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Land Owners in Ireland 1876 presents the returns from a count of land owners of one acre or more throughout the country. The process began in 1873 when the Local Government Board in Ireland decided to ascertain the number and Continue reading Land Owners in Ireland 1876
When genealogists think of Washington D.C. and/or federal records, they tend to think of census records and the National Archives. Maybe the Library of Congress comes to mind. Census records are, of course, of great value, which is why so Continue reading The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area
Eventually, every genealogist hits a stumbling block. What do I do now? Where can I find the information I need? What records have I missed? “In short, family research is a big Detective game.” To answer some of these questions, Continue reading When Your Ox is in the Ditch: Genealogical How-to Letters
FamilySearch.org recently posted an excellent blog pointing to resources for learning to capture an oral history. Here is an abstract from that blog: Online Resources for Learning About Creating Oral Histories October 16, 2012 By Guest Blogger With the advent Continue reading Learning to Create an Oral History
The following is from a press release obtained from PRWeb.com: Heirloom Registry Partners with Family Tree Magazine, Family Heirlooms Expert for New Promotion The Heirloom Registry™ – a new service that helps its users save and share the stories behind Continue reading Heirloom Registry Partners with Family Tree Magazine for Promotion
Leading family history websites genesreunited.co.uk and findmypast.co.uk have teamed up to offer their members free access to all 1911 census transcriptions from today until 18th November 2012. The 1911 census is a great place to start researching your family history Continue reading All 1911 Census Transcriptions Are Now Free Until Nov 18 on Genes Reunited & FindMyPast.co.uk
We’ve set up a tab at the top of GenealogyBlog titled Flip-Pal Promotions. Clicking on that tab leads my readers to the latest promotions available on the Flip-Pal mobile scanners. This includes both promotions from Family Roots Publishing Co. and Continue reading Flip-Pal Promotions
23andMe is a personal genetics company. They were responsible for providing celebrity DNA profiles for the PBS show “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” Now, the company has developed a mathematical model for that combines family history and genetic Continue reading 23andMe Creates Mathematical Model to Show Family History and Genetic Tests Together Create Better Disease Predictor
The following infographic was provided by Tom Kemp, with GenealogyBank: Did you know that the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates President Barack Obama & Governor Mitt Romney are related to each other? Get the skinny on who’s who in Obama and Continue reading President Obama and Governor Romney Are Related
Many early Scottish immigrants were enterprising individuals. In fact, many were engaged in such economic endeavors like the tobacco trade, which prior to the Revolution was controlled by Glasgow-based merchants and their factors. As is always the case, where there Continue reading Scottish-American Court Records: 1733-1783
Sometimes the best description for a book is a short one. There is not always a need to elaborate on what simply is. So it is, with Your Life & Times: How to Put a Life Story on Tape—An Oral Continue reading Your Life & Times: How to Put a Life Story on Tape—An Oral History
Years ago, I taught a class on technology for genealogists. In this class I discussed the value of new technologies for genealogists, like those new USB thumb drives, some having as much as 256MB or memory, if you could pay Continue reading Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse
The following excerpt is from the October 15, 23012 edition of the Mother Nature Network and printed here to get you ready for Halloween: For those who like to get their Halloween spooks by way of dark horror stories and Continue reading Countess Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Báthory de Ecsed – The Blood Countess
If you are sitting on the proverbial fence trying to decide whether to come or not come on the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour, please let me push you off that fence onto the side of coming! In my next Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……… Week’s Peek
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 23: Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for Continue reading Accidental Research and Fellow Travelers