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This article was written for GenealogyBlog by my friend, Thomas Fiske. I’ve invited Tom to contribute to the blog, as I enjoy his articles, and I know my readers will too. Expect to see more from Tom. He always had Continue reading Last Man Standing
The following was received from Kathleen Hinckley, CG, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists. The Association of Professional Genealogists will be awarding its third “Professional Achievement Award” at the Professional Management Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2, 2009. Continue reading APG “Professional Achievement Award” Nominees Wanted
Good News! The weather looks wonderful for the full week in Burbank, California. It even looks good for the drive from Bountiful, Utah down to Southern California. Looking forward to a wonderful SCGS Jamboree. Hope to see you there! Check Continue reading Great Weather for SCGS Jamboree!
We spent much of the mid-day packing and shipping boxes of Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” The pre-publication special, which had run for just under a week, was super-successful, and we’ve decided to extend the discounted Continue reading Pre-pub Special on Dollarhide’s New “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era” Extended through the SCGS Jamboree
(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) and the Jewish Family Research Association (JFRA) announced a call for English or Hebrew academic papers in advance of the fifth annual Jewish Genealogy Seminar. The December 1 seminar will take place at the Continue reading Call For Papers for the Jewish Genealogy Seminar in Tel Aviv December 1, 2009
A man instrumental in the restoration of Hoyle Homestead died Saturday at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Mitchell Dan Hoyle, 67, of Forest City, died after a vehicle wreck in Conover. Conover Police told the Hickory Daily Record that Continue reading Historic Preservationist Mitchell Dan Hoyle Dies After Car Wreck
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article by Meri Rees in the June 20 edition of the Albany Examiner. Meri writes about finding genealogy documentation that is “out of place.” Today I visited the old fort in Fort Continue reading Locating Out-of-Place Genealogy Documentation
My friend, Arlene Eakle, has just started a new blog dealing with Kentucky research. Her first entry was titled “Kentucky is a Major Genealogical Research Challenge!,” and dealt with the problems that genealogists deal with when doing Kentucky research. Her Continue reading Arlene Eakle’s New Kentucky Blog
BROOKHAVEN [Mississippi] — The ownership of Brookhaven’s historic Jewish temple may soon change hands to the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society. The move would guarantee the temple’s preservation and end the society’s search for a place to call home. Continue reading Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum
Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 19 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated toward the end of the 1920s and Early 1932. Those interested in the stock market crash and Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE.com
Alerted by the latest Ancestry Weekly Discovery, I clicked over to Ancestry.com and spent a few minutes playing with their new Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957. In searching for the Surname, Meitzler, I found an entry for 63 year Continue reading Ancestry.com’s New Seattle Passenger Lists 1882-1957
A few days ago, Amazon.com began a new program for their merchants called “Charge When Ship. Family Roots Publishing sells quite a number of books through Amazon.com – and I’m really pleased with this new program at Amazon. Monies collected Continue reading Amazon.com’s New “Charge When Ship” Merchant Policy
The following items were added to the Family Tree Connection database this last week: ILLINOIS Chicago Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48 – Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48, Issued by Board of Election Commissioners, Edmund Continue reading Just Posted at Family Tree Connection
As I blogged a while back, venerable Sam Weller’s Bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City has announced that they will be closing the Main St. bookstore at some time in the near future – and moving to an undisclosed location Continue reading So Sad to See Sam Weller’s Bookstore Go…
According to the latest newsletter from ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, the following data has been added recently: New 1881 census indexes and images: this now completes the set of Scottish census records 1841-1901, uniquely available on ScotlandsPeople. Please note that this new version Continue reading New Data at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk