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The following news release was received from Tina Lyons and Thomas MacEntee: April 8, 2013 – Genealogy bloggers, societies, writers and editors are invited to participate in the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference by becoming FGS 2013 Ambassadors. Ambassadors Continue reading Become an FGS 2013 Ambassador
Was there really one big rock at the beach on Plymouth harbor where the Mayflower Pilgrims stepped ashore? The folks in Plymouth, Massachusetts (where I am today) certainly will swear to it. Years ago, a huge “display case” was built Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………….. Week’s Peek
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 4, 2013 edition of IllinoisTimes.com: The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has balked at a demand from the National Archives to return a page torn from a ship’s log so Continue reading National Archives Demands Stolen Document Back
The following excerpt is from an interview with my friend, Megan Smolenyak, published in the March 31, 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com Background: Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (who goes by Megan Smolenyak2 on her website in a nod to her married name) Continue reading Megan Smolenyak on Irish Heritage
The following teaser is from an article in the April 4, 2013 edition of the New York Times: Among the most arresting images in “Photography and the American Civil War,” a magisterial exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is Continue reading Photography and the American Civil War – an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 4, 2013 edition of HalifaxCourier.co.uk. It deals with British Methodist Family History on a personal level, with folks world-wide invited to join in the sharing of information. Cool… A Continue reading British Methodist Family History Online
A while back I found about a new site entitled ResearchTies.com and asked that I be notified when the site was ready to be tested. According to an email just received from Jill Crandal, after “a long year of programming,” Continue reading ResearchTies.com Now Online and Ready for Testing
Now this is a strange one… The following teaser is from an article by Amanda Norris, posted in the April 5, 2013 Virgin Islands Daily News. Click on the link at the end of the excerpt, and dead the full Continue reading Where the Dead are Unnamed
The following excerpt is from the April 4, 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com: Tom Cruise was presented with an Irish heritage certificate yesterday at an official Government ceremony to celebrate his ancestry. Eneclann, part of Trinity College, found that his great-great-great Continue reading Tom Cruise is Presented With An Irish Heritage Certificate
Maureen Taylor, “The Photo Detective,” is a recognized expert in historical photography. She is known for her ability to study photographs for the historical clues that tell stories about the people and events portrayed in the images. Maureen has been Continue reading Identify Photographs at a Glance
About 2 months ago I had the opportunity to review Zap The Grandma Gap, by Janet Hovorka. Here is the opening paragraph from that review: Zap the Grandma Gap: Connecting with Your Family by Connecting Them to Their Family History Continue reading Zap the Grandma Gap: Power Up Workbook
What did your ancestors die of? What exactly is that condition mentioned in my ancestor’s records? This is just the question Dr. Jeanette L. Jerger asked herself while researching her great-grandfather’s pension record. Dr. Jerger discovered her Civil War great-grandfather Continue reading Medical Miscellany
Phototree.com™, the leader in delivering historical photograph information to genealogists and collectors, unveiled at the RootsTech 2013 conference their latest book titled 19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide™, A Step-by-Step to Identifying and Dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards. Written Continue reading 19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide™ – A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying and Dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards
Fold3.com is one of my favorite websites. Having had a number of family members who served with the United States (and Confederate) Armed Services, the site has given me a wealth of detailed service information about them. Now I see Continue reading Fold3 Offering FREE Access to its Confederate Civil War Records thru April
The following is from FamilySearch, April 2, 2013: FamilySearch has added 23.9 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, England, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 19,206,333 Images to New United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Collection