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Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has signed an executive order eliminating the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and thus cutting about $2 million in associated, annual costs from the 2010 budget. The order includes the following changes: • The Continue reading Michigan Governor Eliminates the Michigan State Library
While at the SCGS Jamboree, Rich Williams started a blog for the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel. Rich was picking the brains of some of the bloggers at the Jamboree – looking for ideas on how best to set it up. Continue reading Rich Williams Starts the “Salt Lake Plaza Hotel” Blog
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following info.: Twelve new collections were added to the FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week. International collections were added for Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Netherlands, and Spain. New United States collections were added for Delaware, Continue reading Collections Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Site
Troy, New York, meatpacker Samuel Wilson was the real “Uncle Sam.” Now the Rensselaer County Historical Society Historical and the Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation will provide a new home for a memorial. Following is a teaser from an article in Continue reading Uncle Sam Exhibit to Get a New Home at the Rensselaer County Historical Society
This just in from Liz Stookesberry Myers: Assembly Bill 130 will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee very soon. It was introduced by Kevin Jeffries (Republican ) of the Temecula area. The Bill was presented at the request of Continue reading California Legislators Need to Hear From YOU!
Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from a eighteen states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated in the 1930s. Again, those interested in the early years of the depression in these areas Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE Adds New Data
This article was written for GenealogyBlog by my friend, Thomas Fiske. I’ve invited Tom to contribute to the blog, as I enjoy his articles, and I know my readers will too. Expect to see more from Tom. He always had Continue reading Last Man Standing
Good News! The weather looks wonderful for the full week in Burbank, California. It even looks good for the drive from Bountiful, Utah down to Southern California. Looking forward to a wonderful SCGS Jamboree. Hope to see you there! Check Continue reading Great Weather for SCGS Jamboree!
My friend, Arlene Eakle, has just started a new blog dealing with Kentucky research. Her first entry was titled “Kentucky is a Major Genealogical Research Challenge!,” and dealt with the problems that genealogists deal with when doing Kentucky research. Her Continue reading Arlene Eakle’s New Kentucky Blog
BROOKHAVEN [Mississippi] — The ownership of Brookhaven’s historic Jewish temple may soon change hands to the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society. The move would guarantee the temple’s preservation and end the society’s search for a place to call home. Continue reading Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum
Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 19 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated toward the end of the 1920s and Early 1932. Those interested in the stock market crash and Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE.com
The following items were added to the Family Tree Connection database this last week: ILLINOIS Chicago Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48 – Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48, Issued by Board of Election Commissioners, Edmund Continue reading Just Posted at Family Tree Connection
As I blogged a while back, venerable Sam Weller’s Bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City has announced that they will be closing the Main St. bookstore at some time in the near future – and moving to an undisclosed location Continue reading So Sad to See Sam Weller’s Bookstore Go…
(PRLEAP.COM) StoppingPoints.com, a guide for finding historical markers and points of interest throughout the United States, this week has just launched a new and extensive section thoroughly covering the historical markers of Mississippi. The Mississippi StoppingPoints section lists and pinpoints Continue reading StoppingPoints.com Adds Guide for Mississippi Historical Markers
First – note that this blog is not about the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Instead, it is about the new LDS Church History Library, located just over a block to the east on North Temple (next to Continue reading The New LDS Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah