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Ancestry.com is expected to go public this week. In checking out their prospectus, updated as of November 2, 2009, they will be offering 7,407,407 shares of common stock as soon as the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Continue reading Ancestry.com & Shareholders to Offer 7,407,407 Shares of Common Stock at Between $12.50 and $14.50 Per Share
The city [Fort Wayne, Indiana] will use $125,000 in income tax revenue both this year and next to provide financial support to the Friends of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection to permanently protect and manage the collection from the defunct Continue reading Fort Wayne’s Lincoln Collection to Be Funded With $125k in Income Tax Revenue
The Massachusetts Governor’s Office announced at a press conference on Thursday, October 29 that Governor Patrick is considering closing the State Library of Massachusetts as a cost-saving measure. Open to the public since 1826, the State Library has developed comprehensive Continue reading Massachusetts State Library May Close to Save $
The following teaser is from an article in the November 3, 2009 edition of the Victoria News, about the loss of a $17,000 annual grant by the Victoria Genealogical Society. It’s feared that their library may be in serious trouble Continue reading The Victoria (B.C.) Genealogical Society Loses Their $17,000 Annual Grant
The following excerpt is from an excellent article by Adriana Colindres published in the October 3, 2009 edition of the Galesburg.com. The article is about what became known as the Cherry Mine disaster, in which about 259 men and boys Continue reading Cherry Mine Disaster Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield
The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society [Arkansas] has posted an excellent new Website at www.baxtercountyhistory.org. The society will add additional information as well as photos dealing with the Casey House & Rapp’s Barren soon. Check it out.
VIENNA – The Daniel Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution [of Vienna, Illinois] turned 100 today. The charter was received Nov. 3, 1909. May Chapman, the wife of Pleasant Thomas Chapman, had been a DAR member in Continue reading Daniel Chapman Chapter of the D.A.R. Turned 100 Today
State archives and history officials are attempting to come up with details about the veterans whose 11,427 names are carved in the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. For the last five years, the Continue reading West Virginia Officials Searching for Info on People Named on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial
The following excerpt is from an extensive and very interesting article about an abandoned paupers’ cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. The article itself is in answer to a question in Paula Allen’s column, found in the November 1, 2009 edition Continue reading The Paupers Burial Ground South of Stinson Field in San Antonio
San Leandro, CA, November 02, 2009 – (PR.com) – Join Author Anita Wills for a Presentation of her book “Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family.” It is author Anita Wills, second book, after “Notes and Continue reading Anita Wills Book Presentation – “Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family” at Hayward Library on Dec. 2, 2009
Ownership of Friends Reunited has proved costly for ITV, but yesterday the broadcaster was told that it might not be allowed to sell it, even for a £145 million loss. The latest embarrassment came from the Office of Fair Trading, Continue reading The Brit’s Office of Fair Trading Holds Up the Sale of Friends Reunited
The following announcement was received this morning: Mark your Calendar for the 2010 Family History Conference, “Follow Your Ancestral Trail”, which will be held 28 April—1 May 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whether your family helped settle the nation, Continue reading Registration for the 2010 NGS Family History Conference is Now Open
The following excerpt is from an article by Ed Pearce in the October 28, 2009 edition of kolotv.com. Hidden away in a remote section of southwest Sparks there’s a small park. Generations of have used this surprising green space without Continue reading Nevada Insane Asylum Cemetery to Once Again Become a Cemetery
Watch out for the weather in Salt Lake City. You’d think that it would be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Right? Wrong. I’ve lived here for 10 years and have come to the opinion that the Continue reading Salt Lake City Winter Weather
Pennsylvania public libraries all felt the sting of state budget cuts earlier this month, but the Martinsburg Area Public Library received a double whammy after legislators cut out the Access Pennsylvania program. The library lost $14,000 through the program that Continue reading Pennsylvania Libraries Struggle to Provide Services