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The year in which this year’s newborns become teenagers, this country will celebrate its Sestercentennial birthday. To a child that may seem a lifetime, to us adults, such years come with increasing speed. Yet, even with our nation’s 250th year Continue reading Jamestown People To 1800, Landowners, Public Officials, Minorities, And Native Leaders
I have said it before, laminated guides are ‘all the rage.’ Why not? Most are well conceived, easy to follow, provide a wealth of information, and are easily referenced upon need. As such guides are easy to make, many groups Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: New York State Census
The following teaser is from an article posted in the August 13, 2013 edition of StarTribune.com: RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond National Battlefield Park has acquired a large portion of a Henrico County battlefield where one of the largest Civil War Continue reading Richmond National Battlefield Park Acquires an additional 251 Battlefield Acres
The following data was received from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 3.1 million indexed records and images from England, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,669,755 indexed records from the New Zealand, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 3.1 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from England, New Zealand, Sweden, & the USA
Last Tuesday, the historic 35-acre Congressional Cemetery was turned over to the goats. In some cases, goats work much better than lawn mowers – and such is the case there. Lots of important people are buried there, including J. Edgar Continue reading DC’s Congressional Cemetery Being Cleaned Up by Goats
The following press release was received from Thomas MacEntee: August 12, 2013 – Springfield, IL. The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces the publication of an expanded and revised version of Soldiers of the American Revolution in Illinois. In its Continue reading The Soldiers of the American Revolution in Illinois
The following excerpt is from the August 5, 2013 edition of the Sequim Gazette. From a bright and airy building, Clallam County residents and visitors can dig into the dark recesses of their family roots at the new Clallam County Continue reading Visit the New Clallam County Genealogical Society Research Center
The following excerpt is from an article published in the August 4, 2013 edition of Evangeline Today. Two authors are finding photographs of Evangeline Parish they will include in a book chronicling the parish’s history, as part of a national Continue reading Pictorial History of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana to be Published
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 1.1 million images from Belgium, Nicaragua, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 379,887 index records and images from the U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.1 Million Index Records & Images from Belgium, Nicaragua, Spain, & the USA
Joan Griffis wrote an interesting column this week for the News-Gazette. Most of it deals with using the Illinois State Archives. She starts her column by pointing out that anyone can search for an ancestor across the entire Archives website Continue reading Try Out the Illinois State Archives Online Search Engine
The following excerpt is from an article published in the July 29, 2013 edition of ReadingEagle.com: When Pennsylvania children are adopted, the state seals their original birth certificates and issues revised certificates that name the adoptive parents instead of the Continue reading Bill Introduced to Grant Adoptees Access to their Pennsylvania Birth Records
Utah Genealogical Association & ICAPGen 2013 Fall Conference ‘50 Years of Excellence’ with BYU’s Center for Family History and Genealogy Friday & Saturday November 8-9, 2013 Proposals are now being accepted for the Utah Genealogical Association & ICAPGen 2013 Fall Continue reading Call For Papers for UGA & ICAPGen 2013 Fall Conference with BYU’s Center for Family History & Genealogy Friday & Saturday November 8-9, 2013
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 18, 2013 edition of The Eatonton Messenger (Putnam County, GA). Sylbie Yon, longtime Putnam County resident and former county commissioner, received a telephone message in late May unlike any Continue reading Siblings Reunited
The following is excerpted from William Dollarhide’s new book, Delaware Name Lists, 1609-1992, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present, an annotated bibliography of published and online name lists. For genealogical research in Delaware, the following timeline Continue reading A Genealogist’s Historical Timeline for Delaware, 1497-1787
I see that Ancestry.com has posted the New York Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906. There are 1,198,635 records in the collection, wheich is from the National Archives. This is an amazing collection of records. On finding that the collection was posted, I Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts 1,198,635 New York Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906