FREE U.S.A. Shipping at the Family Roots Publishing Co. Website Through Nov. 29, 2012

Family Roots Publishing is offering FREE U.S.A. shipping on all orders totaling $25 or more at the website over the Black Friday – Cyber Monday weekend. The site now boasts thousands of genealogy books, maps and supplies, with new items Continue reading FREE U.S.A. Shipping at the Family Roots Publishing Co. Website Through Nov. 29, 2012

Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library the Latest FamilySearch Affiliate Library

The following excerpt is from the November 19, 2012 edition of brownwoodnews.com: Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library announces that it is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the Continue reading Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library the Latest FamilySearch Affiliate Library

RecordsBase.com Adds NY Death, Haywood Co, NC Marriage & AK Divorce Records

The following excerpt is from a press release posted at PRLeap.com: OMAHA, Nebraska (November 1, 2012) – RecordsBase.com has announced the addition of new records collections to make the work of genealogical researchers even faster. The new collections include documents Continue reading RecordsBase.com Adds NY Death, Haywood Co, NC Marriage & AK Divorce Records

Lincoln’s Blockade of Southern Ports Document For Sale for $900,000

The following teaser is from an article posted in the November 21, 2012 edition of moneycontrol.com. A proclamation signed by former US President Abraham Lincoln on April 19, 1861, that marked the official start of the American Civil War, is Continue reading Lincoln’s Blockade of Southern Ports Document For Sale for $900,000

Hope Church of Holland, Michigan Publishes Sesquicentennial History Book

The following excerpt is from the November 16, 2012 edition of the Holland Sentinel: Holland [MI]: As a part of Hope Church’s year of celebration for its sesquicentennial year, a comprehensive history of the congregation’s first 150 years has been Continue reading Hope Church of Holland, Michigan Publishes Sesquicentennial History Book

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

The post-Revolutionary period in Western Massachusetts found families and settlements in constant flux. People were moving westward into New York and northward into Vermont. The transient nature of the period presents certain difficulties for genealogical research. In an attempt to Continue reading Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Bring Your Ancestors to Life Using Newspapers

Newspapers are a remarkable genealogical resource. Even before societies developed a system of daily news, criers would walk the streets “announcing births, deaths, marriages and divorces.” (History of Newspapers by Mitchell Stephens) The first daily handwritten news sheets can be Continue reading Bring Your Ancestors to Life Using Newspapers

Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………….. LAST Week’s Peek !!

This week’s spotlight on our tour professionals features (alphabetically) the last three, Lisa Alzo, Linda Brinkerhoff and Arlene Eakle.   Hope YOU will be there with us in eleven days…………… Lisa Ann Alzo, M.F.A., grew up in Duquesne , Pennsylvania , and Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………….. LAST Week’s Peek !!

Cavaliers and Pioneers: Virginia Genealgoy

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

Birth Record Databases Updated at FamilySearch.org

Here are recent birth-record related databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site:   United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org   THE FOLLOWING BIRTH RECORD RELATED DATABASES WERE POSTED OR Continue reading Birth Record Databases Updated at FamilySearch.org