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The last blog I posted was from the SCGS Genealogical Jamboree in Burbank. Since then, Tara, Dale and I have exhibited for Family Roots Publishing Co. at North Platte, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; and Sheridan, Wyoming. We’re set up Continue reading We’ve Been Traveling
This is Leland delivering a Civil War records presentation at the Southern California Jamboree last weekend………. wouldn’t we also like to see him in his “Union” cap??? Where does time go……..how fast time flies……… do we realize that 2011 is Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #27
Yes – we’re in Burbank, California, attending the annual SCGS Jamboree, which Steve and I did for the first time in 1986 – so this is the 25th anniversary of our first attendance and exhibiting here. Since then, the Jamboree Continue reading The SCGS Jamboree is off and running!
Hello and it’s finally summery here! I know some of you have been sweltering already but warmth and FLOWERS have been slow coming to Spokane. The Ponderosa Pines have the showiest and prettiest new growth…. don’t you agree? And the Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek#26
I just heard from Janet Hovorka that Generation Maps has changed their name to Family ChartMasters. Following is their news release. Easy to use genealogy chart printing service becomes even more accessible Cedar Hills, Utah. — June 1st, 2011 — Continue reading Generation Maps Becomes Family ChartMasters
Fun Stuff for Genealogists introduced a new T-shirt at the NGS conference at Charleston, SC and it was completely sold out. It has been reprinted and available to all. “I seek dead people – I’m a genealogist” will be a Continue reading I Seek Dead People
The following News Release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Help Find Illinois Genealogy Resources and Win Prizes! June 1, 2011 – Springfield, IL. The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces The Great Illinois Genealogy Scavenger Hunt, June 1 – June Continue reading The Great Illinois Genealogy Scavenger Hunt
Anybody care to guess what and where this is? This is a close-up of the building blocks of the Tabernacle on Temple Square. So why am I using such a simple (corny?) photo today? Heck, no good reason………… I just Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #26
The following was received from Kathleen Hinckley CG at APG: The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has an immediate full-time opening for a Genealogist in the Registrar’s Office. Primary responsibilities focus on examining and evaluating lineage-based information provided Continue reading Job Opening at the D.A.R. for a Genealogist
The following article is by my good friend, Tom Fiske: There was no Grand Canyon trip for me as others on this Blog have taken. And I went to a lot of trouble recently to release my birth certificate on Continue reading Too Much Trouble
The following News Release is from Legacy: The 9th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, to be held May 12-21, 2012, starts and ends in Oslo, Norway, and visits the following ports: Le Havre (Paris), France; Cherbourg, France; Dublin, Ireland; Liverpool, England; Continue reading Legacy Cruise 2012 to do the British Isles
With Memorial Day coming up, we need to know where the bodies are buried. Jack Mavins claims to know how… The following excerpt is from an article in the May 27, 2011 edition of the Brandon Sun. ANOLA – Jack Continue reading Witching For Graves
The following news release was received from my friend, Claire LeBeaux. Note that the App is for the iPhone at this time, but “a Droid version is in the works, just not this weekend.” PROVO, Utah – May 26, 2011 Continue reading BillionGraves.com Launches to Preserve Family History on Memorial Day
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: The inaugural RootsTech Conference in 2011 was a huge success. Over 3000 attendees filled the presentation venues to learn about technologies and applications that could impact the many emerging facets of Continue reading Call for Presentations RootsTech 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Thousands of new records have just been added to the name index and images (index cards) of Vermont town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954. This collection has been complete for years 1871-1908 for several months. However, just Continue reading Over 517,000 Early Vermont Vital Records Just Posted at FamilySearch.org!