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The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: The Illinois State Genealogical Society is proud to support the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ “Preserve the Pensions” campaign. In support of this digitization project the ISGS announces the ISGS $10,000 War Continue reading ISGS Announces $10,000 War of 1812 Pension Match Challenge
The following press release from Ancestry.com is already 10 days old. I apologize for not keeping up with all things news in the last two weeks. Our family first went to the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree is Burbank (where we visited Continue reading Ancestry.com Now Has Indexed Census Schedules for 1940, 1892, 1915, and 1925 Digitized and Posted Online
The follow press release was issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2012 Contact: Mark Harvey (Archives of Michigan), 517-373-1415 or Don Todaro (Library of Michigan), 517-373-2583 Archives of Michigan welcomes family heritage collection Continue reading Library of Michigan’s Family Heritage Collection Finds a New Home
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 issues as special publications. The latest version of the series contains revised guides, plus additional states Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Indiana
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 issues as special publications. The latest version of the series contains revised guides, plus additional states Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Kentucky
Religion, politics, and economics along with, in some cases, and healthy sense of discovery and exploration drove people to the New World. Those same factors drove people, from the earliest colonial days, to move ever westward. Standing between the early Continue reading An Atlas of Southern Trails to the Mississippi
In 1879, just three years after gaining statehood, Colorado experienced its own gold rush. That year, Thomas Corbett published a directory of Colorado’s know gold, silver, coal, and ore mines. Mine Owners and Mines of the Colorado Gold Rush, by Continue reading Mine Owners and Mines of the Colorado Gold Rush
I ran across this article on the kvnonews.com website this morning, about my friend, Ruby Coleman – and her research of a lonely Nebraska burial site. Following is an excerpt from the article – which also includes information on the Continue reading A Lone Nebraska Grave – and the Nebraska State Cemetery Register
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 24: A cousin, once removed, may not return. Genealogists attempting to identify the places their ancestors lived using the federal censuses must first face the reality of Continue reading Census Records and County Boundary Changes
The following teaser is from the May 25, 2012 edition of OregonLive.com COOS BAY [Oregon]– The teens in the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery were growing bored. It was drizzly and dreary and they’d been poking around long enough. It was time Continue reading Coos Bay Students Take on the Maintenance of the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
The following excerpt is from the Leesburg Patch. Leesburg’s [Virginia] historic Thomas Balch Library, located at 208 West Market Street, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this week. The Leesburg Town Council issued a proclamation on May 22nd in honor of Continue reading Leesburg’s Historic Thomas Balch Library Celebrates 90 Years
It’s not often that we run across family histories of state-level politicians in our newspapers or on their Internet websites. However, this afternoon I ran across an interesting and detailed article about the intertwining family histories of two men squaring Continue reading The Genealogy of Vermont AG Candidates Bill Sorrell & T.J. Donovan
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: 22 May 2012 – The halfway point for indexing the 1940 U.S. census is fast approaching. Congratulations and thank you to all of the volunteers participating in this unprecedented genealogical community effort. Continue reading 1940 U.S. Census Community Project Nearly Halfway Complete
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
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores