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The following teaser is from a March 19, 2019 article posted at yankton.net. PIERRE — The State Archives of the South Dakota State Historical Society recently added to its website searchable indexes to motor vehicle licenses issued from 1905-1911 and Continue reading So. Dakota State Archives Posts Indexes to Motor Vehicle Licenses 1905-1911
The following excerpt is from an article posted at gisbarbados.gov on Mrch 13. The Department of Archives has partnered with the Early Caribbean Digital Archive (ECDA) at Northeastern University to create the Barbados Runaway Slaves Digital Collection. The collection is Continue reading Barbados Runaway Slaves Digital Collection
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 27). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New or Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch From Feb. 28 to March 20, 2019
I am writing this to let you know about a special offer for Genealogy Blog & Genealogy Newsline readers: 50% off the ultimate subscription to my favorite website – MyHeritage. This offer is valid through Friday, March 29. The award-winning Continue reading Get a MyHeritage Complete MemberShip for 50% Off Thru March 29
Dick Eastman posted a blog about the upcoming demise of F&W on the 15th. Reading his article was like a punch in the gut. I’m way too familiar with the economics of magazines, the book publishing industry, the decline of Continue reading F&W Media (Including Family Tree Magazine & Books) Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
New Book – Consider the Rock: An American Family, by Thaddeus Butler Reynolds; 2017; Perfect Bound; ISBN: 978-1537052083; Available from Thadeus B. Reynolds, 625 W 4th st., Marion, IN 46952-3900; CreateSpace (384 pp.) $28.00 paperback, $5.99 e-book. Isaiah 51: 1 Continue reading New Book: Consider the Rock – An American Family
The following excerpt is from an article posted March 9 at the journal-news.net website. My emphasis added. SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture at the College of William & Mary has awarded Benjamin Bankhurst, assistant Continue reading Loyalist Letters & Petitions to be Digitized
The following listing was received from FindMyPast Today. Click on the links to view the individual pages. NEW RECORDS Irish Newspaper Transcript Archive, ffolliott Collection 1756-1850 Search a comprehensive catalog of more than 54,000 biographical notices from Irish newspapers compiled Continue reading New Records Posted at FindMyPast This Last Week
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: Please don’t miss this opportunity. Time is running out for family historians to receive a discount on registration for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family History Conference in St. Charles, Missouri, Continue reading Early Bird Discount Ends 19 March for the NGS 2019 Family History Conference in St. Charles, Missouri
Ancestry is offering their Autosomal DNA Test at 40% Off with their St. Patrick’s Day Sale! Regularly $99, it’s just $59 (plus postage & tax) through March 18. Click here to order. With their large client database, and matching to Continue reading Ancestry Offers a St Patrick’s Day Sale of Their Autosomal DNA Test – 40% Off – Just $59
I was reminded that the 2019 International German Genealogy Conference is coming up in just three months. This year it is being held in Sacramento, California. The line-up of presentations is amazing! the dates are June 15 through 17, 2019. Continue reading 2019 International German Genealogy Conference in Sacramento – Just 3 Months Away!
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: FALLS CHURCH, VA, 12 MARCH 2019—Time is running out for speakers—as well as organizations interested in sponsoring lectures—to submit lecture proposals for the National Genealogical Society 2020 Family History Conference, Echoes Continue reading Last Chance to Submit Lecture Proposals for NGS 2020 Family History Conference
Patty and I spent 10 days at RootsTech 2019 and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City the last week of February and early March. We were busy the entire time, so of course we weren’t able to attend Continue reading RootsTech 2019 Free Downloads and Videos Found Online
As a FamilyTreeDNA user, I received the following notice from them. It seems to me like the company is doing what it can to alleviate customer concerns, while still cooperating with law enforcement. I think they are handling a touchy Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Updating Their Terms of Service & Privacy Statement Regarding Law Enforcement Matching Preferences
The following news release was received from Jim Power, NEHGS Communications Manager. March 14, 2019—Boston, Massachusetts Four nations are set to unite and share their 2020 Commemoration Program plans for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage with an audience Continue reading Four Nations Unite to Realize Their 400th Commemoration Program for 2020.