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The following news release was received from Wallace D. Huskonen, OGS Publicity Chairman: The Ohio Genealogical Society will break ground for its new library and headquarters in Bellville, Ohio, on Friday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m. For several years, OGS Continue reading Ohio Genealogical Society Schedules Groundbreaking for Its New Library
The Greene County (NY) Historical Society is sponsoring its 33rd Annual Tour of Homes on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sites along the Hudson River, from Catskill to Coxsackie, have been chosen to celebrate the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Continue reading Homes Along the Hudson
I was most pleased when I read this morning that Brad Jencks won a $10,000 scholarship award as one of 52 students nationwide to win the 2009 AXA Achievement Scholarship, in association with U.S. News and World Report. Brad is Continue reading Teenage Genealogist Brad Jencks Wins $10,000 Scholarship
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. While compiling this list, I noticed that the time period of about 1925 through 1929 is prevalent in these posts. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE This Week
Budgets are tight and cuts are being made. The genealogy library in Edgefield, South Carolina has come under the budget microscope. The following excerpt is from a much longer article on the county council meeting gives some idea of the Continue reading Shall We Cut the Budget for the Genealogy Library?
There’s an interesting article posted online, written by Lydia Grimes of the Brewton Standard, that deals with the history of the funeral homes of Brewton, Alabama. Ms. Grimes realizes the historical and genealogical value of the local funeral homes, as Continue reading The Funeral Home History of Brewton, Alabama
Alerted by an article in the NEHGS eNews for April 29, 2009, I immediately checked out the Boston Post canes. Seven hundred canes were handed out to the oldest resident of Massachusetts towns in 1909. Following is an excerpt from Continue reading The Citizen’s Canes of Massachusetts
Footnote.com has added over a million new images the last month. As my readers know, Footnote is extremely user interactive, and even allow us to add notes to the 1930 census. Pretty cool site. Following are links to just a Continue reading Footnote.com Adds Over a Million Images This Month
A letter written in 1824, by President Andrew Jackson, prior to his presidency, has been recovered and returned to the New York State State Library, from which it was stolen. The letter was for sale in an on-line auction site Continue reading Andrew Jackson Letter Stolen From the New York State Library Recovered
The City of Rome, Georgia, has posted a website that now facilitates the search of several of their cemeteries. The Rome Cemetery Department maintains a total of 86.3 acres in four cemeteries. There is now web-based search solution for ancestors Continue reading Rome, Georgia Cemetery Searches Now Available Online
Pine Forest Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina serves as the final resting place for many of Wilmington’s Black residents. The cemetery dates to back prior to the American Civil War, being purchased in 1860 by the Commissioners of Wilmington who Continue reading Lost Graves Found at Wilmington’s Pine Forest Cemetery
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009.” The announcement was made at one of the sites announced as at risk, the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The list is Continue reading America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I am pleased to again announce that the folks Continue reading New Papers Posted are NewspaperARCHIVE
A few years ago I bought a tiny book entitled “Employee Social Security Record” on eBay. I use it as an example in a couple of my lectures. The booklet is only 2.25×4 inches in size, saddle stapled, and contains Continue reading The Social Security Record of Frank Roscoe Lofton 1884-1950
Jack R. Westbrook and Sherry Sponseller are currently compiling a book on early Isabella County, Michigan one-room schools. They are searching for pictures of the schools, the students, and their teachers. The book will be titled, “Yesterday’s School Kids of Continue reading Searching for One-Room School Pictures from Isabella County, Michigan