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Following is another of Tom Fiske’s interesting articles: This afternoon I was writing to a Kentucky author named Keven McQueen. I had just read an excellent book he wrote and was telling him what I thought. In my email I Continue reading Valuable Trunks
The Southern California Genealogical Society now has a new reader-printer available at the library. It will be up and running by mid-July. The society really has need for two of these machines. They are now accepting donations toward the purchase Continue reading New Reader-Printer Now Available at the SCGS Library
With the completion of Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 32, The Province of Hannover (Hanover) portion of the series is now complete. The series of three volumes are as follows: German Map Guide Vol 30. – Province of Continue reading Hannover German Map Guides Now Complete
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfieid, marketing manager at findmypast.co.uk: As the 2010 Wimbledon Championships head towards the closing stages, leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk has delved into its collection of census records from 1841 to Continue reading British Census Serves Up Some Wimbledon Quirks
Footnote is once again making some of their most important documents available FREE online for a limited time. Check this out! In recognition of America’s Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War collection free to the public. This unique Continue reading Revolutionary War Records FREE at Footnote.com Until July 7
In two years, students, historians, and anyone else curious about nearly a century of history should have 100,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers at their fingertips. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for Continue reading Tennessee Newspapers 1836 -1922 to be Digitized and Free Online
A New FamilySearch library opens in Riverton, Utah today, replacing 24 smaller Family History Centers in the southern Salt Lake valley. Will this start a trend? Following is the news release from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY — Whether Continue reading New FamilySearch Library in Riverton, Utah Opens to the Public
Google has now made agreements with the Austria National Library to digitize their 400,000 out-of-copyright books. This should be of significant help to those of us doing European research. Very exciting! Following is a teaser from the article found at Continue reading Google to Digitize the Austrian National Library’s Old Books
It’s that time of year again. The Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree will take place this weekend, June 11, 12, & 13 at the Burbank Marriott Hotel & Convention Center. Dozens of speakers (including yours truly), and exhibitors will be Continue reading SCGS Jamboree is this Weekend!
UGA Vice President, Janet Hovorka just sent me the following news release: Get in on the ground floor of one of the world’s best genealogy education experiences. Registration for the 2011 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy opens at 9 AM Continue reading Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy registration opens June 10th.
The following excerpt is from a good article on artifact preservation in the June 1, 2010 Deseret News. The stuff of our lives — the meaningful things we surround ourselves with, find, are given, gather up, inherit — is the Continue reading Saving “Stuff” That May Become Artifacts
Thanks to blogs found at ResearchBuzz and Syracuse.com, I ran across a new database at the New Jersey State Department website that I’m sure my readers will want to know about – and just in time for Memorial Day! The Continue reading Index to New Jersey Civil War Treasury Vouchers 1861-1865
A snippet from another good article in the May 31, 2010 Deseret News: It’s hard to say where the first obituary came from. The word comes from the Medieval Latin “obitus,” which means a going down, a fall, a ruin, Continue reading Obituaries Can Tell Us a Lot… And Then Some…
This story led off in the Deseret News in Salt Lake City today. Pretty good… SALT LAKE CITY — From the trite (“gone fishin’ ” and “rest in peace”) to the cute to the sentimental to the absolutely bizarre, epitaphs on Continue reading Another Epitaph Story
Grave markers have evolved over the years. No longer are lambs typically placed on children’s graves… Now we see etchings of more modern things, like toys, starships and bicycles… Following is an excerpt from an article I ran across. TRAVERSE Continue reading The Evolution of Modern Headstones