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Considering how easy it is too lose your data, we all need to heed this advice. From “Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter” for November 01, 2013 It is the first day of the month. It’s time to back up your genealogy Continue reading Dick Eastman Reminds Us: Back Up Your Genealogy.
Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 31st 2013 Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia, Revised Edition; by J. William Austin, II and Rebecca H. R. Austin Related County Antrim, Ireland, 1851 Census (Fragments), Transcription and Index; Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-31-2013
The following was written by Bryan Mulcahy, M.L.S., Reference Librarian at the Ft. Myers – Lee County Public Library, and used with his permission: Periodically we receive queries from patrons seeking information and records from military college preparatory schools or Continue reading Records of Military College Preparatory Schools
Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 30th 2013 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-30-2013
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 135 million indexed records and images from Brazil, Canada, England, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,227,603 indexed records from the new Canada Census, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 135 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, Canada, England, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, & the USA
Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 29th 2013 Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Vol. I; by David Dobson Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Vol. II; by David Dobson Directory of Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-29-2013
Google is about to post a walk-through of Arlington National Cemetery. Although some headstones photographed with the walk-through might not be as clear and readable as others, it is said that many will for more legible than those currently posted Continue reading Google is Mapping Arlington National Cemetery
Word has been received that there is a new lineage group. The Society of Descendants of Lady Godiva is a new international lineage group for those who are descendants of Lady Godiva. The first meeting will be held April 13, Continue reading The Society of Descendants of Lady Godiva
CANTON, NY — Vandals knocked over headstones and did other damage Sunday at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery on Riverside Drive in the town. St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies said 36 headstones were knocked over or displaced. Flags and flower Continue reading Vandals Damage Headstones at Canton (New York) Cemetery
The following excerpt is from the MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013 Issue of Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog Registration for the 2014 webinars is now open! You’ll find a fantastic lineup of presentations and speakers and we hope you will join Continue reading Illinois State Genealogical Society Announces Its 2014 Webinar Lineup
14 easy lessons on DNA, and how a genealogists can use it to find relatives. What is Genetic Genealogy? Genealogy is simply the study of one’s family tree or ancestry. Genetic genealogy uses DNA testing to determine the genetic relationship Continue reading Beginners Guide To Genetic Genealogy
Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 28th 2013 The Protestation Returns, 1641-1642, & Other Contemporary Listings; by Jeremy Gibson & Alan Dell Lists of Londoners, Second Edition; by Jeremy Gibson & Heather Creaton Census Returns, 1841-1881, Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-28-2013
Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas: A Complete Digest of the Records of All the Countries of the Western Hemisphere is the most comprehensive collection of information on colonial period records covering the entire Western Hemisphere, both North and South Continue reading Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas
“All research in Germany depends on locating the birthplace of an ancestor.” At least, that is the opinion of Fay S. Dearden, as I am sure it is with many others. Despite the wide variety of resources available online and Continue reading Understanding Meyers Orts
Meyers Orts (for short) is perhaps one of the most well know and famous of all gazetteers. Those searching their German ancestry have no doubt heard of it. Some have said, “Almost all serious German research begins with Meyers Orts.” Continue reading Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon