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Internet Resources Creating A Family Web Site Can Be Fun & Easy Ever wanted to create a family website but you weren’t sure where to get started? Creating a Family Web Site Can Be Fun & Easy, by Marian Continue reading Book Reviews – Internet Resources
I just got a note from Kory Meyerink stating that Charles Hall has died. Charles may be best known as the man who authored the “Atlantic Bridge to Germany” series of books. However, he also founded the “Palatines to America” Continue reading Charles Hall Passes
The following announcement was just received: National Genealogical Society is excited to announce a Free Tour of Ancestry.com and an opportunity to Digitize Your Family Records at the NGS 2010 Family History Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah 28 April—1 Continue reading Free Tour of Ancestry.com During the NGS Conference in SLC
The following newspaper titles were recently added to the family history archives found in GenealogyBank.com and ObitsArchive.com. They recently added more than 104 newspapers from 35 states – over 130 million new articles. ObitsArchive.com NEW CONTENT: (1977 to present day) Continue reading New at GenealogyBank.com
Avery Anderson will turn 2 in August. With any luck, she will have a Social Security number by then. The toddler’s slow crawl through a thicket of red tape began last year when her father, Clay Anderson, went to file Continue reading Does Avery Anderson Really Exist?
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Jurors leaned in to peer at sacred forms in the case of Merril Leroy Jessop. Jessop, 35, a member of a polygamous sect, is on trial, charged with sexual assault of a child in connection with Continue reading Genealogy Record Books Used as Evidence at Jessop Trial
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Authorities say the strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing next door. Grand Junction census workers say the smell was coming through the vents. Police Continue reading “Potted” Plants have the Census Folks in Colorado Hallucinating
It looks like these Chinese folks had incredible sense of humor – or something… I may be at a loss for words on this one. In the middle of a terrifying desert north of Tibet, Chinese archaeologists have excavated an Continue reading Unique Cemetery Found in China’s Northwest Province of Xinjiang
The following article was written by my long-time friend, Marielle A. Bourgeois. Marielle wrote numerous articles for me when I was editing Heritage Quest Magazine, most with a French-Canadian slant to them, but others of a more general nature. While Continue reading Finding Your Ancestors in Europe
The Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Hannover I, RB Hannover and Hildesheim, by Kevan Hansen, is now in print! Volume 30 of the German Map Guide series is made up of 231 Continue reading Hannover I – German Map Guide Now Shipping
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.8/6 in 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall) is up in its second week by 13 percent in 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.6) and 4 percent in total viewers (7.153 million vs. Continue reading Who Do You Think You? Ties for #1 With Key Demographics
The ratings are out for Friday night. “Who Do You Think You Are?”, featuring Emmitt Smith did well, but was still edged out by Ghost Whisperer. Friday, March 12 – 8pm/7 C&M CBS: “Ghost Whisperer” (7.85 million viewers, 4.9/9 households) Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Gets 7.15 Million Viewers
The research for a television episode like the one on Emmitt Smith last night doesn’t just fall together in an hour’s time. There’s a tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes. As you will note below, the research Continue reading The Backstory of the WDYTYA? Emmitt Smith Episode on NBC
The following data is from The U.S. Census Bureau’s Facts for Features: This year, America conducts its 23rd census. The nation’s largest domestic mobilization began in a remote corner of Alaska and will continue throughout the rest of the country Continue reading By the Numbers – the 2010 Federal Census
UPDATE: Well, Patty and I just finished watching the Emmitt Smith segment of WDYTYA? I’m a bit overwhelmed… The program was about as moving as anything I’ve ever watched, fiction and non-fiction alike. Even Megan Smolenyak had a part in Continue reading Emmitt Smith to be Featured in Tonight’s WDYTYA? on NBC