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My friend, Marlo Schuldt, writes a software called Heritage Collector. In support of the software and as a service to family historians, he also writes a very nice newsletter, all done up in 4-color as a pdf file. This week Continue reading Scanning a Lot of Pictures – FAST!
CANADIAN VITAL RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last updated: 5 November 2015 The following Canadian Vital Records Databases are now posted at FamilySearch.org. I update this listing as new material is posted. Note that many of the “number of records” are marked Continue reading Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from a Canadian Press article in posted at Google.com. TORONTO — Historical records show that the grandfather of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton had a Canadian connection. Genealogy website Ancestry.ca says records show Peter Middleton was a Continue reading Kate Middleton’s Grandfather Was a Pilot Trainer in Calgary, Canada in the Early 1940s
The following United States vital records databases have been posted or updated at FamilySearch.org in the last week. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 – Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, Continue reading New USA Vital Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
REXBURG – The Rexburg area Family History Conference will be held on the BYU-Idaho campus in Rexburg on April 23. The theme is “Family history – now is the time”. The keynote speaker will be Blair Keddington, a product manager Continue reading Rexburg Area Family History Conference April 23
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 10, 2011 edition of IrishCentral.com. New research has revealed that First Lady Michelle Obama, like her husband President Barack Obama, has Irish roots. Megan Smolenyak, the same genealogist who discovered Continue reading First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish Roots
The following news release is from the National Archive website: Washington, DC… April 12, 2011 – The National Archives today announced the identification of nearly 3,000 Walt Whitman documents written during his service as a Federal government employee. This trove Continue reading National Archives Announces Newly-Identified Papers of Walt Whitman
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania State Archives will host a public open house in its newly renovated search room from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 18. The State Archives, housed in the iconic Continue reading Pennsylvania State Archives to Host Open House April 18
USA Today has published a special edition called “Civil War, 150 years later, the conflict still reverberates.” It is available on newsstands April 11 to March 16, 2011. They also have a website to go with it. Check it out.
Imagine working and living in the same cabin with your great-great-great-great grandparents. With “Family Village,” a new Facebook game launching next week, that’s exactly what amateur genealogists will be able to do. The new computer game, produced by Draper developer Continue reading “Family Village” to Officially Launch on Facebook Next Tuesday
LONDON, UK (CNN) — Is Kate Middleton a commoner? It may sound like a crass question, but it’s one being asked of genealogists when it comes to the roots of the future queen of England. Experts have researched Kate’s family Continue reading Prince William & Kate Middleton Are Distant Cousins
The following teaser is from a Letter to the Editor in the April 12 Edition of the IrishTimes.com: Madam, – The report (Home News, April 1st) that the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan, TD, intends pressing Continue reading Paving the Way for a Possible 1926 Irish Census Release
The following news release is from the April 12, 2011 edition of Marketwire.com: iArchives Announces Collaboration With the Federation of Genealogical Societies to Digitize 7.2 Million Pages of Pension Applications From the War of 1812 Footnote.com Will Be the First Continue reading Footnote.com Will Be the First Online Home of the Digital Pension Applications
I laid awake last night thinking about the American Civil War and our “celebrations” of the anniversaries. The sesquicentennial of the Civil War is one of those anniversaries that really needs to be remembered, and it’s interesting in how we Continue reading Personal Observations on the Sesquicentennial of the Firing on Fort Sumter
The following information was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: The latest free collection updates might just have what you’re seeking! What a grab bag of records added this week! Let’s see—for its online patrons’ free viewing pleasure, internationally, FamilySearch Continue reading Costa Rica, England, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, or Arkansas, Maine, Oklahoma, & Texas Posted to FamilySearch.org