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The Fort Worth branch of the National Archives is moving it’s public facilities to a location that should make it easier for the general public to access their genealogical resources. The following excerpt is from an article by Michael H Continue reading Fort Worth National Archives Accepting Applications for Volunteers at New Location
Joan Griffis wrote in her column in the Commercial-News that the Illiana Genealogy Library has “burned the mortgage.” Their facility is located at is 215 W. North St., Danville, IL 61832. The collection of genealogical materials at the Illiana Genealogy Continue reading Illiana Genealogy Library “burns the mortgage”
A chance meeting of history buffs at the Plymouth Historical Museum last summer has led to a campaign to mark what is thought to be the burial site of a man who served in the American Revolution. Titus Hoisington, a Continue reading Revolutionary War Veteran Titus Hoisington
The following news release was received from my friend, Thomas MacEntee, now webmaster for the Illinois State Genealogical Society: Illinois State Genealogical Society Unveils New Website – New Design Features Illinois Resources for Genealogy Researchers January 15, 2011 – Springfield, Continue reading Illinois State Genealogical Society Unveils New Website
Gwyneth Paltrow is a cousin of the congresswoman who was wounded in Saturday’s shooting that killed six people in Arizona. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is the first cousin of director Bruce Paltrow, who is the late father of “Country Strong” Continue reading Gwyneth Paltrow & Sophia Bush Both Have a Family Connection to the Victims of the Arizona Murders
The following excerpt is from a long article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, published in the January 3, 2010 edition of the Toledo Blade. [Toledo, Ohio]: Inside the expansive rooms of the Dale-Riggs Funeral Home at Nebraska and City Park avenues, tucked Continue reading The Records of the African-American Dale-Riggs Funeral Home of Toledo, Ohio
The following excerpt is from the January 4, 2011 edition of the Milford Beacon: Dover, Del. — From Hawaii to Germany to Delaware, railroad enthusiasts everywhere clamor for photos of Jackson and Sharp Company trains. The Delaware Public Archives is Continue reading Photos of Delaware’s Jackson & Sharp Company Trains Being Exhibited & Planned to Go Online at the Delaware Public Archives Website.
The following press release was received from Gayathri Kher, IT Systems and Conference Manager at the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 3 JANUARY 2011: The National Genealogical Society announces the Call for Papers for the 2012 Family History Conference, “The Continue reading Call For Papers for the NGS Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio May 9-12 2012
The following excerpt is from Tom Mooney’s “Out On a Limb” column, published January 2, 2010 in The Times Leader. If you haven’t visited the Luzerne County [Pennsylvania] Genweb in a while, do so. You’ll find not just your old Continue reading Online Research of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Coroners’ records are an invaluable source of information for genealogists. Now we read that the Marin County, California Coroners’ records are being transferred to the public library, where plans are underway to create a searchable database. Since 1850, Marin’s coroners Continue reading 89,000 Marin County Coroners’ Cases Transferred to the County Library’s California Room
On the 16th of December, Ancestry.com posted the Maine Vital Records from data found at the Maine State Archives. The records themselves are transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths that took place statewide. They are digitzed, and indexed. These are Continue reading New Online Maine Vital Records Databases
Descendants of two people buried in Richmond County [NC] in the late 1800s are being sought so the landowner can relocate their graves. Riley Paving is soliciting relatives of the occupants of two graves about a quarter mile up Glider Continue reading Looking for Descendants of James (d 1899) & Nancy Hughes (d 1882) of Richmond County, North Carolina
A small group of board members and volunteers are working to preserve a collection of photographs and eclectic artifacts at the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum in Cathlamet. The museum’s board of directors has spent reserves to keep the doors Continue reading Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum in Cathlamet, Washington Could Use Help
About two dozen grave markers were vandalized or damaged at historic St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery [Norfolk, Virginia] sometime late Friday or early Saturday, the cemetery’s caretaker said. At least two markers were broken in the incident, James Fitzpatrick, a member Continue reading Cemetery Vandalism at Historic St. Mary’s Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia
Posted at: 12/31/2010 9:01 AM By: Governor’s Office Billy the Kid is not dead. He was shot through the chest on the night of July 14, 1881 by one of the most famous lawmen of the American Old West. His Continue reading Richardson’s Statement About His Non-Pardon of Billy the Kid