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Following is another thought-provoking missive by my friend, Tom Fiske: As I stood on the stage, talking and showing slides of people and things, I realized there was very little difference between what I was doing and what our early Continue reading Fireside Genealogy
While thumbing through a book a few years ago, Spencer Sadler saw an old photograph of members of Pennsylvania’s Coal and Iron Police, a private police force created under state legislation to protect company property but which later became better Continue reading New Book On Pennsylvania’s Coal & Iron Police
Footnote.com just sent out the following news release: We are excited to announce the release of our latest interactive collection: the Native American collection. Working together with the National Archives and Allen County Library, Footnote.com has created a collection featuring Continue reading Footnote.com Announces the Interactive Native-American Collection
The National Genealogical Society announces the release of Paths to Your Past, a twelve-minute video documentary available online (www.ngsgenealogy.org) and on DVD, in which noted genealogists and family researchers tell why they are passionate about researching their family history. Paths Continue reading Paths to Your Past – An NGS Video Presentation
Author Lois Herr has stopped by to answer your questions about her new book “Dear Coach: Letters Home from WWII.” Please join me in welcoming Lois Herr. Thank you for having me! I received some very good questions and can’t Continue reading Questions Answered by Lois Herr, Author of “Dear Coach: Letters Home from WWII”
The Friends of Georgia Archives and History are holding a book sale to raise money to support the Archives that house the legal, financial and historical documents of the state. The Archives is an important center for genealogical research, but Continue reading Book Sale at the Georgia Archives Thursday Evening – Friday & Saturday
“RootsMagic Essentials” Brings Free Tools for Family History SPRINGVILLE, Utah. — November 18, 2009 — RootsMagic, Inc. announced the immediate availability of RootsMagic Essentials, free desktop genealogy software based on their award-winning RootsMagic 4 system. RootsMagic Essentials contains many core Continue reading RootsMagic Releases Free Genealogy and Family Tree Software
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1845 – The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register gave a description of each of the main yachting clubs in the British Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
As I’ve written before, our family spent a fair amount of time in the national parks over the years. A lot of memories were made there. The current 6th Edition of the Festival of Postcards encourages us to blog about Continue reading The Paradise Glacier Ice Caves
DeCode Genetics, a pioneering company that used the Icelandic population as its guinea pigs in detecting disease-causing mutations, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday. The company’s demise suggests that the medical promise of the human genome may take much longer to Continue reading deCode Genetics Files for Bankruptcy
REGINA [Saskatchewan]— The provincial government is looking at how to better preserve Saskatchewan’s 3,500 known cemeteries and burial sites, some of which are overgrown or even near-forgotten. Appointed to lead a review is Al Dwyer, who previously served as registrar Continue reading Saskatchewan Provincial Government Wants to Preserve Forgotten Cemeteries
LITTLE ROCK — The number of visitors each year to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has slipped only slightly in the library’s first five years, surpassing everyone’s expectations, its top administrator says. “We’re at about 300,000 (visitors per year) Continue reading Clinton Presidential Library Continues to Draw Crowds
The National Archives of Australia has announced it will close its State offices in Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart in a bid to cut costs. Director General of the Archives, Ross Gibbs said the offices would be closed over the next Continue reading The National Archives of Australia to Close Three State Offices
WASHINGTON—The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public — 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 Continue reading 14 Boxes of Franklin D. Roosevelt Papers to Be Available to the Public Shortly
WASHINGTON – Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Continue reading Red Cross Auctioning Historic Memorabilia to Reduce Their Deficit