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The following is from the National Genealogical Society NGS 2014 Family History Conference Richmond, VA 7–10 May 2014 The National Genealogical Society announces the live streaming of ten lectures from the NGS 2014 Family History Conference. The upcoming conference will Continue reading Live Streaming of 10 Lectures from the NGS 2014 Family History Conference
I just heard from an old friend of mine this morning. I got a note from Bill Lee, whose genealogy books I have reviewed during my tenure as a magazine editor. Bill and his wife, LaVonne, spent a number of Continue reading Check Out fodgerelations.com
The following excerpt is from the February 27, 2014 edition of http://news.rpi.edu: The staff of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives has digitized more than a century of The Polytechnic student newspaper. The Poly archive is available online through the Rensselaer Continue reading Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives Digitizes Over 100 Years of the Student Newspaper
The following News Release is from the British Library: Europeana 1914-1918: A new website that brings all sides of World War One together launches in Berlin, featuring 10,000 items from the British Library’s collections www.europeana1914-1918.eu The Federal Government Commissioner for Continue reading Europeana 1914-1918: Bringing All Sides of World War One Together – Launches in Berlin, Featuring 10,000 Items From the British Library’s Collections
The following excerpt is from an article posted at the ktvl.com website. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A congressman is stepping in to help the family of a soldier buried at California’s Riverside National Cemetery. A friend of Lieutenant Jared Landaker says Continue reading Construction at Riverside National Cemetery Causes Controversy
The following announcement is from Richard E. Hartle, Publicity Chairman, Ohio Chapter PalAm: The Palatines to America National Conference will be held on June 25 – 28, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio at the Ramada Plaza Conference Center, 4000 Sinclair Road. Continue reading Palatines to America 2014 National Conference June 25-28 in Columbus, Ohio
The following excerpt is from an article in the February 24, 2014 edition of NewsNetScotland.com: The wills of 26,000 Scottish soldiers who died in the Great War are to be made available online for the first time as part of Continue reading Wills of Scottish Soldiers Killed in WWI to Go Online
The Board for Certification of Genealogists [BCG] has just released a major upgrade to its book, Genealogy Standards: 50th Anniversary Edition. For the record, that is 50 years of the BCG. The guidebook is 14 years old. The Standards were Continue reading Genealogy Standards: 50th Anniversary Edition – On Sale for 15% Off Thru Thursday, March 6
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the March 3, 2014 edition of the CBC News. The province of Ontario is asking descendants of people buried in a forgotten cemetery near Elgin and Queen Streets in Ottawa to Continue reading Ottawa Cemetery Unearthed in LRT Dig Prompts Call for Descendants
After many months in the making, the Map Guide to German Parish Registers Volume 45 – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of West Prussia II, Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, by Kevan Hansen, is now shipping. All the standing orders shipped over a week Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 45 – West Prussia II – Now Shipping
Iowa Name Lists, Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1833-2004 with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present, is now available with a FREE PDF immediate download eBook. The latest in a series of books detailing Online Censuses Continue reading Iowa Name Lists, Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes 1833-2004 Now Shipping!
I have used such words as massive, voluminous, gigantic, thorough, exhaustive, and enormous to describe books before. However, these words may not do just for The Compendium of American Genealogy, a seven volume set. This massive work may not compare Continue reading The Compendium of American Genealogy
A couple of months ago, Family Roots Publishing made a special purchase of several hundred copies of the 4th Edition of the Directory of Family Associations. The book was written by Elizabeth Petty Bentley and Deborah Ann Carl in 2001, Continue reading Directory of Family Associations, 4th Edition; On Sale at 50% off for a FEW Days ONLY!
Vital records, land records, legal documents, and many other genealogically critical resources are full of legal terminology. As laws and countries change, so does the verbiage in such records. The older the document the more difficult it may be to Continue reading Black’s Law Dictionary; 1st and 2nd Edition on CD
Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689, edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, is a reprint of a work originally published as Volume Eight of Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Miscellaneous Records Continue reading Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689; 20% OFF for the Next FEW Days!