“State’s archives offer look into role of women in Tennessee history”

This article comes from knownews.com: Midway through Women’s History Month is prime time to learn more about the impact of Tennessee women on the course of history. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, near the state Capitol, has the resources Continue reading “State’s archives offer look into role of women in Tennessee history”

Cavaliers and Pioneers: Virginia Genealogy

Since its first printing in 1934, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666, has proven to be one of the most important genealogical references for colonial Virginia. The book is effectively a directory of Virginia’s earliest Continue reading Cavaliers and Pioneers: Virginia Genealogy

FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers Nearing One Billion Record Milestone

The following news release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY – Less than seven years after its initial launch, the internet-based FamilySearch indexing will celebrate the completion of its one billionth freely searchable record sometime in Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers Nearing One Billion Record Milestone

NGS 2013 Las Vegas Early Bird Registration Discount Ends Tomorrow – March 19

ARLINGTON, VA, 18 March 2013: The NGS 2013 Family History Conference will be held 8–11 May 2013 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (LVH), Las Vegas, Nevada. The early bird registration discount ends tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 March 2013. In Continue reading NGS 2013 Las Vegas Early Bird Registration Discount Ends Tomorrow – March 19

Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

The following press release is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates America’s Immigrant Influence by Revealing Name Trends Throughout History PROVO, UT–(Marketwire – Mar 14, 2013) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is revealing name trends from the past Continue reading Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

150th Anniversary of the Explosion of the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory at Richmond

The following teaser if from the March 13, 2013 edition of the Washington Post. RICHMOND, Va. — They were little-known casualties of the Civil War: women and girls toiling over cartridges and primers for Confederate cannons when an explosion rocked Continue reading 150th Anniversary of the Explosion of the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory at Richmond

Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized

The following excerpt is from the March 14, 2013 edition of RTE News/Ireland: One of Ireland’s most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project Continue reading Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized