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Who is your kin? The answer is not always as clear as it may seem. Culture, laws, and personal opinions all play a part in who people consider to be their kin. From marriage and divorce to childbirth, surrogacy, and Continue reading Kinship: It’s All Relative; Expanded Second Edition
Washington, DC: The Cuban Missile Crisis—13 days in October 1962—when the world teetered on the edge of thermonuclear war, is the subject of a new exhibition, “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis,” opening in October at the Continue reading National Archives and JFK Library Mark 50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis in October To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Do you recognize both these folks? Both of them, Lisa Alzo and Thomas MacEntee, are Big Name Top Notch Well Known Professional Genealogists and they are Great Teachers and Presenters and both will be helping YOU on our next annual Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour… Week’s Peek – Lisa Alzo and Thomas MacEntee Are Both Joining Us This Year!
Last month the [British] National Archives announced that is was digitizing World War I war diaries. Here is the announcement replicated from the Archive’s site: Digitisation of First World War unit diaries We are currently digitising part of the WO Continue reading British Archives Digitizes World War I Diaries
When it comes to your ancestor’s photographs, has the fat lady sung her last? Do you feel that there is little to nothing more you can gain from examining these visual records? If you ask Colleen Fitzpatrich these questions she Continue reading The Dead Horse Investigation: Forensic Photo Analysis For Everyone
The FamilySearch.org’s Learning Center offers hundreds of online courses to assist genealogists with their research skills. A recent article on FamilySearch’s blog indicates the addition of new lessons. The following list appears on the blog: Using the Family History Library Continue reading FamilySearch.org Adds to Its Learning Center Lessons
Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students is not your standard genealogy primer. While the book is an excellent starter for family history, by its design it reads like a well-organized textbook. Instead of chapters, the book has lesson. Each Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students
Deciphering Gothic Records is a great little flip book designed to help those with German ancestry read and understand older German documents and handwriting. The books contents include information and words common to traditional vital records; including; birth, christenings, marriages, Continue reading Deciphering Gothic Records
The following is a Press Release from New Heritage: MyHeritage releases breakthrough Record Matching technology for family history Discoveries made easy: Millions of MyHeritage users to automatically receive relevant newspaper clippings and historical records, adding color to their family history Continue reading My Heritage’s New Technology
Even though many people use their vacation time for research trips, such trips are rarely a vacation. Getting the most out of a research trip, making the best use of time, visiting the most family member or research locations, and Continue reading Searching on Location: Planning a Research Trip
Life During the Civil War is an educational and entertaining collection of articles on the war, written by David A. Norris. Norris takes the reader beyond the battle fields and into the homes and occupations of Americans, including the soldiers, Continue reading Another look at Life During the Civil War
Branching Out: Genealogy for Adults is not your standard genealogy primer. Unlike most book written for beginners, Branching Out does not have any chapters. Instead, the book is written more like a textbook, with lessons not chapters. The book is Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for Adults
This is a major United States historical anniversary today. 225 Years Ago today – The adoption of the United States Constitution took place on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was then ratified by conventions Continue reading September 17, 2012 – A Major Anniversary Day
DID YOU KNOW that Vermont, Texas and California were their own country before they were a state in the United States? Yepper. Vermont and Texas were both truly independent. Vermont actually fought against New York to maintain independence and had Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Week’s Peek
The following teaser is from the September 12, 2012 edtiion of The Telegraph: ‘Strong evidence’ Richard III’s body has been found – with a curved spine Archaeologists searching under a city centre car park for the lost grave of King Continue reading Has Richard III’s Body Been Found?