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Adoptees in South Dakota are once again pushing to get a bill passed allowing them access to their birth records. They almost accomplished it in 2009, but fell short. Following is an excerpt for a lengthy and interesting AP article Continue reading Adoptees Again Push For Rights in South Dakota
Nancy Calhoun wrote an article entitled “Books and More: Researching a Civil War ancestor” which is posted at the October 4, 2009 muskogeephoenix.com website. In it, she writes about resources available for tracing your Oklahoma Civil War ancestor. She recommends Continue reading Searching for Your Oklahoma Civil War Ancestor
Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights [New York]. She is a third generation Brook-lynite, and a genealogist. She has written two books tracing the history of her family — which stretches as far back as Jamestown Continue reading Crown Heights and Weeksville, Brooklyn, NY Local History Released
The following excerpt is from an article in the October 4, 2009 edition of the Kennebec Journal about the locating of information that details the history of the historic Wing Cemetery in Wayne, Maine. For many in the Wing family, Continue reading History of the Circular Wing Cemetery in Wayne, Maine, Unearthed
POLKTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Eldon Kramer was writing a book on his family’s history when he discovered his great-grandfather’s resting place was an overgrown, neglected cemetery at an Ottawa County farm dedicated to the destitute. “When I saw the deterioration, Continue reading Group Seeks to Clean Up the Poor House Cemetery in Ottawa County, Michigan
A couple of misconceptions persist regarding the Church History Library, opened in June by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s not a relocation of the church’s Family History Library. And while the Church History Department enjoys its Continue reading Confusion about the Family History Library & the Church History Library
MODEST TOWN [Virginia] – Modest Town Baptist Cemetery will be the setting of an unusual memorial service Oct. 10 for an Accomack County child who died nearly 160 years ago. William Taylor White, an orphan who died of pneumonia at Continue reading Memorial Service Planned for Boy Who Died 160 Years ago.
The shear numbers of records found at the FamilySearch labs website are mind boggling. Within the digitized records now found posted at the site are quite a number of State Census records. Records for Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Continue reading State Census Records Found at FamilySearch Labs
October is Family History Month – and the Allen County Public Library is doing it up in style. The month will end at the library with the Black Genealogy Summit. Following is an excerpt from an article about the Summit. Continue reading 420 Expected at the Black Genealogy Summit in Fort Wayne
The FamilySearch Center in the Joseph Smith Building is getting a full upgrade – and progress on the digitization of the Granite Mountain microfilm is moving ahead at a terrific pace. According to Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch, all that film Continue reading All 2.5 M Granite Mountain Films May be Digitized by Early Next Year
The following notice has been posted by the Bandera County Public Library in Bandera, Texas. Visit genealogy FOL [Friends of the Library] have also been busy renovating the genealogy room. By this fall, we expect to have volunteers on hand Continue reading Bandera County Public Library in Bandera, Texas Renovating the Genealogy Room
The following is an excerpt from a fascinating and extensive article posted at the Vicksburg Post website – over three separate days. Links are provided throughout the article. Descendents of William Warren Williamson say he was a prominent Vicksburg [Mississippi] Continue reading William Warren Williamson of Vicksburg – his 1859 grave marker found & family history revealed
Don Miller has been named the new executive director of the Greeneville-Greene County Public Library. Miller’s appointment, effective Thursday, was approved Monday evening by the library’s board of directors. Miller has served as director of the T. Elmer Cox Historical Continue reading Don Miller Takes Post as Executive Director of Greenville-Greene County Public Library While Continuing as Director of the T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library
28 September 2009: Volunteers with Rhode Island roots will be excited about the new indexing projects this week. The Rhode Island 1905 and 1935 State Censuses were added. New international projects for Argentina, Germany, Philippines, Spain, and the U.K. were Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Updates
Update Oct 2, 2009: Patty and I watched the entire series on PBS. We learned a lot, while bringing back numerous memories of our trips to the National Parks scattered around the United States. Thanks, Ken Burns, PBS, et al… Continue reading The National Parks – Where the Soul of Our Families Are Restored