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And the government keeps trying to convince us that there’s no inflation… It looks like copying fees are going up anywhere from 10% to 25%, dependent on the service. College Park, MD… The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has Continue reading National Archives Announces Changes in Copying Fees
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
Although not as popular as Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day, National Grandparent’s Day has been gaining in popularity ever since President Jimmy Carter in 1978 declared the First Sunday after Labor Day to be an annual celebration of grandparents. Read Continue reading National Grandparent’s Day This Sunday
Steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers changed this young country in dramatic ways, transforming the Ohio-Mississippi River Basin almost overnight. The steamboat brought commerce, quickened immigrations, and began a building frenzy as new town sprung up all along the Continue reading Full Steam Ahead
The folllowing excerpt is from an article in the Sept. 6, 2012 edition of fcw.com: In celebration of National Archives Month this October, archives and special collections libraries from throughout the region will showcase their rarely-seen holdings during the 2nd Continue reading “Sacramento Archives Crawl” on Saturday, October 6
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 13: A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmie da facts Ma’am. In part 1, we discussed the first things to do, such Continue reading Online Resources for Finding Living Relatives – Part 2
The following was received from Alessandra Magno at NEHGS: Boston, MA – Sept. 5, 2012 – Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), announced today that staff member Ryan Woods, has been promoted to Continue reading NEHGS Announces New Assistant Vice President
Just as the festivities were getting underway the past week at the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference, the organization announced they have a new website. Here is the Press Release: For Immediate Release August 29, 2012 FEDERATION OF GENEALOGICAL Continue reading FGS New Website
The new beta site for Family History Books is available, and a great opportunity for researchers to familiarize themselves with what is likely to become a very popular service. “Family History Books is a collection of more than 40,000 digitized Continue reading FamilySearch is Working on Adding Family History Books
The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is pleased to announce the winners in this year’s Excellence-in-Writing Competition. Any questions, please contact Competition@isfhwe.org Category I – Columns 1st – A Big Game for the Big Day – Shelley Continue reading The Winners of This Year’s Excellence-in-Writing Competition
What happens once a genealogist learns the basics? What happens once a few names are on the lists? What happens when that first error is discovered or an expected namedoesn’t appear in a census? Sometimes dates don’t match or a Continue reading Smart Family History: Fast Track Your Family Research
Our Family Tree: A History of our Family is a hardback, fill-in the blank, beautiful family history memory book. This 8.5″ x 11″ hardback book, if properly cared for, will last generations. Filled with pages ornately crafted to add a Continue reading Our Family Tree — Create a New Family Heirloom
Last year I reported on a new genealogy-based game created for Facebook users. The game, Family Village from Fanium, invites the player to build a thriving village populated with avatars representing the player’s family and ancestors. Now Fanium is teaming Continue reading NGS Partners with Family Village Facebook Game to Help Players Build Family Tree
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Researching Your: Connecticut Ancestors — Webinar on CD
Roots & Branches is a long running newspaper column focusing on genealogy and family history research. The column written by Pennsylvanian columnist James M. Beidler covers all the standard areas of research like census and land records to more advanced Continue reading The Best Of Roots & Branches