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The Aussies find the ancestry of their Premier candidates fascinating, just as Americans do with our Presidents… The following news release was written for folks living in Australia. From links to Brisbane barmaids to law enforcement in Victoria, our future Continue reading Australian Premier Candidates Have Fascinating Ancestry
Everyne is related to the rich and famous… Most of us just don’t know how. The online genealogy site, Ancestry.com has carried out a survey revealing 28 Irish Americans share the same Irish ancestor as President Obama. Just four years Continue reading Irish Americans Sharing President Obama’s Irish Ancestry
In recent years, phylogeographic studies have produced detailed knowledge on the worldwide distribution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants, linking specific clades of the mtDNA phylogeny with certain geographic areas. However, a multiplex genotyping system for the detection of the mtDNA Continue reading Multiplex Genotyping System for Efficient Inference of Matrilineal Genetic Ancestry with Continental Resolution
The following article was written by my friend, Tom Fiske: One of the dot com book companies sent me a small book of poems by my favorite author, Wendell Berry.* In one short poem Wendell described a method of doing Continue reading Genealogy the Easy Way
The following article was written, by my friend, Tom Kemp: Genealogists are hungry for details about the lives of our ancestors, information that can only be found in newspapers. To get to know our ancestors better—the lives they lived, their Continue reading Newspapers: The Key to Documenting Your Family History
Bandit passed away yesterday. He was a siamese cat that adopted us when he was just a tiny kitten. In early September of 1994, Patty and I were out at by the mailbox at our getaway place near Custer, South Continue reading Bandit – 1994-2011 RIP
Don’t Marcia and I look really good? Marcia and I were in the same high school graduating class back in 1961 and we have not seen each other since……… until last Saturday. I gave a presentation to the Jefferson County Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #15
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: 9 Million Browsable Images from 9 Countries Added This Week New Records for Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, U.S., and Venezuela The bounty just keeps coming Continue reading Nine Million Browsable Images from Nine Countries Added at FamilySearch.com This Week
UNITED STATES DEATH & PROBATE DOCUMENT & INDEXES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated 5 November 2015 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of Continue reading United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org
In the last week of February, FamilySearch posted a large index of North Carolina deaths. It covers the years 1931 through 1994. According to the website, the data comes from the North Carolina Dept. of Health, with the original documents Continue reading North Carolina Deaths and Illinois Probate Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
I see that Eric Basir, owner of Photo Grafix, will be giving three workshops at the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference to take place in Springfield Illinois this next September 8-10, 2011. His workshops are as follows: Restoring Continue reading Document & Photo Restoration Workshops to be Offered at FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois
The following is am open letter written by Virginia Shadron, chairperson of the Friends of Georgia Archives & History: An open letter from FOGAH Chair, Virginia Shadron: The Fiscal Year 2012 budget that passed the Georgia House of Representatives on Continue reading Georgia Archives Threatened by House Budget
The following press release was received from Rootstech/FamilySearch: Popular Conference Makes Select Presentations Available for Free Online 11 March 2011 SALT LAKE CITY: If you missed the popular inaugural RootsTech 2011 conference, you can now at least get a sampling Continue reading Relive RootsTech 2011
I haven’t made a breakthrough on any of my direct-line ancestors in years. All the easy research was done years ago, and most breakthroughs are now made after extensive research. However, prompted by the need to write a review of Continue reading Breakthrough! – A Review of Mocavo.com – the Latest in Genealogical Search Engines
When we’re in Salt Lake in December it’s cold, trees are bare and no flowers are blooming. Not so in spring! Kinda wish we did our Tour in spring for Temple Square is blooming with thousands of bulbs of all Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #14