NARA Researchers Can Now Remotely Access National Archives Research Card Accounts

February 4, 2012 – Washington, DC: For the first time, researchers at the National Archives facilities in Washington, DC, and the National Archives at College Park, MD, can now remotely manage their research card accounts online. Researchers can go to Continue reading NARA Researchers Can Now Remotely Access National Archives Research Card Accounts

FamilySearch Seeking Candidates for their Nordic Research Unit

The following was received from ICAPGEN: The Nordic Research Unit of FamilySearch is seeking candidates to assist patrons and write for the FamilySearch Wiki. We are seeking candidates to fill a six month temporary position with a focus on family Continue reading FamilySearch Seeking Candidates for their Nordic Research Unit

FamilySearch Adds Mexican War Data & Confederacy Service Records

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch Adds to United States Mexican War Index and Service Records; New Collection for United States Confederacy Navy and Marine Service Records FamilySearch added 211,909 additional images records for the United States Mexican War Index Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Mexican War Data & Confederacy Service Records

New FGS Blog for War of 1812 Fundraising

The following is from Thomas McEntee: Preserve the Pensions Blog Provides Key Updates on Community Project February 1, 2013– Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the creation of the Preserve the Pensions blog to assist in its Continue reading New FGS Blog for War of 1812 Fundraising

Bones of the Last English Monarch to Die in Battle have been Found and Verified

DNA testing has proven that bones found under a car park belong to Richard III, the last English Monarch to die in battle. This story can be read in full at The Telegraph: Richard III: tests on skeleton could ‘rewrite Continue reading Bones of the Last English Monarch to Die in Battle have been Found and Verified

A NY Chapter of DAR, May Get Ownership Over Cemetery They Already Maintain

This article was found at timesunion.com: Follow Up: Cemetery transition nearer By Bob Gardinier Published 8:22 am, Sunday, February 3, 2013 COHOES — After a title search that went back nearly 300 years, it has been determined there is no legal Continue reading A NY Chapter of DAR, May Get Ownership Over Cemetery They Already Maintain

APG Seeks Candidate for Managing Editor of Quarterly Magazine

The following is from Kathleen Hinkley at APG: Association of Professional Genealogists Seeks Candidate for Managing Editor of its Quarterly Magazine WESTMINSTER, Colo., 1 February 2013 — The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) is seeking qualified candidates for the managing Continue reading APG Seeks Candidate for Managing Editor of Quarterly Magazine

Quicksheets for Citation and Problem Analysis

Elizabeth Shown Mills is considered one of the most knowledgeable, if not the top expert, on research citation and verification. Her books, Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained and Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Continue reading Quicksheets for Citation and Problem Analysis

49,000 1962 Missouri Death Certificates Now Posted Online

Forty-nine thousand 1962 Missouri death certificates are now posted online. Missouri death certificates can’t be posted for 50 years – so the annual January posting is always looked forward to by genealogists doing Missouri family research. The first searchable index Continue reading 49,000 1962 Missouri Death Certificates Now Posted Online