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The following is from the February 16, 2014 edition of the Deseret News. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Racing against time, South Carolina archeologists are digging to uncover the remnants of a Civil War-era prisoner-of-war camp before the site in downtown Columbia Continue reading Archeologists Race to Uncover “Camp Asylum” in Columbia, SC
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Feb. 14, 2014 edition of the pressbanner.com website. Seven hundred and twenty five miles later, a headstone found in a Felton backyard is safe and sound at its original resting Continue reading Headstone Found 300 Miles From Grave
The following excerpt is from an article by Pamela Brust, posted in the Febraruy 16, 2014 edition of newsandsentinel.com. BELPRE [Ohio]– The new Collections Preservation addition to the Farmers’ Castle Museum Education Center is expected to be complete by spring. Continue reading Farmers’ Castle Museum Education Center in Belpre, Ohio Expected to be Complete by Spring
This last Thursday, Illinois Congressman Charles E. Meier filed HB5625 with the clerk. The Act, if approved “Creates the Access to Cemeteries on Private Property Act. Provides that owners of private property on which a cemetery or graves are located Continue reading Illinois Access to Cemeteries Act Filed With the Illinois General Assembly
Biographies for families in 11 more counties have recently been added to the My Genealogy Hound website. This brings the current total available to more than 20,000 biographies in 136 counties in 10 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Continue reading Biographies for Families in 11 More IA, TN, MO, KY, & AR Counties added at MyGenealogyHound.com
The following is from the February 13, 2014 edition of the Bandera Courier: …the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will expand its hours of operation to better accommodate researchers. The agency’s three public service areas – the Texas Continue reading The Texas State Library and Archives Commission to Expand Hours to the Second Saturday of Each Month
The following excerpt is from an article by Susan K. Livio, posted at the February 11, 2014 edition of nj.com: As an adopted person who also gave up her own child to another, Mari Steed of Levittown, Pa., said there Continue reading New Jersey Assembly Panel Approves Bill Opening Birth Records for Adoptees
The following press release is from the National Archives website: Special display of the original Emancipation Proclamation February 15–17 Special display of 12 Years a Slave Manifest February 21–March 30 Washington, DC… The National Archives continues its celebration of Black Continue reading National Archives Continues February Celebration of Black History Month
The following teaser is from the Feb. 10, 2014 edition of wbez.org: Tracy Miller noticed something about Chicago when she moved here nine years ago. “I meet many people who say they are native Chicagoans,” she says. “It seems like Continue reading How Many Chicagoans Were Born in the City?
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 4.5 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ghana, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,165,725 indexed Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 4.5 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, China, Ghana, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, & the USA
You don’t need to be a genealogist to know the importance of counties as records keepers. From birth to death records, and many others in between, county governments and courts have long issued and kept some of the most important Continue reading The Formation Of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943
13,000 bound volumes, 22,000 boxes of loose records, and 24,000 reels of microfilm represents the combined holdings of the North Carolina State Archives. Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives is the published guidebook to these collective Continue reading Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives
Beginning in 1987, the National Genealogical Society began publishing a series of state guides in the organization’s magazine, the Quarterly. These guides were later issued as special publications. The latest version of the series contains revised guides, plus additional states Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County
2013’s newborns become teenagers in 2026. That same year the United States will celebrate its Sestercentennial birthday. To a child twelve more years may seem a lifetime, to us adults, such years come with increasing speed. Yet, even with our Continue reading Jamestown People To 1800: Landowners, Public Officials, Minorities, And Native Leaders
Beginning in 1987, the National Genealogical Society began publishing a series of state guides in the organization’s magazine, the Quarterly. These guides were later issued as special publications. The latest version of the series contains revised guides, plus additional states Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Missouri