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The Greene County Commission in Greeneville, Tennessee, has approved a resolution appropriating $1,000 for acid-free folders for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library. The folders will be used for archiving very old Circuit Court records. From the March Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders
The following was forwarded to me by Joy Rich: Texas State Archivist Chris La Plante, Secretary of the Society of State Archivists, asks that this be forwarded to as many genelogical list servs as possible and to contact your representatives. Continue reading The “Preserving the American Historical Records” Bill Needs Co-Sponsors
The National Archives has relocated its Kansas City branch on Tuesday to the Adams Express Building near Union Station. The new address is: 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108; Phone: 816-268-8000. The $10 million renovation of the Adams Continue reading Kansas City Branch of the National Archives Makes the Move
My friend, Arlene Eakle launched a new blog today. She’s calling it Arlene Eakle’s Tennessee Genealogy Blog. Why launch today? According to Arlene, this being March 17, she’s launching “… in observance of the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals which launched Continue reading Arlene Eakle’s New Tennessee Genealogy blog
UPDATE: I posted another blog on March 18 which deals specifically with the new digitized Michigan Death Indexes. The following was written by The Department of History, Arts and Libraries staff: ‘Seeking Michigan’ Web site employs today’s technology to deliver Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website
The Vanderburgh, Indiana, County Commissioners have announced that they will consider a request from the Special Collections Section of Willard Library for the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Death Record Index, dated from 1919 to 1947. The Vanderburgh County Health Department’s Vital Records Continue reading Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Death Record Index 1919-1947 to be Placed at Willard Library
The following news release was written by Minnesota Historical Society staff: A project to restore fragile Civil War battle flags in the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection has been selected to receive funding from the Save America’s Treasures program, which is Continue reading Rare Civil War & Spanish-American War Battle Flags to Be Restored at the Minnesota Historical Society
The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration has now opened for business in a new location in a warehouse complex in Middlesex. Eighty-eight thousand boxes of records have been stored there anyway, so the move seems logical to me. The Continue reading Vermont State Archives and Records Administration Opens in Middlesex
Alerted by blogs already posted this morning (Eastman, Robbins-Midkiff), I looked at the controversy over the photographing of headstones by genealogist David Shannon at the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. Not only did Mr. Shannon takes pictures Continue reading Headstones Are Public Information – Otherwise There Would be a REALLY HIGH FENCE
The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama Technical Association 1917 Year Book – Alabama Technical Association, Year Book, Containing Lists of Officers and Members, Constitution and By-Laws, December 31, 1917, Birmingham, Ala. CONNECTICUT Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection
It looks like the economy and a lack of support on the part of the current library director may cause the North Carolina room – and its collection, to find it has no home this coming fall, when the Orange Continue reading The Orange County Library in Chapel Hill, May Lose its North Carolina Room
Shakerism never appealed to me a whole lot. I’ve visited a few historic Shaker compounds over the years, and found that it must not have appealed to many other folks either – for they’re all empty (of live people, that Continue reading Ohio’s Early Shakers Had Few Descendants
With Congress’s approval last Tuesday of the omnibus spending bill, the Office of Government Information Services, which will house the new ombudsman for the Freedom of Information Act, received $1 million in start-up funds. OGIS, which will be housed in Continue reading Watch for Changes in the Federal Government’s Freedom of Information Act System
There’s a fascinating new art display opening on the 22nd at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. Over 60 paintings and sculptures will portray the part played by those of color in the American West. Following is an Continue reading The Black West: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Cowboys & Untold Stories
The name of the Office of Information and Privacy has been changed to the Office of Information Policy. This new name reflects the current mission and function of the Office which is responsible for providing governmentwide policy guidance on implementation Continue reading The Office of Information Policy (OIP)