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It’s taken a while to get back into production, but the Map Guide to German Parish Registers is again being authored by Kevan Hansen, with the three Rhineland volumes (11 through 13) coming off the press first. Family Roots Publishing Continue reading Rhineland Map Guides Now Shipping
They broke ground for the new Mid-Continent Library’s Mid-West Genealogy Center in Independence, Missouri, yesterday. The new 52,000 square foot facility may rival the famed Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when finished. Congratulations to my friends, Janice Continue reading Ground-breaking for the New Mid-West Genealogy Center of the Mid-Continent Library
Ancestry.com has announced that it has added to its online service all readily available U.S. passenger lists from 1820 to 1960. Wow! This is a lot of data. I’m not surprised, as I spent days reviewing the immigration digital data Continue reading United States Ports Passenger Lists Now Available at Ancestry.com
The following announcement was published in the November 2006 edition of Upfront with NGS. “This conference will feature record types from across the country. Speakers interested in participating in the 2008 NGS conference are invited to submit lecture proposals for Continue reading NGS Call For Papers for Kansas City 2008 National Conference
Roots Television is off and running on the Internet. It’s pretty impressive. Everything from short how-to segments to full lectures can be found on the site. And that’s not all… Following is a news release from Megan Smolenyak. “When Roots Continue reading Roots Television (on the Internet) is a Big Hit!
I had the privilege and opportunity to try out the new GenealogyBank.com just as it launched in mid-October. In the process I searched many early newspapers, historic books, documents, and other resources. Along with numerous other items, I found a Continue reading GenealogyBank Launches with Thousands of New Resources
The manifests of ships arriving at Canadian Ports listing passengers have been preserved on microfilm at Library and Archives Canada. The goal of the Nanaimo Family History Society is to index arrivals at Halifax and Quebec (Montreal is included in Continue reading The Nanaimo Family History Society Passenger Lists Project
BARRE, Vt. (CNS) — The official newspaper of the Diocese of Burlington celebrated its 50th anniversary by giving a gift. The Vermont Historical Society’s collection of Catholic materials increased significantly in September with a donation of 83 parish histories from Continue reading Vermont Historical Society Receives Catholic Parish Histories
It has just been announced that the Wisconsin Historical Society Library will be one of the libraries in which Google will scan and digitize books and “genealogy materials.” This is important to genealogists, because this library has one of the Continue reading Google to Digitize Wisconsin Historical Society Books
According to plans released October 3, 2006, downtown Salt Lake City is about to turn back the clock – and at the same time, vault into the future. Instead of massive blocks just south of Temple Square, it is proposed Continue reading Nearly 20 Acres of Downtown Salt Lake to Come Down
My former employer, ProQuest, just posted the latest version of PERSI. If you haven’t checked out PERSI lately, now would be a good time to do it. ANN ARBOR, Mich., September 29, 2006 — ProQuest Information and Learning and Allen Continue reading ProQuest Releases New PERSI
The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. announces its 20th annual Literary Awards Contest. Categories are Genealogy, Family History and Genealogical Resource Publication. Books published in or after 1999 are eligible. All must have a connection to New England. The Fledgling Continue reading The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. Announces its 20th Annual Literary Awards Contest
Joe Beine, owner of the “Genealogy Roots Blog,” has begun a cemetery blog that’s pretty interesting. All active genealogists have an interest in the meaning of cemetery symbols and other graveyard oddities. Take a look at the Cemeteries and Cemetery Continue reading The New Cemeteries and Cemetery Symbols Blog
Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS) has published the first issue of a new research journal, The Washington State Genealogist. The premier issue is fully indexed and contains 36 pages of family stories and research information. This annual journal is a Continue reading The Washington State Genealogist
“The 1897-1920 Michigan Death Records, a brand-new resource that is available at the Library of Michigan, will benefit family history researchers across the state. The Library of Michigan is able to provide these records thanks to a generous gift from Continue reading Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, Now Available at the Library of Michigan