Searching for One-Room School Pictures from Isabella County, Michigan

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

John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Tamie Dehler is reporting in her column in the Tribune-Star that John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 History of Parke County has been reprinted by the Parke County Historical Society, and is available at the Parke County Museum, 503 W. Ohio St., Continue reading John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Three New Walpole, Massachusetts Histories Now Available

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

DVDs of Senior Interviews Being Produced by the Cumberland County Genealogical Society in Amherst, Nova Scotia

The Cumberland County Genealogical Society in Amherst, Nova Scotia has been going about a project in which they interview area senior citizens and then publish the interviews on DVD. The DVDs sell for only $7.95 – so if any of Continue reading DVDs of Senior Interviews Being Produced by the Cumberland County Genealogical Society in Amherst, Nova Scotia

Book Published on the Graveyard of the Carnmoney Parish Church, Newtownabbey, UK

A new book about the graveyard at the church was launched this week by the Newtownabbey branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society. ‘The Hidden Graveyard’ brings to a conclusion years of meticulous research and information gathering. Praise Continue reading Book Published on the Graveyard of the Carnmoney Parish Church, Newtownabbey, UK

The 1892 Great Register of Voters for Los Angeles County, CA

The following news release was written by SCGS staff: The Southern California Genealogical Society announces the publication of a new index publication, the 1892 Great Register of Voters for Los Angeles County, California. The index contains more than 27,500 records. Continue reading The 1892 Great Register of Voters for Los Angeles County, CA

Kate Middleton’s Convict Ancestor, Edward Thomas Glassborow

It looks like Claudia Joseph’s new biography of Kate Middleton, Kate: Kate Middleton – Princess in Waiting, points out that her 3rd great grandfather spent some time in 1881 in the Hollaway Prison in London. It isn’t known what he Continue reading Kate Middleton’s Convict Ancestor, Edward Thomas Glassborow

Los Angeles, Declarations of Intent – Oct. 4, 1906-Feb 3, 1916

The following news release was written by SCGS staff: The Southern California Genealogical Society is proud to announce the publication of four new volumes in its Immigration and Naturalization Series. The following publications are now available for purchase in softbound Continue reading Los Angeles, Declarations of Intent – Oct. 4, 1906-Feb 3, 1916

An American Experience, Adeline Moses Loeb and Her Early American Jewish Ancestors

The following news release was written by the Lawlor Media Group: NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ – Lively stories told by descendants of an American Jewish financial dynasty, buttressed by superb genealogical detective work dating back to the late 1600s, Continue reading An American Experience, Adeline Moses Loeb and Her Early American Jewish Ancestors

The “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG” Just Published

New book Announcement: Webmaster’s Guide to TNG, by John Pfost The following news release was written by John Pfost: John Pfost is pleased to announce the release of his new book the “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG 7.0: From Novices to Continue reading The “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG” Just Published

Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM

CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According Continue reading Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM

Early American Family History Explores How DNA Testing Can Reveal a Hidden Ancestry

In Revisiting Anne Marie: How an Amerindian Woman of Seventeenth-Century Nova Scotia and a DNA Match Redefine American Heritage, Marie Rundquist shows how a single, Native American DNA test proved her documented French-European lineage invalid, calling an American heritage into Continue reading Early American Family History Explores How DNA Testing Can Reveal a Hidden Ancestry