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The following excerpt is from the November 16, 2012 edition of the Holland Sentinel: Holland [MI]: As a part of Hope Church’s year of celebration for its sesquicentennial year, a comprehensive history of the congregation’s first 150 years has been Continue reading Hope Church of Holland, Michigan Publishes Sesquicentennial History Book
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article by Ray Tsuchiyama about the “punchbowl,” or the “National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific” located above Honolulu, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. It’w well worth the read at the Maui Continue reading The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The post-Revolutionary period in Western Massachusetts found families and settlements in constant flux. People were moving westward into New York and northward into Vermont. The transient nature of the period presents certain difficulties for genealogical research. In an attempt to Continue reading Western Massachusetts Families in 1790
Since its first printing in 1934, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, the book has proven to be one of the most important genealogical references for colonial Virginia. The book is effectively a directory of Continue reading Cavaliers and Pioneers: Virginia Genealgoy
New York Colonial Muster Rolls 1664-1775: Report of the State Historian of the State of New York is a two volume set containing the: “Muster rolls and military commissions issued for the colony of New York between the years 1664 Continue reading New York Colonial Muster Rolls 1664-1775
The following excerpt is from the November 15, 2012 edition of the Raleigh Telegram: RALEIGH – In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is presenting a three-part Continue reading North Carolina and the Civil War: 1861-1865 Exhibit
The following teasor is from an article by Frankie Meyer, published in the November 12, 2012 edition of the Joplin Globe: JOPLIN, Mo. — Last July, St. John’s United Church of Christ in Springfield had a burglary. Although the building Continue reading Church Records Should Be Protected
The following excerpt is from the November 15, 2012 the Times-Picayune. A few of Hurricane Isaac’s unearthed coffins and tombs continue to line the Mississippi River levee in Plaquemines Parish, some still standing askew near houses or amid woods. By Continue reading Hurricane Isaac’s Unearthed Coffins and Tombs
The following excerpt is from a “Family Tree Talk” article, written by Jim Moses and published in the November 11, 2012 edition of the Sentinal-Standard: LANSING, Mich. — A group of us from the Ionia County Genealogical Society, headed by Continue reading A Visit to the “New” Archives of Michigan
The following news release was received from NEHGS: This marks the second national and regional award for the Hannah Mather Crocker book. November 14, 2012, Boston, MA – The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announced today that its book, Continue reading NEHGS Wins Award for Hannah Mather Crocker Book
Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania. This is one title that just about says it all. Of course, the expanded title page gives even greater clarity as to the origin of these names: A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Continue reading Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania
Inhabitants of New Hampshire 1776, by Emily S. Wilson, is a list of adult male inhabitants living in New Hampshire in 1776. This records was originally published in Peter Force’s American Archives, in 1848. In response to a Continental Congress Continue reading Inhabitants of New Hampshire 1776
Over a four year period, starting in 2000, Marian S. Henry wrote a series of essays about New York that were posted on the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) website (www.NewEnglandAncestors.org). These essays proved a great resource to genealogists. Continue reading New York Essays: Resources for Genealogists in New York State Outside New York City
If you have ancestors who lived and or died in Massachusetts then you will likely appreciate David Allen Lambert’s book, A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. This book is a straightforward directory to cemeteries, old and new, as well as burial Continue reading A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries
The follwoing excerpt is from the October 26, 2012 edition of the Great Falls Tribune: Talk began in 2004 among genealogy buffs about writing a book about Great Falls’ early residents. Members of the Great Falls Genealogy Society and others Continue reading New Books on the Early Settlers of Great Falls, Montana