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There have been a number of recent updates at FamilySearch in the past few weeks. Here is the break down of those updates: Civil War Records Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 – 28 Sep 2011; 956,501 indexed Continue reading More Civil War and Other Great Records Added at FamilySearch
The following press release was received from FamilySearch: 28 September 2011: New records collections from Australia, Estonia, Mexico and the United States can now be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. In addition, new records were added to Austria, Canada, Chile, Continue reading New Databases Posted at FamilySearch for Australia, Estonia, Mexico & U.S. with Additions for UT, CA, IL, ID, ME, MN, MS, OH, & WI
The following press release was received from RootsTech 2012. We plan to be there, along with the entire Family Roots Publishing Co., LLC staff. Let’s plan a meet-up in the exhibit hall! An exciting family history and technology conference to Continue reading RootsTech 2012 – Now Accepting Early Registrations @ $129
Adding to our collection of reviews for the Genealogy At-a-Glance series is French-Canadian Genealogy Research by Denise R. Larson. Like each guide in the series, this guide is a colorful, four-page quick sheet of facts and resources related to a Continue reading French-Canadian Research: At a Glance
The following was received from APG: Research Services Manager New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston, Massachusetts The full-time Research Services Manager is responsible for assigning research to staff, volunteers, and contractors and assuring that output is thorough, accurate, and responsive Continue reading Job Opening for Research Services Manager At NEHGS
Just think; in a few days we’ll come down to breakfast with Thomas MacEntee and Mother Hen. Then we’ll walk out the back door (snow? maybe….usually not), coats on and “stuff” in hand. And then we scurry into the library Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #43
How many days left until our annual December rendezvous in Salt Lake??? Less than 70, according to Leland’s blog! I know our principle speaker/teacher/presenter Thomas MacEntee is getting prepared and I surely hope you are too. If you came just Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #42
The following databases were posted at The Original Record this past week: 1653 – Diverse that Wait for the Lord Jesus in Denbighshire An undated loyal petition, of about 1653, ‘A voice out of the hearts of diverse that waite Continue reading New at The Original Record
The following news release was received from Amy Sell, with findmypast.co.uk: Fascinating Victorian prison and workhouse records for Manchester have gone online for the first time ever at leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk. ‘The Manchester Collection’ is a rich Continue reading Manchester “Bad Boys” Revealed in City Archive Records Released Online
Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834–1850 and Lands of the German Empire and Before have nothing in common; except, each is pure in its own simplicity. Each book was compiled to fill a very specific research need. Continue reading Two Books Reviewed: Both Simple and Direct but Completely Different
I ran across an article this week in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) entitled “Are your genealogy files in your will?” The article is actually a synopsis for another article appearing in the September/October issue of Family Chronicle magazine. The thrust of Continue reading Where Will Your Research and Family Heirlooms Go After You Die?
If you have no experience researching your German ancestors, then Finding Your German Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide is the book for you. In this inexpensive primer, author Kevan M. Hansen provides an introduction for researchers who have no previous experience Continue reading Getting Started Researching Your German Roots
I recently read an article in the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin about an historic home located near the Great Salt Lake in Tooele County, Utah. The home was built in the 1850s predominately out of stone and mortar with 18 inch thick Continue reading What Historical Treasures Are We Missing?
Carol McGinnis, author of Virginia Genealogy Sources & Resources, states very clearly in her introduction: “this [book] is not a ‘how-to’ guide…this volume is not on the strategies of Virginia research…this book does not list every source in the state; Continue reading Genealogical Sources & Resources for the State of Virginia
The following databases have been posted at The Original Record in the last few weeks: 1537 – London Liverymen J. Caley, F.R.S., F.S.A. transcribed this ‘curious record’ found in the Chapter House, Westminster, ‘a list of the freemen of the Continue reading New at The Original Record