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The following news release was received from FamilySearch today. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donates 2 Million Dollars to the International African American Museum Center for Family History Gift will enable greater family history discoveries for African Continue reading The LDS Church Donates 2 Million $ to the International African American Museum Center
“An Irish Family Gatherin” is planned for Thursday and Friday, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event is sponsored by Heritage Consulting, LLC and features the Ulster Historical Foundation‘s Executive Director, Fintan Mullan and Research Officer, Gillian Hunt. These Continue reading “An Irish Family Gatherin” March 14 & 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah
While at RootsTech – Visit the Family Roots Publishing Co. Bookstore. We are located in the Heritage Room on the lobby floor of the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel (next to the Family History Library). We will be here through March Continue reading While at RootsTech – Visit the Family Roots Publishing Co. Bookstore – In the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel
The following announcement was made by MyHeritage DNA this morning. TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah – (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 27, 2019: MyHeritage, the leading global service for family history and DNA testing, revealed today its latest innovation in genetic Continue reading The Theory of Relativity – New from MyHeritageDNA
Ancestry made several major announcements at Rootstech today. Following are their news releases – three of them! Major advances have been made in using AncestryDNA matches, as well as Tagging within your Ancestry Tree. ThruLines™ Fact Sheet Overview ● ThruLines™ Continue reading Ancestry.com Makes Major Announcements At Rootstech 2019.
The following news release is from NEHGS: Bestselling Author Stephen King and Wife Tabitha Make $1.25 Million Gift to Advance Educational Programming at American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston February 26, 2019—Boston, Massachusetts—Bestselling author Stephen King Continue reading Stephen & Tabitha King Donate 1.25 Million $ to NEHGS
The following News Release is from the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Book Your Room Now for #FGS2019! 2/5/2019 – Austin, TX: FGS is pleased to announce that hotel reservations are now open for the 2019 Conference to be held in Continue reading Hotel Reservations Now Open for the FGS 2019 Conference in Washington D.C.
On Feb. 3, the New York Times published a story entitled Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History — and How to Do It.” Written by Jaya Saxena, the article is a good plug for doing good old-fashioned genealogy. The Continue reading Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History
MyHeritage is running a Valentine’s Day Autosomal DNA sale – offering the kits for just $59 each – and the postage is FREE if you purchase 2 or more… Click here or on the illustration to order. I had a Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Valentine’s Day Sale – Just $59 and FREE Shipping if You Purchase Two
Family Roots Publishing has just released the fourth in a series of volumes dealing with popular Germanic surnames. This book goes into great detail in covering Bauer/Baur heraldry and genealogy. To celebrate the publication of the colorful new volume, FRPC Continue reading New! – Bauer/Baur Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective
Anthony Marshall is producing a genealogy-specific search engine called Kincrawler. As of this morning, his database contains links to 771,744 free genealogy pages. And he’s going for a billion… I did a search for the surname “Canfield,” and got 760 Continue reading Kincrawler.com – A New Genealogy-Specific Search Engine
The following teaser is from an article posted at the The Enterprise website on January 17, 2019. BOSTON — The Massachusetts Archives has launched an online collection of records of state agencies, including a searchable index of Massachusetts casualties in Continue reading Massachusetts Archives Makes Digital Documents Available
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Boston Globe January 29, 2019. Massachusetts officials on Tuesday unveiled a new vault to store the commonwealth’s myriad historical treasures and documents accumulated over nearly four centuries. The expanded 25,000 Continue reading Massachusetts Archives Expands With New Vault to Store Documents
The bomb shelter used for the Washington State Archives is in need of replacement. Following is an excerpt from an article posted January 29, 2019 at the NewsTribune website. Secretary of State Kim Wyman offered a media tour of the Continue reading The Washington State Archives Needs a New Building
According to news reports, FamilyTree DNA is allowing the FBI access to its database – to solve historic murders and rapes. Access which is the same that you and I have. The issue of privacy always comes up when we Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Allows the FBI the Same Access to its Database That You & I Have