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The following excerpt is from an article by Daniel Klein, posted in the March 2, 2013 edition of the Jersey Journal: [Daniel Klein] was listening to Howard Stern earlier this week and he talked about having done an oral history Continue reading Howard Stern’s Family History
The following excerpt is from the March 2, 2013 edition of the News-Sentinel: Allen County, Indiana: Genealogists and others searching for birth and death certificates will pay a little more after the Allen County Commissioners passed a vital records fee Continue reading Allen County, Indiana Raises Vital Records Fees
In another of the fantastic books reprinted in 2012 by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the 1874 book The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: 1600-1700, by John Camden Hotten, provides individual names compiled from documents listing Continue reading The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: 1600-1700
Long before the advent of modern science fiction, there are a few stories which can be found throughout the world which include the element of time travel. In these earliest of stories, any such time travel, or mysterious passage of Continue reading Going Over Home
1795 “Austrian Empire, Russian Empire, and Prussia (Germans), leaving no “Poland” for 123 Years” 1854-1856 “The Great Cholera Epidemic, poor crop yields and starvation; Crimean War (Russian); 100 Silesian families from Pluznica area arrived in Galveston, then walked to the Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Polish Genealogy Research
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch added an additional 6.6 million indexed records and images in the last two weeks. Included in this update are 15 new collections: 1 from Canada, 1 from Guam, 4 from Italy, 1 from Russia, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: The Board for Certification of Genealogists Education Fund will again sponsor a full-day pre-conference workshop at this year’s conference. The workshop, “Walk in Your Ancestor’s Footsteps,” will take place on Tuesday, Continue reading Pre-NGS Conference Event – BCG Education Fund Workshop
I do enjoy it when a tour family member shares their photos……….. these are from Gloria Leon who lives in Colorado. Good looking people, we genealogists!! Jerry VanDuzer reports that he will be attending the NGS conference in Las Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………….. Week’s Peek
In 2012, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) reprinted and published a number of books of significant historical and genealogical value to the New England area. The Founders of New England, by Samuel G. Drake, is another of Continue reading The Founders of New England
In the last two newsletters I was able to feature two publications from the American Canal Society’s The Best From American Canals series. This third publication, The Best From American Canals: Volume VII, contains another 83 selected articles representing the Continue reading The Best from American Canals Number VII
There are several disadvantages to researching female ancestors, compared to males, as described by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack in her guide Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Female Ancestors. First, women have long been the “silent partner” in most marriages. Historically, men Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Female Ancestors
The following teaser is from an article by Robin C. Mason, published in the February 28, 2013 edition of the examiner.com: Probate records can add more to your genealogy than heirs and possibly death dates; it can add stories and Continue reading Finding Massachusetts Probate Records
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, a new website was launched that deals with British slave ownership. The database itself is to about 46,000 slave-owners or others who benefited indirectly from that ownership who filed claims and the awards made to Continue reading British Slave Ownership Website With Searchable Database Launched
The following news release, all dealing with friends of mine, is from PRWEB: Ferndale, Wash. (PRWEB) February 28, 2013: Nationally respected genealogy experts and authors Maureen Taylor and Janet Hovorka are the latest sponsors of Houstory’s Heirloom Registry Scavenger Hunt, Continue reading Houstory’s Heirloom Registry Scavenger Hunt March 4-10, 2013
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the February 21, 2013 edition of newstimes.com: Blaming overzealous members of the media as well as those seeking to disprove that the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurred, three state Continue reading Connecticut Lawmakers Want to Seal Children’s Death Records