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The following excerpt is from the November 23, 2011 edition of the Sonoma News. It’s one of those happy-ending stories, well worth the read. Sonoma City Manager Linda Kelly knows how to roll with the punches. She’s dealt with budget Continue reading A Successful Adoption Search for a Brother
The following is old news to genealogists who follow the news. However, when all this was taking place, I was busy with other things and didn’t get the opportunity to blog about it. Naturally, I disagree with the ruling. It Continue reading Access to Information Found on Social Security Applications (the SS-5) is Limited
Pennsylvania Genealogists – take note… My friend, Jim Beidler, wrote the following information about the potential watering down of the open records legislation now underway in Pennsylania. The following is just an excerpt of his article in the November 27, Continue reading Amendments Would Defeat Pennsylvania Open Records Bill’s Purpose
The following teaser is from a heartwarming article posted in the November 27, 2011 edition of the Billings Gazette. This is a great read. Please let this teaser lead you to the full article. STROMSBURG, Neb. — Alexandra Grant traveled Continue reading A Tombstone Goes Home to Nebraska
And now we have another assault on the limited access genealogists have to anything Social Security… Thus far, not exactly a bi-partisan effort, but just wait… Where do these senators think those records with dead folk’s social security numbers in Continue reading Petition Making the Rounds to Remove Social Security Numbers of Deceased Folks From Genealogy Websites
The following excerpt is from the November 28, 2011 edition of the Alaska Journal of Commerce: JUNEAU — The Alaska State Museum has been an institution in Juneau for decades, but it’s one that the city and its hundreds of Continue reading Alaska State Museum in Juneau May Close During Construction
The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: New ‘Ancestry.com Mobile’ iOS App Gives Users the Ability to Access Billions of Historical Records to Build Their Family Tree PROVO, UTAH (November 29, 2011) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family Continue reading New Ancestry.com App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Loaded with Features
The Washington State Library’s Rural Heritage Project, begun in 2006, has been helping the states smallest libraries and communities digitize local histories and make them available on the web. Read the details about this great project at the Seattle Times. Continue reading A Look Into Washington State Library’s Rural Heritage Project
Baden is Germany’s tie to the Atlantic Ocean. Its people, religion, language, and even its borders have shifted over the centuries, but it has always played a vital role in Germany’s growth, development, and position in Europe. The overall shape Continue reading The Grand Duchy of Baden
“Coming soon: ‘Centerville: A Saga of Mid-America’” That is the title of an article I spotted on Google. My first thought was, which Centerville? Then I asked myself, “just how many Centervilles are there in the U.S?” The answer is Continue reading Centerville History Nearing Completion
Over the past couple of months we have reviewed 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York: 1777–1834 and 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York: 1809–1850. We now take a look at the last book in this three book set. Continue reading 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York: 1813–1850
The following exceprt is from the November 26, 2011 edition of the St. Thomas Times-Journal. If you ever lived in rural Elgin county [Ontario], a snapshot of who you were, where you lived and what your community was like, will Continue reading Elgin County, Ontario Rural History Books to be Digitized
“He’s my semi half brother. He shares three of the same mothers as me.” [Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie] Have you ever felt like identifying your family connections was as confusing as this quote? Was that my second cousin, Continue reading Confusing Family Connections Simplified
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made November 8. New data has been added for Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data & Databases at FamilySearch.org
Washington, DC – On Monday, April 2, 2012, at 9 a.m. EDT, the National Archives and Records Administration will place the entire 1940 Census – more than 18 terabytes of data – online, free of charge, for viewing and download Continue reading Want to Buy the United States 1940 Census?