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The following excerpt is from Jan. 17, 2014, http://www.defense.gov/ by Claudette Roulo: WASHINGTON – The Defense Imagery Management Operations Center recently signed a $5 million agreement to digitize, store and provide access to hundreds of thousands of historical images. DIMOC Continue reading DOD to Preserve Historic Images
The following is excerpted from Bill Dollarhide’s new Hawaii Name Lists 1700s-2011 book. Chart of the Sandwich Islands, by Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Pèrouse (1741-1788). The original chart was prepared by Pèrouse while visiting Hawaii in 1785. The above Continue reading Chart of the Sandwich Islands, by Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Pèrouse (1741-1788)
The following news release was received from Ancestry.com this morning. It’s so nice to see Ancestry and FamilySearch working hand-in-hand to get records digitized and posted online. That’s sooo different than the competitive and somewhat adversarial relationship the firms had Continue reading Ancestry.com Expands Groundbreaking Collaboration With FamilySearch
With last October’s addition of Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig), Family Roots Publishing’s incredibly popular Map Guide to German Parish Registers series now stands at 44 Volumes. Each is a Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig)
Your living family members won’t be around forever. Preserving their stories and history while they are still alive is part of being a good family historian. Like learning to fill in a family group sheet, or learning to trace ancestors Continue reading Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History
Next in our coverage of state name lists is Idaho. Idaho Name Lists 1860s-2011, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present is one of the 14 volumes now available. I am providing details about each of the Continue reading Idaho Name Lists 1860s-2011, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present
A great many of the attendees on the 29th annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour bought the DNA testing kits offered currently by Ancestry.com. Crista Cowan and then Anna Swayne, both from Ancestry, came and taught us all about their new Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………….. Week’s Peek
Over the past few years, the folks who publish Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and the History Magazine have created a series of journals offering a collection of previously published article, gathered together on a single topic. Here are some of Continue reading Tracing Your Colonial American Ancestors
The following News Release was written by Ancestry.com staff: PROVO, UT–(Marketwire – Jan 16, 2014) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced the availability of an index to more than 10 million New York City birth, Continue reading Ancestry.com Teams Up With New York City Municipal Archives to Bring a Free Index to More Than 10 Million Birth, Marriage & Death Records Online
The following article is excerpted from Bil Dollarhide’s New Book, Hawaii Name Lists, 1700s – 2011. For genealogical research in Hawaii, the following timeline of events should help any genealogist understand the area with an historical, jurisdictional, and genealogical point Continue reading An Historical Timeline for Hawaii, 1627 – 2011
The following was information received from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 2.7 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, Colombia, England, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,061,590 indexed records and images from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2.7 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, Colombia, England, Portugal, & the USA
The following excerpt is from the January 3rd 2014, http://www.miamiherald.com by Ana Veciana-Suarez Genie Milgrom’s quest for her religious roots began with a mysterious box her maternal grandmother left her when she died. It ends, if one can call it Continue reading Miami Woman Tracks Her Jewish Roots Through 22 Generations
Have you visited the Salt Lake Christmas Tour website?? As of this evening, the countdown to our next December rendezvous is 330 days…………… I rather like that countdown feature, do you? Here is one of the bestest photos from Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour ……………….. Week’s Peek
With 14 volumes now available, I am providing details about each of the nine most recently released volumes in the William Doallarhide’s State Name Lists Series. A few days ago I gave details about the Florida edition. Here we examine Continue reading Hawaii Name Lists 1700s-2011, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present
Take some of the most experienced and well know authors and editors on family history matters, have them each provide a professional guidance and tips on tracing European ancestry, add to this a collection of online and print resources, contact Continue reading The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe