Heartbreak & Hope: New Blog Launched to Tell the Stories of Ellis Island Immigrants

The following news release is from Larisa Thomas: New York, NY – In honor of the reopening of Ellis Island on Monday, October 28, 2013, Statue Cruises is pleased to announce the launch of a new blog to tell the Continue reading Heartbreak & Hope: New Blog Launched to Tell the Stories of Ellis Island Immigrants

Salt Lake Christmas Tour………………… Week’s Peek

    How many days until our December Salt Lake rendezvous? I’m eager to go visit my favorite places and see my favorite sights……….. like the zillions of Christmas lights and displays on Temple Square.  Only five weeks by my Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………………… Week’s Peek

Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-26-2013

Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 26th 2013 Texas Cherokees, 1820-1839: A Document for Litigation (1921), by George W. Fields; Compiled and Transcribed by Jeff Bowen Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Compiled from Documents in the Virginia Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-26-2013

Scottish Property Valuation Rolls for 1920 Go Online

The following News Release is from Grant Millar, marketing executive for DC Thomson Family History (formerly known as brightsolid online publishing) ‘Homes fit for heroes’? New historical records offer a fascinating snapshot of Scottish society in the wake of the Continue reading Scottish Property Valuation Rolls for 1920 Go Online

Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-25-2013

Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 25th 2013 Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs, With Researcher’s Guide and Translations of the Introduction, Instruction for the Use of the Gazetteer, and Abbreviations. Three Volumes; by Raymond Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-25-2013

Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-24-2013

Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 24th 2013 Index to Printed Virginia Genealogies: Including Key and Bibliography; by Robert Armistead Stewart Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania: The Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-24-2013

Three Ethnic (African-American & French/French-Canadian) Bundles on Sale for 25% Off Through Monday, October 28, 2013

This weekend Family Roots Publishing is running a 25% off sale on three 2-item bundles of popular ethnic-oriented items. One bundle is African-American related, and the other two are French and French-Canadian guides. This sale runs through midnight EDT (Not Continue reading Three Ethnic (African-American & French/French-Canadian) Bundles on Sale for 25% Off Through Monday, October 28, 2013

Space Still Available for the 2013 Salt Lake Christmas Tour – Preregistation Ends November 7, 2013.

It’s getting near the end of the pre-registration period for the Salt Lake Christmas Tour. However, we still have space available for anyone who would like to join us. The preregistration cut-off was initially October 15, but we’ve extended it Continue reading Space Still Available for the 2013 Salt Lake Christmas Tour – Preregistation Ends November 7, 2013.

Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-23-2013

Books added to Family Roots Publishing web site for October 23rd 2013 The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England & Ireland; by Samuel Smiles The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704; by Annie Laurie Wright Smith Encyclopedia of German-American Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 10-23-2013

Danish Immigrant Museum Changes its Name

Word has been received that the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elk Horn Iowa has changed its name to Museum of Danish America. They have stated that while their name is changing, their mission will still the same. The only national Continue reading Danish Immigrant Museum Changes its Name

War of 1812 Bicentennial Offers a Wealth of Historic Canadian Sites to Visit This Year

The following excerpt is from the October 22, 2013 Vancouver Sun website Canada – Travellers interested in military history usually think of Europe as the place to visit battlefields, but Canada has its fair share of them and as this Continue reading War of 1812 Bicentennial Offers a Wealth of Historic Canadian Sites to Visit This Year