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Every parent has the fear that their child might disappear. And I can tell you that grandparents also have the same fear. As a grandparent of 3 small children, when they are under my care, I watch them like the Continue reading New Book! Without Indentures: Index to White Slave Children in Colonial Court Records (Maryland and Virginia)
How does the government shutdown effect genealogical research? Besides the obvious downside if you happen to be a government employee with no income expected during the shutdown, there are many other direct effects on us. Following are a few: The Continue reading Federal Offices & Museums of Interest to Genealogists Closed During the Government Shutdown
I’ve gotten notice that Billion Graves has an upgrade for their Android App. This is version 2.3, and it’s said to make “the Android version compatible with the latest devices, fixing some minor bugs that would cause the app to Continue reading Billion Graves Upgrades their Android APP to Version 2.3
Ancestry.com has acquired Findagrave.com. That’s not surprising, as the Find A Grave data is essential to genealogy research. Ancestry promises to keep Find A Grave a free site – and they will build mobile apps for entering data, the same Continue reading Ancestry.com Acquires Find A Grave
Volume 44 of the German Map Guide series was just published and is now shipping in both soft and hard cover editions. Click on the links or the illustration to order. All standing order volumes have already shipped. This volume Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig) Now Shipping
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 10 million indexed records and images from England, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,829,077 indexed records from the U.S., Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 10 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from England, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, & the USA
Don’t know about most of you, but I must confess: I bring too much stuff on trips. Any trip. And especially winter trips…. like the Salt Lake Christmas Tour trip. I have seen a couple of you come with only Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………….. Week’s Peek
The following excerpt is from an article in the September 23, 2013 edition of golocalprov.com: Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis has announced the official launch of the Rhode Island State Archives Online Catalog, a new tool which will make Continue reading Official Launch of the Rhode Island State Archives Online Catalog October 17, 2013
The following teaser is from an excellent article by Cristina Corbin in the September 27, 2013 edition of foxnews.com: Hidden in the jungle-like underbrush and Japanese knotweed smothering tombstones in an abandoned Philadelphia cemetery, Sam Ricks found his calling: to Continue reading Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Uncover 21 Medal Of Honor Headstones
The following teaser is from an article posted in the September 27, 2013 edition of Bloomberg.com. Ancestry.com, the world’s largest family history website, won the dismissal of a lawsuit filed in Delaware by investors seeking more money in a $1.6 Continue reading Ancestry.com Investor Suit Over Buyout Dismissed
The following snippet is from an AP article posted in the Sept. 25, 2013 edition of The Republic. OLYMPIA, Washington — Birth parents who placed their child for adoption on or before Oct. 1, 1993, must notify the state Health Continue reading Washington State Birth Parents Who Placed Children for Adoption Before Oct. 1, 1993 Must Notify Health Dept. to Retain Anonymity
I have written about My Genealogy Hound in the past. They now have over 16,000 biographies posted. The following is info. I just received from them. Good stuff… Family biography additions to the My Genealogy Hound website have been completed Continue reading Family Biographies Added for 10 More Counties to My Genealogy Hound
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 192 million indexed records and images from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Wales. Notable collection updates include the 314,910 images from the Spain, Province of Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 192 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the USA & Wales
In the introduction of the third volume, the editor, Willard Heiss, gives the impression that the third volume would be the last. But, he didn’t stop. There is a fourth volume, Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1979-1981
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 Eastern European Ancestors