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My friend, Julie Hill, at archives.com, sent me the link to the brand new website posted by the United States National Archives for the upcoming 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Currently, there’s a 3 minute 13 second video on the site Continue reading National Archives Posts the New Website for the 1940 Census
The following excerpt is from an article originally published in the The Illustrated London News, July 6, 1850. It gives detailed information about what emigration, and the passage of our ancestors was like in the mid-17th-century. The full article is Continue reading The Tide of Emigration to the United States and the British Colonies – an historic prospective
Coming to you today from Kona, Hawaii, where John and I went to escape the Spokane winter……. and it’s glorious here, low 80s and barefoot an on the beach all day picking up pieces of coral…………. but this is a Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……… Week’s Peek
Family History Expos will return to Southern Utah with its annual flagship event, “2012 St. George Family History Expo,” Feb. 24 and 25. Dixie Convention Center will host the Expo at 1835 Convention Center Drive in St. George. “Our 2012 Continue reading Family History Expos Returns to St. George, Utah This Weekend!
Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath is not a novel. Author John Philip Colletta does, however, tell a story. The story is dates back to March of 1873, in a little Continue reading Only a Few Bones
The following excerpt is from the February 15, 2012 edition of Berksmontnews.com: … the public may now access birth and death records online and in person for free at the Pennsylvania State Archives thanks to a new law, according to Continue reading Expanded Access to Pennsylvania Vital Records
The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2011 edition of the Wetzel Chronicle. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An old wedding invitation has helped West Virginia officials track down the heir to a South Charleston resident’s estate and give her Continue reading Old Wedding Invitation Leads to Heir
The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2012 editon of the Newburyport News. AMESBURY [Massachusetts] — Pending approval from the Municipal Council, the Amesbury Public Library will be receiving $80,000 to help ensure that its valuable collection of historical Continue reading Amesbury, Massachusetts Library Receives Large Donation to Preserve Historical & Genealogical Archives
The following teaser is from an article published February 20, 2012 edition of the Calgary Herald. LOS ANGELES – Simon Wiesenthal’s parents should not have been posthumously baptized, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has acknowledged. And on Continue reading LDS Church Apologizes for the Proxy Baptism of Simon Wiesenthal’s Parents.
The following excerpt is from a Washington Post article about activist Helen Radkey and her current obsession with going after Governor Romney – attempting to tie him to both the posthumus baptism of off-limits Jews, as well as some of Continue reading Radkey Goes After Romney
The following teaser is from “The Legal Genealogist” website. This is best article I’ve seen written about the very real possibility that genealogists will lose access to the Social Security Death Index. PLEASE let the teaser lead you to the Continue reading Genealogists’ Public Enemy #1
For the greater part of American history, and like most of the World, the United States has been largely a patriarchal society. As such, through law and custom, men and husbands ruled the affairs of home and were the recognized Continue reading The Hidden Half of the Family
Read the details in the following article from the Lebonon Daily News: Roots & Branches: State historical society teams with Ancestry.com By JAMES M. BEIDLER Teamwork and collaboration have been the bywords of the genealogical world the last few years Continue reading Historical Society of Pennsylvania Partners with Ancestry.com
So many of the books we come across focus on tracing one’s ancestry to Europe. And why not? For hundreds of years Europeans represented the majority of immigrants into North America. Ellis Island alone saw 12 million enter this country Continue reading Mexican-American Genealogical Research
In an interesting story a genealogy society finds remnants of a nearly forgotten cemetery among the trees and brush. Read more about their find in an article from the aikenstandard.com: Genealogy society finds remnants of cemetery By Suzanne Stone Members Continue reading The Aiken Barnwell Genealogy Society Finds a Cemetery