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The following was received from my friend, Thomas MacEntee, at Geneabloggers. Win Two Free Admission Tickets Valued at $150 US September 21, 2010 – Chicago, IL. GeneaBloggers, the genealogy community’s resource for genealogy bloggers, is happy to announce the California Continue reading California Family History Expos Contest at Geneabloggers
The following is another short and interesting item by my friend, Tom Fiske: I still have the letter. Although the envelope had been mailed sixty years ago, when I saw the handwriting I knew who had written it: my grandmother. Continue reading Investigating the Dark Side
The following is by my friend, Tom Fiske: A born recycler, I have been fixing things all my life. Radios, bicycles, old cars, and furnaces. I mention furnaces because when I was dating Evie, my fine wife, I went to Continue reading Recycling Family Histories
My friend, Jeff Bockman, just sent me a link to an interesting obituary. Not an old one, but an obit for a guy that just passed away on the 30th of August. This guy sounds like he was an interesting Continue reading An Interesting Obituary
The Eliis Island Oral Histories are now available at Ancestry.com. There will be no charge for accessing these files. In addition, Ancestry.com is making their immigration records available to the public at NO CHARGE through September 6 – that’s all Continue reading Oral Histories of Ellis Island Immigrants Now Online FREE at Ancestry.com – Also Search Immigration Records FREE Through the Labor Day Weekend.
Tom Kemp just finished giving the keynote address for the 2010 Salt Lake City Family History Expo – which is actually held at South Towne Center in Sandy, Utah. Dale and I are working in the exhibit hall, and it’s Continue reading Family History Expo in Sandy, Utah is Now Underway
As usual, Dale & I had a great time in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the annual FGS Conference. Door prizes are one of the important aspects of the FGS Conference, and our winner was Ms. Charlotte Powers of Berkeley Springs, West Continue reading FRPC Doorprize Winner at the FGS Conference in Knoxville
The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com: World’s Largest Family History Web Site Continues Sponsorship of Critically Acclaimed TV Series That Takes a Personal Look at Celebrity Family Histories PROVO, Utah, August 25, 2010 – Ancestry.com Continue reading Ancestry.com & NBC Extend Their Relationship With “Who Do You Think You Are?” for a Second Season
The following news release was received from Tom Champoux, with the New England Historic Genealogical Society. AmericanAncestors.org reflects the organization’s expanding national collection and resources. Boston, MA August 19, 2010: D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the Continue reading NEHGS Launches New Website – AmericanAncestors.org
Records for Dekalb County, Alabama, dating to the very early 1800’s will be moved from the barn where they are currently housed in about 2 months according to an article in the August 17, 2010 edition of The Times-Journal. Following Continue reading DeKalb County, Alabama, Records Moving Out of the Barn
I see that more digital newspapers will be coming online at the “Chronicling America” site soon. Now it’s New Mexico papers. Cool… Following is an excerpt from an article in the August 16, 2010 edition of the Daily Lobo. UNM Continue reading New Mexico Newspapers to be Digitized & Available Free Online
The following news release was received from my my friends, Elizabeth Lapointe and Louise St. Denis: (Toronto: August 16, 2010) The National Institute for Genealogical Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and Louise St. Denis, Managing Director of Continue reading The National Institute for Genealogical Studies Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Just in time for the FGS Conference in Knoxville, the Tennessee pages of the FamilySearch Research Wiki have been updated. The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff. The Tennessee page on the FamilySearch Research Wiki has recently been Continue reading The Updated Tennessee Page on FamilySearch Research Wiki
If you die and want to be buried in New York City, you might have to accept something less than what you wanted. Not the the deceased will be worrying about it… But the issue of burial space is a Continue reading No Room in the Cemetery – If It’s in New York City
MOCKSVILLE [North Carolina] – A local group wants to establish a driving trail to connect historical sites in several North Carolina counties that relate to folk hero Daniel Boone. When finished, the trail would span Alexander, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Continue reading North Carolina Daniel Boone Trail in the Planning