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Originally printed in 1976, in observance of the country’s Bicentennial, and in honor of the American dream which brought so many immigrants to these shores, Gerard Wilk wrote and published Americans from Germany. A full quarter of the American population Continue reading Americans From Germany
It’s now 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic. All kinds of materials can be found online about the ill-fated voyage. Following are just a few interesting and informative sites: RMS Titanic – article at Wikipedia.com Sinking of the Continue reading It’s the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfield at FindMyPast.com: OVER HALF A MILLION PARISH RECORDS PUBLISHED ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME BY FINDMYPAST.CO.UK, PLUS A HANDY NEW TOOL · Yorkshire, Dorset and London records back to 1560 now Continue reading Over a Half Million Parish Records Published Online for the 1st Time by FindMyPast.co.uk, Plus a Handy New Tool
My friend, Linda Petrasek, alerted me to this great website dealing with Civil War in art. Their local public TV station, WTTW, did a piece on art of the Civil War – seeing as how this is the 150th anniversary Continue reading The Civil War in Art
The following article was wriiten by my friend, Bill Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule #9: An 1850 census record showing twelve children in a family proves only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. Census records provide researchers a primary Continue reading Census Mistakes
Your Swedish Roots: A Step by Step Handbook may be the most comprehensive book on Swedish family history research available on the market today. The book focuses on Swedish-American research, from immigrant descendents back to their roots in the old Continue reading Your Swedish Roots
Time and again I have heard genealogists discuss the difficulties of researching their Scandinavian ancestors. Having, myself, a line of Norwegian ancestors I can attest to the difficulties sometimes found in this research. However, author Dr. Penelope Christensen, in Finding Continue reading Finding Your Scandinavian Ancestors
I stumbled across this article about 23andMe, the company providing the DNA research for all those celebrities on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and thought I would share. The article appeared in Market Watch section of the Continue reading The Science Behind the Show
With an historical focus so often on the great European migrations it can be easy to overlook more regional migrations which occurred throughout North American history. Namely, there have been many migrations between Canada and the United States, both during Continue reading Genealogy to Go! Migration: Canada And The United States
(Arlington, VA): The National Genealogical Society’s thirty-fourth annual Family History Conference, The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier, will be held 9–12 May 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. A highlight of the NGS 2012 Family History Conference will be the Continue reading Youth Program at the National Genealogical Society 2012 Family History Conference
The following excerpt is from an article by Bruce Parham, published in the April 10, 2012 edition of Juneauempire.com: Many Alaskans may not have heard about the dire condition of Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums in Juneau. The state’s Continue reading Something Must be Done About the Alaska State Library, Archives, & Museums in Juneau
The following April 11, 2012 press release is from the National Archives: Emancipation documents offer a rare glimpse into slaves’ lives for Act’s 150th anniversary Washington, DC: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the DC Emancipation Act, the National Continue reading National Archives Shares Rarely-seen Slave Petitions from the District of Columbia Emancipation Act
The following classes will be taught by Thomas MacEntee at the 2012 Salt Lake Christmas Tour, held December 4 through 10, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy Whether stuck in a rut with genealogy Continue reading Thomas MacEntee to Teach 10 Classes at the Salt Lake Christmas Tour, December 4 through 10, 2012
Click on the map to get a graphical view of indexing progress thus far on the 1940 Census. FamilySearch has begun publishing images online from the 1940 U.S. Federal Census to engage the army of volunteers who have been waiting Continue reading FamilySearch Posts 1940 Census Images Plus 14 Million Additional Records for 19 Countries This Week
My friend, and professional genealogist, Dwight Radford, recently started a terrific blog dealing Irish research. Dwight is adept at finding Irish ancestors – so much so that he’s been making a living at it for the last 25 years. Dwight Continue reading Dwight Radford’s New “The Journey Home Genealogy” Blog