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Just in time for the FGS Conference in Knoxville, the Tennessee pages of the FamilySearch Research Wiki have been updated. The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff. The Tennessee page on the FamilySearch Research Wiki has recently been Continue reading The Updated Tennessee Page on FamilySearch Research Wiki
If you die and want to be buried in New York City, you might have to accept something less than what you wanted. Not the the deceased will be worrying about it… But the issue of burial space is a Continue reading No Room in the Cemetery – If It’s in New York City
MOCKSVILLE [North Carolina] – A local group wants to establish a driving trail to connect historical sites in several North Carolina counties that relate to folk hero Daniel Boone. When finished, the trail would span Alexander, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Continue reading North Carolina Daniel Boone Trail in the Planning
Boxford {Masachusetts] – Tucked into the heart of West Boxford Village is an unassuming building that houses many of the town’s treasures — the Boxford Historical Document Center. The modest one-story brick building, situated next to the Second Congregational Church Continue reading The Boxford Historical Document Center in Boxford, Massachusetts
EASTON [Pennsylvania] Strolling through the space that will display artifacts from the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society‘s voluminous collection, Marlowe Sigal marveled at the county’s history. “I wasn’t aware growing up here and living in the area for 20 Continue reading New Sigel Museum of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, in Pennsylvania, Opens
A Florida man [Ron Clayton] recently received a national genealogy award for his ongoing effort to document everyone who has ever lived in Randolph County [Indiana]. Ron Clayton of Altamonte Springs, Fla., late last month received the 2010 Federation of Continue reading Ron Clayton Honored for His Work of Documenting Randolph County, Indiana Residents.
Obama’s family tree has been discussed on the Internet since he became U.S. senator from Illinois in 2005, but attention has usually been paid to his connection to Charlemagne, to other presidents such as George W. Bush, and to celebrities Continue reading President Obama’s Woodbridge, New Jersey, Ancestor
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Lowell Sullivan is 80 and admits he can’t do as much as he used to, but Friday he’s going out to chop apart limbs from a fallen tree. It’s not for exercise or to prove a Continue reading The Abandoned Cemetery Association of Parker County Texas Cleans Up
Near the courthouse square in Moulton [Lawrence County, Alabama], there is a building on the corner of Main St. and Walnut that reads, “Bank of Moulton.” The building is one of the oldest in the city and the history inside Continue reading Lawrence County Archives in Moulton, Alabama, Gets Renovation
Illinois adoptees born before January 1, 1946 may now get copies of their original unaltered birth certificates. Those born after that date must wait until November 15, 2011. The following excerpts are from an interesting article about the first person Continue reading Illinois Adoptees Born Before Jan 1, 1946 May Now Get Their Original Unaltered Birth Records
Baker, Florida Visitors at the Baker Block Museum are seeing a new face on the block. The North Okaloosa Historical Association board of directors appointed Baker resident Peggy Hardy as the museum’s new curator. Hardy is replacing Jeanette Henderson, who Continue reading Peggy Hardy Named Curator at Baker, Florida’s Baker Block Museum
With budget shortfalls galore, many states are having problems just paying the bills, let alone expanding archives space. Pennsylvania is in just such a pickle… PHILADELPHIA — The 18-story tower across from the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg is where millions Continue reading Pennsylvania States Archives is Running Out of Space
Despite having created quite a flack a while back when the Maine legislature made access to Maine vital records under 100 years old more difficult, it seems that the state is now doing some things that make genealogists’ lives a Continue reading 13 Years of Data Added to the Maine Death & Marriage Indexes
The following excerpt is from an article in the August 8, 2010 edition of the Times Union. Quite a story… Over the course of a century, silver maple trees grew to a height of more than 70 feet and dappled Continue reading 107 Years Later – 3 Drowned Orphan Girls Get a Headstone
The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records