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The following announcement was just received from Rhonda Stoffer, Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services at the Marion Public Library: The Marion Public Library in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Howard County Genealogical Society, Continue reading DNA Seminar in Marion Indiana May 30, 2009 – Featuring Megan Smolenyak
For more than 2 1/2 hours, Chicago firefighters helped to control, then eventually put out, a three-alarm fire that started at Holy Name Cathedral. The Cathedral’s history with the city stretches all the way back to 1846, when it was Continue reading The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Has Fire – But the Records Are Safe
Juliana Smith reported this week that Ancestry.com had just posted an additional 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records. The current update is made up of digitized original records from California, New York and Pennsylvania. According to Juliana’s blog, “Ancestry released the images Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania
This coming Thursday will be February 12, 2009 – exactly 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln. It’s my guess that most people do not connect Abraham Lincoln with Berks County, Pennsylvania. However, he had ancestors who lived there. Continue reading Abraham Lincoln’s Berks County, Pennsylvania Ties
Accumulations of snow and ice have damaged a Chester, Illinois, landmark, the First Bank building at 600 State Street, built about 1900. It seems that the 23,500 square ft. three-story building sustained damage to its roof from heavy accumulations of Continue reading Roof Collapse at Randolph County Genealogical Society
The German Interest Group of the Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS) will hold their Seventeenth Annual German Conference on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Des Moines Botanical Center. The speaker will be Baerbel K. Johnson, a professional genealogist who works Continue reading German Interest Group of the Iowa Genealogical Society to Sponsor Conference in Des Moines June 6, 2009
James Avery Smith will receive the Conch Shell Award for his work relating to Amherst, Massachusetts history in a special ceremony this next Friday. The following excerpt is from an interesting article by Phyllis Lehrer in the February 6, 2009 Continue reading James Avery Smith to Receive Award for Work in Amherst History
Following is a teaser from an interesting article about an LDS couple working with historic records found in Tennessee county courthouses. According to the article in the February 8, 2009 Herald-Citizen, the repaired and sorted courthouse records will be first Continue reading Tennessee Courthouse Records Being Preserved, Filmed, & Digitized
The following small databases have been recently posted at Family Tree Connection. CALIFORNIA Mizpah Lodge No. 378, 1915 Roster – Mizpah Lodge No. 378 F. and A. M., Roster and By-Laws, 246 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California. Arcadia Lodge Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection
The Monroe County Library System has now posted high school annuals for four Rochester, New York schools. They are all in PDF format, making them individually searchable. The title of the Collection is: School Heritage Collection. The four school collections Continue reading Early Rochester, NY High School Yearbooks Now Online
The following Family Search Indexing update information was received from Paul Nauta, Public Affairs Manager for FamilySearch. February 6, 2009: FamilySearch volunteers wrapped up 14 online indexing projects already in 2009 and continue to make good progress on the 38 Continue reading Family Search Indexing Update
Chris Lydiksen, at the Ancestry.com Blog, today reported that the 1925 Kansas State Census has now been posted. According the the blog, the 1925 schedules alone contained 1.8 million names. That brings the entire Kansas State Census collection 1855 through Continue reading 1925 Kansas State Census Now at Ancestry.com
Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan – It was a celebration of community at the annual Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony Thursday night at the West Berlin Wesleyan Church. The event highlighted local businesses and community members in the Continue reading Ionia County Genealogical Society Receives Award
Urn and Willow Publishing has announced the release of a new DVD publication: “Photographs of Lakeville, Massachusetts Gravestones 1711-2003,” by Jean A. Douillette. The pictorial companion to the recent book “Lakeville, Massachusetts Gravestone Inscriptions 1711-2003,” contains excess of 6,000 photographs. Continue reading Photographs of Lakeville, Massachusetts Gravestones 1711-2003
I just received the following news release from Paula, Hinkel, co-chair of the upcoming Jamboree in Burbank. The 40th Annual Genealogy Jamboree, hosted by the Southern California Genealogical Society, promises to be an exceptional event for genealogists of all experience Continue reading SCGS Jamboree Speaker Line-up for 2009