Free Access to Marriage Records at Ancestry.com through April 21, 2013
The following is from Ancestry.com. Click on the image for free access to Marriage Records at Ancestry.com through April 21, 2013.
New Online Tools Help Preserve & Share Precious Family Photos and Memories
SALT LAKE CITY – FamilySearch International, a nonprofit, volunteer-driven genealogy organization, announced the release of significant new enhancements to its web services that allow visitors to collaboratively build their family tree online, preserve and share precious family photos and stories, Continue reading New Online Tools Help Preserve & Share Precious Family Photos and Memories
FamilySearch Adds 2.4 Million Records & Images to Brazil, German, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
FamilySearch has added 2.4 million indexed records and images this week from Brazil, German, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Peru, Ukraine, the United States, and Venezuela. Notable collection updates include the 1,033,852 images from the new Netherlands, Bibliothéque Wallonne Card Indexes from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 2.4 Million Records & Images to Brazil, German, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts
Sometimes titles don’t completely clarify the contents of a book. Not so, with Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts, where the title says exactly what the book is about. Within these pages you will find thousands of tombstone inscriptions. In Continue reading Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts
Early Tennessee Tax Records Online
The following teaser is from the April 15, 2013 edition of the Chattanoogan: April 15 can be a taxing day for all of us living in modern times, but our ancestors didn’t have it much easier. Although federal income tax Continue reading Early Tennessee Tax Records Online
Brothers Reunited After 80 Years
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 15, 2013 edition of dailymail.co.uk: Two long-lost brothers have been reunited for the first time in an incredible 80 years after they were fostered to different families as babies. Continue reading Brothers Reunited After 80 Years
Free Marriage Records at Ancestry.com April 17, 2013
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RootsMagic 6 “Share Certified” by FamilySearch for Use With “FamilyTree”
RootsMagic 6 has been “Share Certified” by FamilySearch for use with the new FamilySearch “Family Tree.” Family Tree has only been available to the general public for a short time, but I’ve already found it to be a great resource. Continue reading RootsMagic 6 “Share Certified” by FamilySearch for Use With “FamilyTree”
Deadlines Approaching for NGS Conference in Las Vegas
The following was received from NGS today, and I’m passing it along to my readers: Register within the week for the NGS 2013 Family History Conference and to select any meals or pre-conference events or tours you plan to attend. Continue reading Deadlines Approaching for NGS Conference in Las Vegas
Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers
“Newspapers are genealogy’s ‘hottest’ record group today and Cooke’s engaging writing teamed with helpful worksheets makes searching for them much easier.” The above is just one of many positive comments given about Lisa Louise Cooke’s book Everything You Need to Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers
New Look, Feel & Capabilities at the Family Roots Publishing Website
Over the last several weeks, Family Roots Publishing has been going through a website redesign, and upgrade. Not only does the site have a more modern look, but it’s more user-friendly and allows the user to do things that were Continue reading New Look, Feel & Capabilities at the Family Roots Publishing Website
Muster Rolls of New York Provincial Troops 1755-1764
Order Muster Rolls of New York Provincial Troops 1755-1764 was originally published in 1891 by the New-York Historical Society. Heritage Books reprinted this book in 2007. The contents of this book are straight forward and simple, it contains: “Muster Rolls Continue reading Muster Rolls of New York Provincial Troops 1755-1764
Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History
After more than five years, Jeffrey A. Bockman, has published a major update to his popular book, Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History. Now in its fifth edition, this fantastic primer Continue reading Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Brandenburg II – Hard Bound – Now Shipping
As I wrote earlier this week, Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Brandenburg II, Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt an der Oder (Volume 42) is now in print, and shipping. All volumes for which Family Roots Publishing Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Brandenburg II – Hard Bound – Now Shipping
Pamela and Richard Sayre Announced as Keynote Speakers for Dallas Genealogical Society 2013 Summer Institute
The following was received from Carolyn Davis for the Dallas Genealogical Society: April 8, 2013, Dallas, TX – The Dallas Genealogical Society (DGS) announces that Pamela Boyer Sayre and Richard Sayre will be the keynote speakers at the DGS 2013 Continue reading Pamela and Richard Sayre Announced as Keynote Speakers for Dallas Genealogical Society 2013 Summer Institute