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The following news release was just received from my old friend, Claire LeBeaux, who tells me she has gone to work doing PR work for OneGreatFamily. It was good to hear from her again. Too many hits to be useful?! Continue reading Upgrades to the Online OneGreatFamily.com Database
On March 7, the Escondido California South Stake is sponsoring their annual Family History Fair. I should probably qualify the word, “annual,” as they were unable to have the fair last year, due to the fires in the region, and Continue reading The Upcoming Escondido Family History Fair
My friend, Jim Derheim has launched an archive of his photos online at www.europeanfocus.com. To see his work, click on the tab that says “Ancestral Villages Photography” (illustration below). It is visible at the upper right side of the page. Continue reading European Focus Puts European Village Photography Online
The following is from Lois Ann Mast, Masthof Press, Mennonite Family History: A British Isles Tour (England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales) has been planned for October 6-25, 2009, and a European Heritage Tour scheduled for July 16-August 2, 2010, will Continue reading British Isles & European Heritage Tours Planned for 2009
The following is excerpted from a an article in the February 10, 2009 edition of Technology.net. Important unpublished records of the Hundred Years War are to be made available online in an innovative new project led by the University of Continue reading The Gascon Rolls – With Records of the British “100 Years War” to be Made Available Online
The following announcement was just received from Rhonda Stoffer, Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services at the Marion Public Library: The Marion Public Library in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Howard County Genealogical Society, Continue reading DNA Seminar in Marion Indiana May 30, 2009 – Featuring Megan Smolenyak
For more than 2 1/2 hours, Chicago firefighters helped to control, then eventually put out, a three-alarm fire that started at Holy Name Cathedral. The Cathedral’s history with the city stretches all the way back to 1846, when it was Continue reading The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Has Fire – But the Records Are Safe
Schelly Talalay Dardashti, of Tracing the Tribe, posted an interesting blog today, alerting us to the fact that the New York Times had posted the infamous “Madoff List.” This list is made up of those folks who lost their money Continue reading Search the 13,000+ Name “Madoff List” in the New York Times
Juliana Smith reported this week that Ancestry.com had just posted an additional 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records. The current update is made up of digitized original records from California, New York and Pennsylvania. According to Juliana’s blog, “Ancestry released the images Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania
This coming Thursday will be February 12, 2009 – exactly 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln. It’s my guess that most people do not connect Abraham Lincoln with Berks County, Pennsylvania. However, he had ancestors who lived there. Continue reading Abraham Lincoln’s Berks County, Pennsylvania Ties
Accumulations of snow and ice have damaged a Chester, Illinois, landmark, the First Bank building at 600 State Street, built about 1900. It seems that the 23,500 square ft. three-story building sustained damage to its roof from heavy accumulations of Continue reading Roof Collapse at Randolph County Genealogical Society
The German Interest Group of the Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS) will hold their Seventeenth Annual German Conference on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Des Moines Botanical Center. The speaker will be Baerbel K. Johnson, a professional genealogist who works Continue reading German Interest Group of the Iowa Genealogical Society to Sponsor Conference in Des Moines June 6, 2009
Dick Eastman just posted an excellent blog that deals with cutting your costs while attending the upcoming National Genealogical Society Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina (May 13-16, 2009). He’s checked out 10 local hotels – and lists their locations, rates, Continue reading Save Money On Your Stay at the NGS Conference in Raleigh
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch on February 2. I looks like I just lost it in my mailbox – thus it’s not being posted until nearly a week later. Sorry… SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—FamilySearch Continue reading 1875 Norway Census Transcription Initiative Now Underway by FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers
James Avery Smith will receive the Conch Shell Award for his work relating to Amherst, Massachusetts history in a special ceremony this next Friday. The following excerpt is from an interesting article by Phyllis Lehrer in the February 6, 2009 Continue reading James Avery Smith to Receive Award for Work in Amherst History