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The following teaser is from an AP article posted in the September 22, 2013 editon of gulflive.com: Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has received a $274,000 grant to digitize 100,000 pages of state newspapers published Continue reading Mississippi Department of Archives and History to Digitize Newspapers Dating from 1836 to 1922
Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979 is the third, and thus far, largest volume is a set of books contains abstracts from a wide variety of early Indiana records of genealogical value. These are Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979
The following news release was received from Laura Zilverberg for FindMyPast.com: Titles cover all four provinces of Ireland with articles dating 1820-1926 LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the launch Continue reading New Online Irish Newspapers Make Ireland’s History Searchable
Computers and dvd players, along with fancy displays (from digital projectors to large-screen televisions) have replaced slide projectors, movie projectors, and even video tapes. Sharing photos and family stories now takes place on the computer. Often, this is done by Continue reading Presentation Is Everything Step-by-step Instructions To Create Family Presentations Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
I just obtained a personal copy of the new book, The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe – Your Essential Guide to Trace Your Genealogy in Europe. It’s written and edited by a number of knowledgeable folks, most of whom I Continue reading Terrific Brand New Book! The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe – on Sale for 29% Off!
Here is the third Portable Genealogist reviewed I promised last week. This time, I will be looking at the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s publication The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census. Specifically, this guide examines the 1855 and 1865 state Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census
The following teaser is from the Sept. 18, 2013 edition of DelawareOnline.com: LAUREL [Delaware] — Searching for cemetery records, census information, old deeds or probate abstracts? Your quest ends with the Laurel Public Library’s little-known but highly regarded Delaware Collection. Continue reading Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection
The Genealogy Roadshow will be showing on Monday evenings on PBS. The episodes were filmed in a number of cities, Nashville, Detroit, San Francisco, and Austin. Every great story needs a soundtrack. What’s yours? As PBS prepares to hit the Continue reading Genealogy Roadshow Playlists
The following excerpt is from the September 23, 2013 edition of theindychannel.com: QUEEN LATIFAH has agreed to research her family tree for genealogy show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? after producer LISA KUDROW revealed the singer/actress previously turned down Continue reading Queen Latifah Agrees to be on Who Do You Think You Are?
In my classes and conversations, I am often asked, “Which is really better, Ancestry or FamilySearch?” I usually answer back with a question, “Which is yummier, a hot baked potato or a ripe juicy orange?” “Well, those are Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Week’s Peek
This happened a week ago, and I meant to post a blog about it then, but didn’t get to it. So am doing it now. Better late than never… The following teaser is from an article by Hannah Dreyfus that Continue reading World’s Oldest Man Dies at 112 Years of Age
The following excerpt is from a fascinating article by Jim Donaldson posted in the Sept. 17, 2013 edition of the Bellingham Herald. Steve Thurber, 53, of Courtenay, B.C., was walking along a beach south of Tofino last Monday, Sept. 9, Continue reading British Columbia Man Finds 107-year-old Message in a Bottle from Bellingham, Washington Man
I’m fully aware of the issues on both sides of the adoption-reunion debate. On a personal level, I believe that all adoptees should have access to their birth records. The Ohio House recently passed a bill to give adoptees access Continue reading Ohio Needs to Give ALL Their Adoptees Equal Rights
Let me start with a simplified, and probably more than you will ever need, introduction to Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy. In short, surnames of 17th and 18th century colonists have changed over 400 years. This dictionary Continue reading Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy
In my recent article, Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966, I introduced this four volume series on historical Indiana records of genealogical value.. The editor, Willard Heiss, extracted in full the previously collected abstracts Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 2; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1967-1972