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Sam Weller’s Bookstore is preparing to close it’s venerable old bookstore on Main Street in Salt Lake City. For those of us who love books, this is just another sign that we’re way out of tune with the rest of Continue reading Sam Weller’s Bookstore to Close at its Salt Lake City Main Street Location
For many decades, the descendants of Irish immigrant and watchmaker, Jonathan Dillon, have carried a family story about Dillons having secreted a message within the pocket watch of President Abraham Lincoln. The story was that he just happened to be Continue reading Abe Lincoln’s Pocket Watch & its Secret Message
The following was written by Genealogy Today staff: Genealogy Today (www.genealogytoday.com) announced the release of a software gadget for residents in the Second Life (SL) virtual world. This new tool, called the Genealogy HUD, allows SL residents (also known as Continue reading Genealogy Today Releases Live Roots Gadget for Second Life
The Cologne city Archives collapsed last week – and I blogged about the tragic event at that time. Since then, my friend, Donna Potter Phillips, has been corresponding with a friend (Cookie), who lives near Frankfurt. The following is an Continue reading Personal Observations on the Collapse of the Cologne City Archives
We all know that genealogy cruises have become popular of late, and TIARA’s January 2009 cruise was no exception. Following is an excerpt from an interesting article by Susan R. Pollack, published in the March 12 edition of the Dallas Continue reading Cruising for Your Irish Roots
Book Review: General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse, by Joseph T. Glatthaar During my lifetime, I’ve often heard it said that the American Civil War was fought, not specifically over slavery, but over state’s rights. That sounded plausible Continue reading General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse
The following was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced the recipients of the 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Provo, Utah. The 12 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative work in advancing Continue reading 2009 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced
Update (Friday March 13): I’m feeling much better – and back at work. Many thanks to those of you who have been sending me encouragement, both online and off. Now Patty’s come down with this thing. She had a temperature Continue reading Got a bug…
Approximately 150 people were at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library in Illinois this last Sunday afternoon for a ribbon cutting, opening the library’s new addition, which includes a new genealogy research section. Read all about it in the March 9, Continue reading Charleston, Illinois Carnegie Public Library Opens Addition, Including a Genealogy Research Section
Collaboration between the City of Nacogdoches [Texas] and SFA [Stephen F. Austin University] has resulted in a $250,000 “Preserve America” grant from the National Park Service for cemetery interpretation. The grant was awarded to the City of Nacogdoches based on Continue reading Grant for Cemetery-Interpretation Program for the Oak Grove & Zion Hill Cemeteries in Nacogdoches
The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society 1925 Report – Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society, Forty-fourth Annual Report, for the year ending June thirtieth, 1925. Includes lists of the Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection
So Obama and Pitt are 9th cousins… So what? If you do the research, you’ll find that 9th cousinship is so common that you might be surprised that the relationship wasn’t closer. If you have colonial American ancestry, you can Continue reading The Cousinship of the President
The following was written by GeneTree staff: After More Than a Year of Development, GeneTree’s Free Web Site Provides an Easy Way for Families to Communicate on an Everyday Basis; to Share and Store Family Photos, Video and Documents; and Continue reading GeneTree’s Free Family Web Site Now Out of Beta with New Interface & Rich Features
Save time and space with Family Tree Magazine‘s 2007 Annual CD. On this brand-new disc, they’ve digitized all 380 pages of the 2007 how-to genealogy tools, tips and techniques in an enhanced PDF format that lets you: Click directly to Continue reading Family Tree Magazine – 2007 – Available on CD-ROM
I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the the Escondido Family History Fair in Southern California today. They asked me to speak last year, then the fires struck and they had to cancel the fair. This year they Continue reading A Day at the Escondido Family History Fair