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A while back I received a copy of Susan M. Erb’s new book about early frontier families – the Edmund G. Peck family and George Washington Banghart family of early Arizona and California Territories. Written in a narrative style, the Continue reading A Remarkable Frontier Family: Transforming the Old West – Book Review
I’ve had the privilege of perusing the new 2-volume set of society of The Minutes of Dartmouth, MA Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1785. Published by the Colonial Massachusetts, in cooperation with The Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society, and edited by Continue reading The Minutes of Dartmouth, Massachusetts Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1785 (in two volumes)
Family Roots Publishing is excited to announce that Bill Dollarhide’s new American Migration Routes – Parts I and II are now shipping at FamilyRootsPublishing.net. Notice – that the address ends with .net! That’s the new website. It’s under construction, but Continue reading American Migration Routes Parts I & II – Now available at FamilyRootsPublishing.net
On June 15, 1904, the General Slocum steamboat disaster in New York City decimated their German-American community. At Geneanet, they are honoring the victims and survivors of the tragedy with the family trees of every known passenger. The project is Continue reading The General Slocum Steamship Disaster – June 15 1904
Family Roots Publishing recently released the all new American Migration Routes Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads; by William Dollarhide. If I may say so, this book is amazing. We still have a few signed copies Continue reading NEW – American Migration Routes Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads
My new book, American Migration Routes: Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads, includes “Appendix 1 – 1860s Travel Times on the Routes to San Francisco CA.” That page and map are shown below: If you have Continue reading 1860s Travel Times on the Routes to San Francisco CA
The following is from MyHeritage: On the eve of the 1950 U.S Census release, I’m excited to tell you that not only will the census records be available to explore on MyHeritage very soon and for free, they also just Continue reading Search for your family in the 1950 Census, using The Census Helper – from MyHeritage
The following news release is from Ancestry.com and BusinessWire.com: 1950 U.S. Census Will Empower Discoveries of More Recent Family Members, and the First Appearance of the “Baby Boomers” March 30, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time – LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Continue reading New survey says more than 1/2 of Americans can’t name all 4 grandparents
The following teaser is from an article written by Rachel Wallach, and posted January 20, 2022 at the Johns Hopkins website. Johns Hopkins University historian Jessica Marie Johnson has received a $120,000 planning grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for Continue reading Records of Enslaved & Free Black People in Colonial Louisiana Being Digitized
Between the 16th of December, 1811 and February 7, 1812, seven major earthquakes with a magnitude as high as 7.5 on the Richter scale shook the small community of New Madrid, Missouri Territory. There were as many as 1,874 aftershocks Continue reading The New Madrid, Missouri Earthquakes of 1811 & 1812
Day 9 of the FRPC 2021 12 Days of Christmas Sale The Third Edition of William Dollarhide’s popular Census Substitutes & State Census Records is available through December 25, 2021 at 28% off. The publication is in five volumes (previously Continue reading Census Substitutes & State Census Records – Third Edition – 28% Off with FREE USA Shipping
Immigrant Secrets – The Search for My Grandparents By John Mancini; $13.99 at Amazon, 239 pp; Oct 2021, 6×9, 219 pages, ISBN 979-8-48564-746-9 I first must say that this book is great read. I’m sure that many genealogists can identify Continue reading Immigrant Secrets – The Search for My Grandparents – a Book Review
Between 1831 and 1838, thousands of Native Americans were forcibly removed from their original tribal lands and resettled on new reservations west of the Mississippi. The numbers vary and I think those published might be better-called educated guesses. My “guess” Continue reading The Trail of Tears & the American Indian Removal of 1831 to 1838
The following excerpt is found from a fascinating story written by Mary Norkol for the November 7 Charlotte Observer website. Willie Jean Caldwell finally knows his name. At 76 years old, he’s known as “Cowboy” by his friends and caretakers Continue reading How “Cowboy” Found His Real Name
The following teaser is from the Nov. 8, 2021 New York Post website. A piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate has sold for a whopping $50 million, marking the highest residential sale to hit the D.C. region ever. And it Continue reading George Washington Estate Sells For 50 Million Dollars