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The following excerpt from an article by Kenneth H Thomas Jr. may be of interest to Georgia researchers: Anyone who enjoys gathering genealogical data and publishing books may be interested in the R. J. Taylor Jr. Foundation. The foundation gives Continue reading Grants Available For Production of Georgia Research Books
The following is from an article by Frank Wallis in the March 3, 2011 edition of the Baxter Bulletin. An effort to find a permanent location in Mountain Home for the Baxter County Heritage Museum has begun in earnest. The Continue reading Society Looking for a Home… in Mountain Home, Arkansas
The following excerpt is from Joan Griffis’ column in the March 6, 2011 edition of the Commercial-News. A membership in a genealogical society usually has many advantages. Joining a society in the geographic location where you live, besides providing support Continue reading Making the Most of Your Genealogical Society Membership
The following teaser is from an article by Dee Gibson-Roles of the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, found in the March 4, 2011 edition of the Asheville Citizen Times. Many researchers, especially novices, fail to recognize the importance of bonds Continue reading Using Bonds for Genealogical Research
The following News Release is from the National Archives: Washington, DC: The National Archives and Records Administration and Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy will host the Media Access to Government Information Conference (MAGIC) on Tuesday, April Continue reading National Archives to Host Conference on Media Access to Government Information April 12
The following new databases have been added at The Original Record: 1288-1303 – King’s Ripton (Huntingdonshire) Court Rolls Among the Huntingdonshire possessions of Ramsey abbey was the manor of King’s Ripton or Ripton Regis. In the Augmentation Office Court Rolls Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following press release from the National Archives deals with hours that many of the public exhibits are available to the public. Note that nothing is said about the access to original documents or the microfilm reading room. Washington, DC: Continue reading Extended Hours Begin at the National Archives On March 15
Did you know that Spokane was Bing Crosby’s hometown? He was born in 1903 in Tacoma; his father got a job in Spokane in 1906 and moved the family across the state. Bing attended school right through Gonzaga University here Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #13
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: Brazil, England, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, and Wales Records Added Also new U.S. records for Delaware, New Hampshire, Texas, and Virginia More fascinating collections were published this week online at FamilySearch.orgó39 Continue reading New Records at FamilySearch.org
The following News Release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Genealogy Society Management Papers by Well-Known Authors February 28, 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces that a vast collection of its Society Strategy Series papers is Continue reading FGS Society Strategy Series Now Available to the Public
The following databases were added this last week at The Original Record: 1269 Rutland Forest Pleas Pleas of the Venison in the county of Rutland heard at Oakham on the morrow of Midsummer Day in the 53rd year of the Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
There was a good article by Susan Dibble printed in the February 24, 2011 edition of the Daily Herald about my friend, Jeff Bockman. It was quite a write-up. Following is just a teaser. Genealogy author and speaker Jeff Bockman Continue reading Jeff Bockman’s Quest for Ancestry
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: Speak or Read Hungarian? FamilySearch Indexing Launches Its First Hungarian Project FamilySearch is keeping sync with its goal to increase access to records worldwide. Part of that formula is Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Launches Its First Hungarian Project
Did you ever play the game of Blockhead with your kids? This was a favorite of ours and even a favorite when the grandkids came (until they turned teen and snorted at such simple pleasures). You remember the game…. it Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week Peek #12
The following news release was received from Kathy Wurth of Family Tree Tours: For those who wish to journey to their ancestral hometowns and experience the lives their ancestors led before emigrating, Family Tree Tours announces a new website featuring Continue reading Family Tree Tours Announces New Website & Upcoming Genealogy Tours