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The following excerpt is from an article by Elaine Alexander, published in the St. Louis Jewish Light. Earlier this month, 94-year-old Elsie Hirsch Levy received an astonishing phone call from Buettelborn, Germany, the town her family had fled during the Continue reading Survivor Receives Family Artifacts – 70 Years Later
The following teaser is from an AP article by Jim Fitzgerald in the May 25, 2011 edition of The Statesman. OSSINING, N.Y. — A mysterious man who wandered New York and Connecticut in a 60-pound leather suit during the 19th Continue reading Reburial of the Leatherman
The following except is from an article by Ray Weiss, published in the May 22, 2011 edition of the Daytona Beach News-Journal. PORT ORANGE — Not long ago, the names on the headstones were no more meaningful to Michael Davis Continue reading Michael Davis Locates 23 Half-siblings in Search for his Father
The following is an excerpt from a letter written to Governor Christie by adoptee Stacy Patton. Very interesting letter. I am case number KC 114343 in the New Jersey foster care system, and like thousands of other adoptees — some Continue reading A Plea to New Jersey Governor Christie to Sign the Adoptees Birthright Bill
My Deseret News had an AP item on page two this morning that caught my eye. The headline was “Paper Corrects 112-Year-Old Obit.” Sure enough, when Daniel Schwank wrote the paper pointing out that the 112-year-old obit for his great-uncle Continue reading New York Times Obituary Corrected 112 Years Later
The following teaser is from an article by Brad Shannon, published in the May 24, 2011 edition of The Olympian: In a year like this, what passes for a legislative victory is always couched in what disastrously didn’t happen. So Continue reading Funds for the Washington State Heritage Center Raided to Keep Museums Open
The following excerpt is from an article by Allison Carter, published in the May 24, 2011 edition of Newton Patch: Studying your family history can be extremely rewarding and personally fulfilling. It can also be an incredibly frustrating task, fraught Continue reading Researching Your Newton, Massachusetts Roots
The following is excerpted from an article by Kenneth H. Thompson Jr. printed in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Religious newspapers are a great source for genealogical research but are often very hard to locate — Continue reading Brent Holcomb Authors Two More Volumes of Southern Presbyterian Vital Records
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Military Bounty Land 1776-1855, by Christine Rose, was published in March. The 176 page book is without a doubt one of the best genealogical research guides published this year. Bounty land was often awarded to those who served in American Continue reading Military Bounty Land 1776-1855
A year in the planning, the new Genealogical Research in Nebraska is now available. The book was introduced with great success at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. It was written by Ruby Coleman specifically for genealogists Continue reading Genealogical Research in Nebraska
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Imperial Province of Alsace-Lorraine VI (Elsass-Lothringen – District of Lothringen II – French Department of Lorraine – Kreise (Arrondissements) Saarburg and Salzburg with full index of included towns, by Kevan Hansen is now Continue reading German Map Guide – Alsace-Lorraine VI – District of Lothringen II Now Shipping
ProGenealogists, the official Ancestry.com research firm, is hiring full time employees at their offices in downtown Salt Lake City just blocks from the Family History Library. For many APG members the Genealogist Case Manager openings may be of most interest. Continue reading ProGenealogists is Hiring Full-Time Genealogists
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Imperial Province of Alsace-Lorraine V (Elsass-Lothringen – District of Lothringen I – French Department of Lorraine – Kreise (Arrondissements) Bolchen, Diedenhofen, Forbach, Metz and Saargemünd with full index of included towns, by Kevan Continue reading German Map Guide – Alsace-Lorraine V – District of Lothringen I – Now Available
Complete 1930 Mexico Census Now Available FREE Online! 25 Million New Records and Images for 19 U.S. States and 16 Countries The FamilySearch volunteers did it! With the completion of the state of Veracruz, they indexed the entire 1930 Mexico Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 25 M New Records and Images for 19 States & 16 Countries!