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Over the past fifteen or so years, I have repeatedly heard or participated in many discussions, sometimes heated, over the best treatment and care for both older and newer photographs. The crux of the discussions often centering around digital photography Continue reading Windows on the Past: Identifying, Dating, & Preserving Photographs
The following teaser is from the June 17, 2013 edition of the Rockdale Citizen. COVINGTON [Georgia] — The first time Debbie Autry saw the historic family cemetery, she was about 10. It was in such a decrepit state, “I just Continue reading Middlebrooks Cemetery in Georgia Cleaned Up by Sons of Confederate Veterans
William Dollarhide is a well-know author, census-records expert, avid genealogist and co-creator of a new series of guides called Genealogists’ Insta-Guides. Dollarhide is also well know for his “Genealogy Rules.” These are rules he has created to assist genealogists in Continue reading A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide: Dollarhide’s Rules & Daffern’s Laws
The following teaser is from the June 17, 2013 edition of the StatesmanJurnal.com. What did Malia and Sasha Obama do on their summer vacation? They went to the library. In Ireland. The little-seen, little-discussed Obama girls, now 14 and 11 Continue reading Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama Receive the Obama Family Genealogy in Ireland
Last May 2013, Maureen MacDonald and I were lucky girls and got to spend a couple of days at “HistGen” or the New England Historical Genealogical Society’s library in Boston, Massachusetts. (We were double lucky because it Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week’s Peek……………..
The following guest post is written by Judith Sanders. FamilySearch, the largest genealogy organization worldwide, recently announced the addition of new features that will make the work of tracing a family tree even easier. The features are specifically geared to Continue reading New Features Launched by FamilySearch Explained
The following excerpt is from an interesting story written by reporter Dan Vergano, for the June 13, 2013 edition of USA TODAY. I’m not even much of a Neanderthal. Only 1.5% of my genes are traceable to the doughty cavemen Continue reading This Reporter’s DNA Results Were Disappointing to Say the Least…
The following teaser is from an article in the June 13, 2013 edition of politickernj.com. TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Chairman Joseph F. Vitale which would give adoptees in New Jersey access Continue reading New Jersy Bill Gives Adoptees Access to Their Medical History & Birth Records
The following excerpt is from the June 13, 2013 edition of MailOnline. DNA testing has revealed that Prince William will become the first British monarch of Indian ancestry. A clear genetic line has been drawn between the Duke of Cambridge Continue reading Prince William Has Indian Ancestry
Washington, DC – June 13, 2013 The National Archives today launched the Founders Online website [http://founders.archives.gov/]. This free online tool brings together the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in a Continue reading National Archives Launches the Founders Online Website
Just like the Map Guide to German Parish Registers: Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Rhineland III and Kingdom of Bavaria, Palatinate (Pfalz) covered in the last newsline, German Maps & Facts For Genealogy is highly popular map book. Thus, the publisher had Continue reading German Maps & Facts For Genealogy
The following teaser is from the June 9, 2013 edition of The Stanley News and Press. Sunday, June 9, 2013 — RALEIGH — The first forty-four volumes (1924-1967) of the North Carolina Historical Review are now available online through the Continue reading The North Carolina Historical Review is Now Digitized and Online!
The following is from FGS: “Journey through Generations” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists June 10, 2013 – Austin, TX. Discounted early-bird registration for the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference will continue only until July 1. Early registrants Continue reading 2013 FGS Conference-Bird Registration Ends July 1
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: Arlington, VA, 10 June 2013: One of the National Genealogical Society’s educational goals two years ago was to bring an excellent learning tool to the genealogical community that would help expand understanding Continue reading Classes Form Around Tom Jones’s Mastering Genealogical Proof
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million images from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 544,966 index records and images from the new Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than Half a Million Index Records and Images to New Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations Collection