28 October 2014 There is a permanent link at the top of the blog to a Continue reading FamilySearch.org’s United States and Canadian Vital Records Database Lists — Updated to 24 November 2014
A while back, Family Roots Publishing acquired a quantity of the beautiful book, A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The book 894 page hard-cover is technically out-of-print, and FRPC has just a few left. FRPC is again offering this volume Continue reading A History of Shenandoah County Virginia – on sale for 50% off thru Monday, November 24
In the recently posted review of Quicksheet: Your Stripped-Bare Guide to HISTORICAL ‘PROOF’, I stated: If you have spent much time reading on this website, then you must have read something by now about Elizabeth Shown Mills. Mills is an Continue reading QuickSheet: Your Stripped-Bare Guide To Citing Sources
When I first picked up Evidence Explained, Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, I read the Foreword and Acknowledgemen,t then skimmed a few pages. I immediately shut the book and said something to the effect of, “this is too Continue reading Evidence Explained – Citing History Sources From Artifacts To Cyberspace – Second Edition
The following teaser is from an article published in the July 24, 2014 edition of the Kewaunee County Star-News, and posted online at greenbaypressgazette.com: Sr. Cecilia Fandel, descendant of the Benish-Haasls from Wood and Rusk counties, has donated Haasl and Continue reading Haasl Genealogy Donated to Kewaunee, Wisconsin Public Library
Ancestry.com posted the following release on July 9th: Ancestry.com LLC to Announce Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results PROVO, Utah, July 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC, the world’s largest online family history resource, will release financial results for its Continue reading Ancestry.com to Release 2nd Quarter Results Followed by Conferece Call and Live Webcast
The following press release came from the office of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe: Governor McAuliffe Announces Successful Launch of DMV/VDH Vital Records Partnership People Born in Virginia Will Now Have More Access to Birth Certificates Than Ever Before Contacts: Office Continue reading Virginians Now Have an Easier Way to Access Their Vital Records
Ever been working on your genealogy and needed a quick reminder on a date, a definition, or what questions were a given year’s census? Well, to quickly answer those little nagging questions, and to keep the work going, Family Tree Continue reading Family Tree Pocket Reference
Our class schedule for the Tour week this coming December is shaping up nicely. Here is the first part of the week: Monday, Dec 9 8:00 – Welcome & Introductions 8:30 – Joy Price: Understanding & Using the Subscription Databases Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………….. Week’s Peek
Let me start with a simplified, and probably more than you will ever need, introduction to Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy. In short, surnames of 17th and 18th century colonists have changed over 400 years. This dictionary Continue reading Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy
A couple of days ago I mentioned the New England Historic Genealogical Society had recently released a number of additional laminated guides, part of The Portable Genealogists Series. Here is the second review of the three, on The Portable Genealogist: Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Problem Solving in Irish Research