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Most of you know that the National Genealogical Society Conference this year will be held here in Salt Lake City (April 28-May 1). But you may not know that the conference locations for 2011 and 2012 have also been selected. Continue reading NGS Conferences in 2011 and 2012
At last – we have a firm date and details from NBC about the American version of “Who Do You Think You Are?” The program will be part of what NBC calls their “post-Winter Olympics primetime schedule.” Although the series Continue reading NBC Announces That “Who Do You Think You Are?” Will Premier March 5
The following was received from Allison Ricks, Assistant Program Administrator, BYU Conferences and Workshops. Call for Papers – 2010 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy “Tethering Tradition and Technology to Tighten Family Ties” Tuesday, July 27 through Friday, July Continue reading Call for Papers – 2010 BYU Conference on Family History & Genealogy
We’re setting up an exhibit for Family Roots Publishing Company in the Heritage Room (across from the elevators) at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel. We plan to open up about 2 pm this afternoon and will be open tonight until Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Company at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel
Nine bloggers spent the day at the Ancestry.com facilities on Friday. Most of those in attendance had visited Ancestry.com in January 2009. However, I didn’t because I was just getting back into blogging at that time, after having lost my Continue reading Blogger’s Day 2010 at Ancestry.com
The following news release was just received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society are excited to sponsor Family History Day 2010 — Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 8 am to 4 pm. Held Continue reading Join NEHGS & Ancestry.com for Family History Day 2010 in Boston
An interesting article was posted in the Washington Post site yesterday. The article deals with files on soldiers, celebrities, and non-celebrities alike that are easily available through the Freedom of Information Act. The info came from the GovernmentAttic.org website initially. Continue reading Thousands of Files Available from the Government Attic
According to new research, it looks like individual genetic knowledge of the mother and father are important when it comes to genetically inherited diseases. The following is from a long and rather detailed article by Justin Petrone in the January Continue reading Parental Origin Important in Genetic Studies
The web is all in a dither about Google’s new Android phone. The official announcement was made by Google earlier today, so the speculation is now over. I note that the news channels on television are talking up (and down) Continue reading Google’s New “Nexus One” Phone Unveiled
Tributes.com has just posted their 2009 Year in Review, Known for their Celebrity obituaries, as well as those for the lesser-known folks, Tributes does a great job of reminding us of those who’ve passed on. In looking through the many Continue reading Tributes Posts Their “2009 Year in Review”
The following news release is directly from the Oregon State Archives website. As a legacy to the sesquicentennial of Oregon’s statehood, the Oregon State Archives presents the Early Oregonians Database. The information that can be found in the database is Continue reading Early Oregonians Database Now Available
It seems that the staid British National Archives is coming forward in support of the sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid. The sale has been somewhat in doubt, as the “Competition Commission” has expressed reluctance to allowing the sale to Continue reading British National Archives Backs Sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid – to Give Ancestry Some Competition
It’s less than three weeks until the Arizona Family History Expo! It will be held on January 22 and 23 at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center Street, Mesa, Arizona 85201. Ancestry.com’s C.E.O. Tim Sullivan will be the keynote Continue reading Arizona Family History Expo Less Than 3 Weeks Way!
Due to a 25 percent withholding in its fiscal year 2010 state appropriation, the State Historical Society of Missouri has decreased its hours open to the public to Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. … To continue operations Continue reading State Historical Society of Missouri Cuts Hours
HONESDALE [PENNSYLVANIA] – A museum dedicated to preserving Wayne County’s history and Honesdale’s role as the birthplace of the American railroad will be shuttered over the winter due to a loss in critical state funding. “The easiest way to make Continue reading Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society Museum Closes Until April 15 Due to Budget Cuts