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The following teaser is from the 25 March 2013 edition of The Washington Post: Loudoun County [Virginia] residents are invited to take family photographs and manuscripts from the Civil War era, such as letters and diaries, to the Thomas Balch Continue reading Loudoun County, Virginia, Residents Invited to Have Photos & Manuscripts Digitized
A group of graduate students at the University of South Florida have spent the last several months digitizing over 6000 pages of very early parish registers from St. Augustine, Florida. They date to as early as 1594 and run through Continue reading St. Augustine, Florida Parish Register Documents from As Early as 1594 Digitized
If you happen to be able to be anywhere close to the Bountiful, Utah area on April 19 & 20, be sure to plan on joining us at the UGA Spring Conference – to be held at the Woods Cross Continue reading Join Us at the UGA Spring Conference in Woods Cross, Utah April 19 & 20!
This article comes from knownews.com: Midway through Women’s History Month is prime time to learn more about the impact of Tennessee women on the course of history. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, near the state Capitol, has the resources Continue reading “State’s archives offer look into role of women in Tennessee history”
This article comes from FoxNews.com: The National Archives is canceling reservations for late afternoon and evening tours due to automatic federal budget cuts taking effect. Starting Friday, visitors who reserved timed entry tickets for later than 4:45 p.m. will have Continue reading National Archives Makes Cuts Due to Budget
Since its first printing in 1934, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, has proven to be one of the most important genealogical references for colonial Virginia. The book is effectively a directory of Virginia’s earliest Continue reading Cavaliers and Pioneers: Virginia Genealogy
New York Probate Records—A Genealogist’s Guide to Testate and Intestate Records, Second Edition, is a directory-styled handbook by Gordon L. Remington. Broken down by county, this guide shows where and how to locate New York State probate records. These records Continue reading Handbook to New York Probate Records
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the March 14, 2013 edition of Gulf Coast News Today. FOLEY [ALABAMA] — South Baldwin residents have two more weeks to dig out their old family Bibles and get the information Continue reading Family Bible Project Under Way in Baldwin County, Alabama
The following teaser if from the March 13, 2013 edition of the Washington Post. RICHMOND, Va. — They were little-known casualties of the Civil War: women and girls toiling over cartridges and primers for Confederate cannons when an explosion rocked Continue reading 150th Anniversary of the Explosion of the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory at Richmond
The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog updates all five of the Online Database groups (see below) through 12 March 2013 [updated from 15 February 2013]. We’ve also updated Continue reading FamilySearch U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Databases Updates as of 12 March 2013
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 1.7 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Austria, Paraguay, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 13,110 images from the new Arizona, Maricopa, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Data to Collections from Australia, China, England, Italy, and the USA
The Trails & Rails Museum in Kearney, Nebraska has announced plans to build a $3.1 million family history center meant to house artifacts, offices, space for traveling exhibits, a conference room and a gift shop on adjacent land. The museum Continue reading Kearney, Nebraska’s Trails & Rails Museum to Build a Family History Center
The following teaser is from an article posted at the March 10, 2013 nbcchicago.com website. A suburban Chicago coroner wants to find a final resting place for cremated remains that have gone unclaimed. Kane County Coroner Rob Russell says the Continue reading Kane County (Illinois) Coroner Seeking Final Resting Place for Unclaimed Cremains
The following teaser is from an AP article printed in the March 10, 2013 edition of Redding.com: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen Continue reading Civil War Sailors from the Turret of the USS Monitor Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
The following teaser is from the March 4, 2013 edition of the Norman Transcript: NORMAN [Oklahoma] — At age 36, Norman resident Kevin Lewis knows he will take action to be screened for a genetically inheritable form of cancer. His Continue reading The Oklahoma Truth in Adoption Act