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Jennifer Holik, author of the Branching Out series of genealogy lesson manuals, has now produced Engaging the Next Generation: A Guide for Genealogy Societies and Libraries. In this new book Holik sets out to help societies, clubs, organizations, and libraries Continue reading Engaging the Next Generation
Ancestry.com has launched a Community Support Site. THe site will “focus mainly on getting started with family history, product questions, How-To discussions and general help related topics.” This sounds to me like an excellent move on Ancestry’s part. The following Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches Community Support Site
The Jacobite Heritage website defines a Jacobite in the following manner: “Jacobite was the name given to that party which, after the Revolution of 1688, continued to support the Stuart dynasty, as representing the principle of divine right. It was Continue reading The Jacobite Peerage
The following news release is from Corey Oiesen, Communications Officer for the Association of Professional Genealogists. Ten Board Members and Two Nominating Committee Members Join to Support World’s Largest Professional Organization for Genealogy WESTMINSTER, Colo., November 19, 2012: Today, the Continue reading Association of Professional Genealogists Unveils Election Results
The following story was uncovered at prnewswire.com: Preserving Your Family History Gets Easier, More Reliable with New Service from Gen-Ark™ Cloud-based, Full-Service Gen-Ark Protects and Maintains the Sentimental Content of Digital Estates and Family Archives SEATTLE, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Continue reading Digital Family History Preservation from Gen-Ark
New York Colonial Muster Rolls 1664-1775: Report of the State Historian of the State of New York is a two volume set containing the: “Muster rolls and military commissions issued for the colony of New York between the years 1664 Continue reading New York Colonial Muster Rolls 1664-1775
The following excerpt is from the November 15, 2012 edition of the Raleigh Telegram: RALEIGH – In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is presenting a three-part Continue reading North Carolina and the Civil War: 1861-1865 Exhibit
The following teasor is from an article by Frankie Meyer, published in the November 12, 2012 edition of the Joplin Globe: JOPLIN, Mo. — Last July, St. John’s United Church of Christ in Springfield had a burglary. Although the building Continue reading Church Records Should Be Protected
The following excerpt is from the November 15, 2012 the Times-Picayune. A few of Hurricane Isaac’s unearthed coffins and tombs continue to line the Mississippi River levee in Plaquemines Parish, some still standing askew near houses or amid woods. By Continue reading Hurricane Isaac’s Unearthed Coffins and Tombs
The following excerpt is from an article in the November 11, 2012 edition of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail: A RETIRING registrar has been accused of deliberately destroying adoption records detailing the birth parents of babies born over 30 Continue reading Retired Scots Council Clerk Accused of Destroying Adoption Records
Special Viewing Hours December 30, 2012 through January 1, 2013 Washington, DC, Nov 14, 2012: The National Archives will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a free special display of the original document from December 30, 2012 Continue reading National Archives to Display Original Emancipation Proclamation for 150th Anniversary
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Genealogists should know that many of the original sets of census records for 1880 are available to them by visiting various repositories outside of the National Archives. The Continue reading Repositories Holding 1880 Federal Census Originals
The following excerpt is from a “Family Tree Talk” article, written by Jim Moses and published in the November 11, 2012 edition of the Sentinal-Standard: LANSING, Mich. — A group of us from the Ionia County Genealogical Society, headed by Continue reading A Visit to the “New” Archives of Michigan
William “Bill” Dollarhide will not be one of our professional-library helpers, but he will be giving us a couple of GREAT lecture-presentations. Bill is the co-author of the Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920, which book has become Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…….. Week’s Peek
The following news release was received from NEHGS: This marks the second national and regional award for the Hannah Mather Crocker book. November 14, 2012, Boston, MA – The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announced today that its book, Continue reading NEHGS Wins Award for Hannah Mather Crocker Book