27 Million New Records & Images of U.S. Marine Corps Activities During WW II & Korean War Now Available on Ancestry.com

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PROVO, UT- (Marketwire – May 24, 2012) – Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM), the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced that more than 27 million new records and images detailing U.S. Marine Corps activities during World War II and the Continue reading 27 Million New Records & Images of U.S. Marine Corps Activities During WW II & Korean War Now Available on Ancestry.com→

The Genealogy of Vermont AG Candidates Bill Sorrell & T.J. Donovan

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It’s not often that we run across family histories of state-level politicians in our newspapers or on their Internet websites. However, this afternoon I ran across an interesting and detailed article about the intertwining family histories of two men squaring Continue reading The Genealogy of Vermont AG Candidates Bill Sorrell & T.J. Donovan→

Obama Voted History’s Third Greatest Political Leader With Irish Ancestry, Behind JFK First, Reagan Second

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SANTA MONICA, California, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Barack Obama is one of history’s three greatest political leaders with Irish ancestry, according to an international poll. John F Kennedy, however, is voted the greatest such leader, ahead of Ronald Reagan second Continue reading Obama Voted History’s Third Greatest Political Leader With Irish Ancestry, Behind JFK First, Reagan Second→

Genealogy Research is Easier Than Ever Via the Internet and Millions of Digitized Images

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The following teaser is from an excellent article about the state of genealogy research, published in the May 24, 2012 edition of the Columbus Dispatch. NEW YORK — America suddenly knows that Rob Lowe has an un-American ancestor. On a Continue reading Genealogy Research is Easier Than Ever Via the Internet and Millions of Digitized Images→

1940 U.S. Census Community Project Nearly Halfway Complete

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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: 22 May 2012 – The halfway point for indexing the 1940 U.S. census is fast approaching. Congratulations and thank you to all of the volunteers participating in this unprecedented genealogical community effort. Continue reading 1940 U.S. Census Community Project Nearly Halfway Complete→

New York Essays: Resources for Genealogists in New York State Outside New York City

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Over a four year period, starting in 2000, Marian S. Henry wrote a series of essays about New York that were posted on the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) website (www.NewEnglandAncestors.org). These essays proved a great resource to genealogists. Continue reading New York Essays: Resources for Genealogists in New York State Outside New York City→

Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores

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Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores→

2012 National Genealogical Society Awards

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The following NGS Awards were announced at the National Genealogical Society Family History Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, 11 May 2012. Fellowship in the National Genealogical Society Kay Haviland Freilich, cg, cgl, fngs President’s Citation Melinde Lutz Byrne, cg Continue reading 2012 National Genealogical Society Awards→