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The Rev. Skip Mason was in his office at Morehouse College in Atlanta last year when he received an e-mail containing a shocking discovery and a link to the past. The Georgia Department of Transportation had discovered a cemetery of Continue reading Unmarked Slave Graves in Old Mason Family Cemetery in Georgia
I figure as long as we can make fun of ourselves, and laugh… and then laugh some more… we’re going to be okay. Renee posted the “Utah Census Form” on her blog this evening. I absolutely loved it. It’s been Continue reading Renee’s Utah Census Form
Randy Seaver is reporting this morning that things are not good in sunny southern California as deals with NARA. The staff at NARA – Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel) has been informed that the branch will be moved to Perris, California, Continue reading National Archives Branch at Laguna Nigel, California Closing Soon
The following bit of news deals with Ohio Veteran’s Discharge Records filed within the last 75 years – and comes from the April, 2009 eNews of the Warren County Genealogical Society. Ohio has passed S.B. 248 which became effective on Continue reading Veteran Discharge Records Held at the County Recorder’s Office in Ohio Counties No Longer in the Public Domain
The following news release was written by FamilyRelatives.com staff: The team at the Family History website Familyrelatives.com is in the final stages of a new website design that will enhance and simplify the way records can be accessed on its Continue reading Familyrelatives.com Prepares Website for New Data Releases
“The New Jersey Historic Trust is helping to revitalize the that state’s economy by helping municipalities at a time when the recession is having a dramatic effect. The Trust picked 60 historic sites around the state to receive total grants Continue reading Ellis Island Hospital Complex & Hoboken Public Library Get Historic Site Trust Funds
There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. Twelve of the projects below are new (see Current Projects). Included are three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York Continue reading All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 7 April 2009: FamilySearch added over 16 million new indexed records and almost 500,000 new digital images this week to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). Seven new states Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot
The Walpole [Massachusetts] Historical Society has recently published three new books, as follows: Industrialists of Walpole, by Elizabeth Cottrell, Charles W. Hardy, et.al and Susan Anderson, editor. The biographies of six entrepeneurs and the businesses they established are told in Continue reading Three New Walpole, Massachusetts Histories Now Available
As you folks know, I’m a big fan of digital documents, books, and periodicals online. This last week I finally bought a NewspaperARCHIVE.com subscription. I’ve already found numerous papers that have items about both my family, as well as Patty’s. Continue reading New Online Digital Newspapers at NewspaperARCHIVE – 1
The Tallahassee Genealogical Society wants folks to share their stories about Leon County and the people of the area. They are currently putting together the Leon County Heritage Book and need short stories and photos. The book is to be Continue reading Leon County, Florida, Heritage Book in Process
The Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands’ national museum in Amsterdam, put the Schaghen Letter, documenting the purchase of Manhattan from the American Indians, on display Friday. The display also includes the first map of Manhattan, dated 1614. The exhibit commemorates the 400th Continue reading The Schaghen Letter Goes on Display in Amsterdam
The following is from the Utah Genealogical Association website. The Institute is always one of the best annual learning situations that genealogists have available to them in the U.S. I thought I’d pass on the 2010 topics. The 2010 Salt Continue reading The 2010 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
Greenback Historical Society has presented Volume I of the Greenback Heritage Scrapbook to Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society to be housed at the Blount County Public Library. The scrapbook, which covers years prior to 1900, is one of four Continue reading Greenback (Tennessee) Historical Scrapbook Placed With the Blount County Public Library
The Arkansas Studies Institute is something that the the State of Arkansas can be very proud of. In an absolutely fantastic article in the April 2, 2009 edition of the Arkansas Times, Leslie Newell Peacock gives us the full scoop. Continue reading Yes! Arkansas Really Does Have a History