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The following teaser is from the February 14, 2014 edition of The Times of India website. KOLKATA [India]: If you want a copy of the death certificate of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, ask Kolkata Municipal Corporation. One of the oldest civic bodies Continue reading Kolkata (Calcutta), India Death Registers Have Been Digitized
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article by Phil Gast, posted at the February 15, 2014 edition of the CNN website. This weekend is the 150th Anniversary of the sinking of the Hunley during, allong with its adversary, Continue reading Why Did The Hunley Sink?
This last Thursday, Illinois Congressman Charles E. Meier filed HB5625 with the clerk. The Act, if approved “Creates the Access to Cemeteries on Private Property Act. Provides that owners of private property on which a cemetery or graves are located Continue reading Illinois Access to Cemeteries Act Filed With the Illinois General Assembly
Writing at The Genetic Genealogist, Blayne Bettinger, tells us why we shouldn’t let anyone talk us out of using AncestryDNA’s autosomal DNA test… The following teaser is from Bettinger’s blog: Many genetic genealogists, myself included, have had incredible success using Continue reading AncestryDNA’s Autosomal DNA Test – Don’t by Scared Off From It.
At the Stars and Stripes website, you’ll find a photo essay of Arlington National Cemetery in winter. Very well done… ARLINGTON, Va. — As snow gently fell in the Washington, D.C. area Saturday morning, visitors to Arlington National Cemetery quietly Continue reading Arlington National Cemetery Covered in Snow…
We’ve run this book as our FRPC Exceptional Bargain Offer before, but I figure it’s time to run it again. If you bought a copy last time around, get it out and use it! It’s worth the time taken to Continue reading Family Tree Problem Solver – On Sale Again at 25% off!
It seems that two water towers that were no longer being used caught fire at the British National Archives in Kew, London, England. About 20 firefighters from the London Fire Brigade were called out about 12:30 GMT and fought the Continue reading Fire at the National Archives in Kew, London, UK
Biographies for families in 11 more counties have recently been added to the My Genealogy Hound website. This brings the current total available to more than 20,000 biographies in 136 counties in 10 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Continue reading Biographies for Families in 11 More IA, TN, MO, KY, & AR Counties added at MyGenealogyHound.com
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is proud to partner once again with Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online genealogy website, to bring Ancestry Day to Philadelphia. This full day of genealogy lectures will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Continue reading Ancestry Day Coming to Philadelphia on March 15, 2014
The following is from the February 9, 2014 edition of theguardian.com: Archive director Adamir Jerkovic condems blaze at state archives in Sarajevo as an “act of vandalism.” Some of the most important historical documents charting the history of central Europe Continue reading Bosnia-Herzegovina Fire Destroys Ottoman Archives
The following is from the February 13, 2014 edition of the Bandera Courier: …the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will expand its hours of operation to better accommodate researchers. The agency’s three public service areas – the Texas Continue reading The Texas State Library and Archives Commission to Expand Hours to the Second Saturday of Each Month
The following teaser is from an article posted at the wcpo.com website: CINCINNATI — A SpongeBob SquarePants monument commemorating the life of deceased Army Sgt. Kimberly Walker was reinstalled at Spring Grove Cemetery Friday exactly one year after her death. Continue reading SpongeBob SquarePants Monument Reinstalled After Cemetery Dispute
The following excerpt is from an article by Susan K. Livio, posted at the February 11, 2014 edition of nj.com: As an adopted person who also gave up her own child to another, Mari Steed of Levittown, Pa., said there Continue reading New Jersey Assembly Panel Approves Bill Opening Birth Records for Adoptees
The following teaser is from the February 11, 2014 edition of charlestonchronicle.net: WASHINGTON, DC – African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com), the Black-owned company that pioneered genetics ancestry tracing for people of African descent, has helped more than 150,000 people across the Continue reading AfricanAncestry.com Traces Roots of Corporate America During Black History Month
The following teaser is from an article by Kate Kelland, posted February 12, 2014 at iol.co.za: London – A year after they revealed a twisted skeleton found under a car park as the mortal remains of King Richard III, scientists Continue reading Richard III to Have His Genome Mapped