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The following teaser is from an article posted in the May 7, 2014 edition of CBSNews.com ALBANY, Ore. — Her entire life, Ann Hunt believed she was an only child. Growing up in England, she used to pretend to be Continue reading Oregon Woman Meets Twin After 78 Years Apart
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 5.4 million images to collections from England, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,152,718 indexed records from the new England, London Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 5.4 Million Images to Collections from England, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Spain, & the USA
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 25, 2014 edition of The Olympian. An employee discovered a flood that started in a break room at the Washington State Archives about 7 a.m. Friday, and state officials Continue reading Washington State Archives Flood Found “Just in time.”
The following teaser is from an article posted in the April 30, 2014 edition of EveningSun.com As evening fell on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, a small band of Louisiana soldiers charged East Cemetery Hill, knocking back Continue reading Civil War Trust Buys about an Acre of Gettysburg’s East Cemetery Hill
Republican Governor Chris Christie and the Democratic New Jersey legislature have come up with a compromise to allow folks adopted in New Jersey to access their original birth records. Birth parents of children adopted before Aug. 1, 2015 will now Continue reading New Jersey Adoptees May Get to See Their Original Birth Records Under a Compromise Made by Governor Christie and the State Legislature
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Researching Your: Connecticut Ancestors – Webinar on CD-ROM
According to an AP article in the April 21, 2014 edition of ksl.com, The Ohio Historical Society will become the Ohio History Connection. It seems that many Ohioans saw the society as “inaccessible and antiquated,” Read the article to learn Continue reading The Ohio Historical Society to Change Its Name
I’ve blogged previously about the planned North Dakota Hertiage Center. The following excerpt is from an article posted in the Bismarck Tribune. North Dakotans will be able to get a look at two new galleries at North Dakota Heritage Center Continue reading New North Dakota Heritage Center to Open Two Galleries April 28, 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 Thursday, May 15
The following excerpt is from an article by Lawrence Chan, published in the April 18, 2014 edition of wuft.org: It started with a baby and a cedar tree. In 1856, James Tilatha Thomas, a cotton farmer and landowner, buried his Continue reading Gainesville, Florida Cemetery an Historical Landmark
I’ve posted blogs dealing with America’s ethnic map before. However, it’s worth doing again. The following excerpt is from an article in the April 18, 2014 edition of the online Washington Post: The history of European colonization of the Americas Continue reading The Ethnic Mapping of America
I spent some time on the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project website today, and found it absolutely fascinating. You may wonder why I’m posting a blog about the Farmworker Movement on a genealogy-related website. Well, because it was a very people-oriented Continue reading Huge Migrant Farm Workers Archive Posted on the UC San Diego Library Website
Morrisville, North Carolina has posted thousands of documents dealing with the town history. Click on the link to check them out. By Clicking on “Minutes,” you can pick the year you are interested in, and so forth… The following teaser Continue reading Morrisville, North Carolina Town Documents Posted Online
The following announcement is from the National Park Service: Washington: April 15, 2014 – The National Park Service today announced that Arlington National Cemetery Historic District, which includes the famed military cemetery among 69 contributing features, has been added to Continue reading National Park Service Adds Arlington National Cemetery to National Register of Historic Places
The following teaser is from an article posted in the April 12, 2014 edition of chonicle.augusta.com: SYLVANIA, Ga. — More than two centuries after a daring British surprise attack routed American forces at Brier Creek, new efforts are underway to Continue reading Preserving a Revolutionary War Battlefield