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Word has been received that 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. A full program is offered with four days Continue reading Palatines to America 2014 National Conference
Sometimes, I have to jump volumes in a series I am reviewing due to current accessibility. Fortunately, each volume in the Before Germanna series can stand alone. Plus, the first chapter is the same in each volume. Each volume provides Continue reading Before Germana No. 5 – The Ancestry of the Sheible, Peck, Milker, Smith and Holt Families
John Smith Birth Death Marriage to POCAHONTAS/Matoaka Amonute/Little Snow Feather/Playful “Rebecca” Powhatan 168017 Feb Gloucester Co., Virginia 1 source citation POCAHONTAS/Matoaka A S F ” Powhatan 1595 – 1617 With a big bunch of us going shortly to Salt Lake to spend Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………….. Week’s Peek
Having served in the U.S. Army, I’m always checking to see if any of my former “Battle Buddies” have lost their lives. This has led me to look for the names and records of soldiers lost in other conflicts. The Continue reading The American Battle Monuments Commission Website
The following article is by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide. Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 42: If you took family group sheets to the last wedding you attended, you are probably an addicted genealogist. In the articles, “Piles of Paper – Continue reading Piles of Paper – Part 3
The following was written by Ancestry and is from www.newswire.ca: Ancestry.ca to offer free online access to historic military records to help Canadians discover their military ancestors for the first time – Many Canadians unaware of ancestors who fought in Continue reading Ancestry.ca Offering Free Online Access to Canadian Military Records Through November 12, 2013
Some time ago, FamilySearch announced a FREE Lookup service whereby they would scan pages of books found in the Family History Library for patrons who couldn’t actually get to the library itself. They have now published a blog explaining in Continue reading Using Google Books to Get Free Copies of Pages of Books in the Family History Library
Fold3 unveiled what they call their Honor Wall this week, It pays tribute to millions of men and women who served our nation, from colonial days to the present. You are invited to visit the Honor Wall and help them Continue reading The Honor Wall at Fold3
Wednesday morning at about 3:30 a.m., a fire got started at the Internet Archive’s San Francisco scanning center. No data was lost, but about $600,000 in high end digitization equipment was destroyed. The scanning building was also badly damaged. According Continue reading Fire at the Internet Archive’s San Francisco Scanning Center
Books added to Family Roots Publishing website for November 6th 2013 Barbados Records: Wills and Administrations. Vol. I, 1639-1680; by Joanne McRee Sanders Barbados Records: Wills, Vol. II: 1681-1700; By Joanne McRee Sanders Barbados Records: Wills, Vol. III: 1701-1725; By Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 11-6-2013
According to Johni Cerny and Gary J. Zimmrman, authors of Before Germanna, there have been few unanswered questions about the First Germanna Colony in the New World. However, at least in 1990 when this book first came out, surprising little Continue reading Before Germanna No. 2 – Clore, Kaifer, and Thomas Families
Hey, there is another one. The Indiana Source Book: Materials from The Hoosier Genealogists, 1985-1988; Volume Six with Index. Can you blame the dedication of some genealogists who are willing to do this much work for others. As you may Continue reading The Indiana Source Book: Materials from The Hoosier Genealogists, 1985-1988; Volume Six with Index
Family Roots Publishing just 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, and is the latest Continue reading Directory of Family Associations, 4th Edition – on Sale at 50% off Through Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.2 million indexed records and images from Brazil, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 442,32 images from the Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Spain & the USA
The following was received from SLIG: The Utah Genealogical Association is pleased to announce that a bold, new course is being offered at their popular Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in January 2014. Since 1996 the Institute has been a Continue reading Eastern European Family History Course to be offered at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in January 2014