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A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources is, simply, a resource guide to “electronic databases, websites, microfilm collections, indexes, and more” pertaining directly to Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) and their families. Like most genealogists, most members of the Church of Jesus Continue reading A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources
My friend, Kimberly Powell, has posted a very good article on locating Australian Wills and Estate Records. The following is a teasor from her article posted at about.com: Wills and probate records can often be a gold mine when researching Continue reading Finding Australian Wills and Probate Records
The following excerpt is from a well-illustrated article posted in the March 9, 2012 edition of the dailymail.co.uk: When the turret of the USS Monitor was raised from the ocean bottom, two skeletons and the tattered remnants of their uniforms Continue reading Faces from the USS Monitor of the Civil War
The following teasor is from an article posted at bookerrising.net. There’s no documentation with the article, but it might make for a starting point for those that are interested. As the toxicology reports are close to being released about her Continue reading Whitney Houston’s Ancestry
Elizabeth Shown Mills, is an expert researcher and family historian. Her works include top selling books on proving and citing sources: Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Continue reading The Historical Biographer’s Guide to Cluster Research (the FAN Principle)
The following exceprt is from an article posted in the March 11, 2012 edition of indystar.com: NEW YORK – The United States, first populated by Native Americans, rediscovered by Europeans and colonized under the flags of the Spanish, English and Continue reading 49.8 Million Germans in the USA
You think today’s baby names are funny? And that our ancestors didn’t use “funny” names? Think again! Doing research in Pulaski County, Indiana, and in some Virginia counties, I was browsing through some of those county records when these names Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………… Week’s Peek
Does your family line lead to Virginia? In 1810, the tenth state had the largest population in the your country. As the country grew in both population and size, people migrated away from the state. Some coming out west, other Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Virginia Genealogy Research
Over 50 graves were desecrated by vandals. Read the story and see a video of the event on the couriermail.com.au website. Here is an excerpt: THEY were 50 Australian men who left their lives at home to make the ultimate Continue reading Graves of Australian Fallen Vandalised at Benghazi War Cemetery
The Ancestry Daily News began publishing the “Ancestry Quick Tip” segment back in 1999. The column was a huge success. Individuals throughout the genealogy community contributed valuable advice on all types of research topics. Many readers suggested these tips would Continue reading Quick Tips for Genealogists
The following is from the March 7, 2012 edition of the Baltimore Sun: Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums — including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, where his scheme Continue reading Document Thief Barry Landau May Have Sold Many More Documents Than Previously Believed
The following excerpt is from an AP article in the March 8, 2012 edition of The Miami Herald: WASHINGTON — After reporting that it had found 102 more misplaced headstones or markers and 21 graves missing markers at its cemeteries, Continue reading The Veterans’ Administration Moves to Prevent Problems at its Cemeteries
The following is an excerpt from an AP article posted in the March 8, 2012 edition of the Palm Beach Post News: SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon leaders have put up a virtual firewall in their massive genealogical database to Continue reading The LDS Church Puts Up a Virtual Firewall to Access of the Names of Holocaust Victims
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfield at findmypast.co.uk: FINDMYPAST.CO.UK TO PUBLISH WESTMINSTER ARCHIVE RECORDS ON THE WEB * Project announced to increase access to 10 million baptism, marriage, burial and parish chest records dating back to 1538 Continue reading FindMyPast.co.uk to Publish Westminster Archive Records on the Web
California Collections Win This Week with 24 Million New Records – Records for 14 countries added FamilySearch added 31 million new, free records online this past week for Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Italy, Micronesia, New Zealand, Continue reading 31 Millon Records added at FamilySearch with 24 Million Records CA Birth Records 1905-1995 Posted!