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This interesting article comes from Tampa Bay Online: By SHARON TATE MOODY | Special correspondent Published: June 03, 2012 Much to the excitement of the Cuban-American community, the Florida International University library has acquired the Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza collection. Continue reading Florida International University library Acquires Cuban Genealogy Collection
The following news release was received from Debra Chafield at findmypast.co.uk: Discover who served Britain’s Kings and Queens from King Charles II to King George V, at findmypast.co.uk ‘Chocolate Maker to the Queen’, ‘Keeper of the Lions in the Tower’ Continue reading Royal Household Staff Records Go Online for the First Time
You don’t need to be a “senior,” or even close, to make use of and enjoy Exploring Our Lives: A Writing Handbook for Senior Adults by Francis E. Kazemek. As the title suggests, this book is designed to help people Continue reading Exploring Our Lives: A Writing Handbook for Senior Adults
Fold3 has opened up all of their War of 1812 records to the public for free during June. This is in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the commencement of the war. The collection consists of more than 400,000 images Continue reading War of 1812 Records FREE at Fold3 During June
The following article was written by my friend, by William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 37: The Post Office shown on the census page where your ancestors are listed is for a town which appears on known map ever published. During Continue reading Taking the Census in the Applegate Valley of Oregon
Galway county is Ireland’s second largest county. Galway covers 2,293 square miles; yet, a third of the population lives in Galway City alone. The city of Galway once served as the ancient trading port and home to the “14 Tribes” Continue reading Tracing Your Galway Ancestors
The following was received from Jim Johnson, Director at the Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington: The Heritage Quest Research Library will be open on Mondays from 10 AM to 4 PM during the months of June July and Continue reading Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington to be Open on Mondays During Summer of 2012
Religion, politics, and economics along with, in some cases, and healthy sense of discovery and exploration drove people to the New World. Those same factors drove people, from the earliest colonial days, to move ever westward. Standing between the early Continue reading An Atlas of Southern Trails to the Mississippi
Note – This volume is no longer available – As of March 17, 2016 8:50am PDT The very first settlers to land on the Emerald Island came ashore in what is present day Cork. Cork is Ireland’s largest county of Continue reading Tracing Your Cork Ancestors – OUT OF PRINT
In 1879, just three years after gaining statehood, Colorado experienced its own gold rush. That year, Thomas Corbett published a directory of Colorado’s know gold, silver, coal, and ore mines. Mine Owners and Mines of the Colorado Gold Rush, by Continue reading Mine Owners and Mines of the Colorado Gold Rush
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 29: The page on the census where your ancestor’s town was enumerated has no page number. Since the first census of 1790, the states have not been Continue reading Peculiarities of the First Federal Censuses
The following excerpt is from an interesting article published in the May 30, 2012 edition of spectator.sme.skd dealing with the Slovakian Bytča Archive, their records, and doing research on-site in Slovakia. “Nomen Omen” – the name is a sign, said Continue reading The Slovakian Bytča Archive Contains Documents From Northern Slovakia
Mitt Romney has released his birth certificate, proving that he was born in the United States – thus making him eligible to run for the U.S. presidency. Following is a copy of his “State of Michigan Certificate of Live Birth Continue reading Mitt Romney’s Birth Certificate
The Colorado Family History Expo is being held in Colorado Springs this year. From what I’ve heard, a good crowd of enthusiastic genealogists are expected to decend on the Crowne Plaza Colorado Springs facility at 1 p.m. on Friday for Continue reading Colorado Springs Family History Expo Starts Friday – and the Sacramento Expo is July 6 & 7!
To mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, The British National Archives has digitized a collection of 60 congratulatory addresses presented to Queen Victoria. This new online exhibition contains 60 of their favorite messages of congratulations and good wishes from around Continue reading New Online Jubilee Exhibition Launched by the British National Archives