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Four new guides in the National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series are now available. They are for the following states: Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee Oklahoma – American Indians And they are 10% off through August 18. Click on Continue reading Four New Research in the States Guides From the NGS
The 1st International Germanic Genealogy Conference took place July 28 through 30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I attended the conference, in support of FRPC’s authors who were speaking there, as well as the five venders who were marketing FRPC’s Germanic publications. Continue reading The 1st International Germanic Genealogy Conference
This is great news! For reasons we won’t go into here, the conservation of documents, followed by digitization by Ancestry.com was halted over a year ago. It has been announced that work is now resuming. The following press release is Continue reading Preserve the Pensions Announces Resumption of Document Conservation at the National Archives
MyHeritage has acquired Millenia Corporation. Based on my experience with both companies, I think this will be a good deal for the users of both companies. The following news release is from my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage.com: TEL AVIV, Continue reading MyHeritage Acquires the Legacy Family Tree Software and Webinar Platform
The following News Release is from Jaymie Middendorf, Marketing & Public Relations Chair for ISGS. Springfield, IL – July 29, 2017. The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is bringing the 2017 Annual Fall Conference to beautiful Moline, Illinois. The Society Continue reading Illinois State Genealogical Society 2017 Annual Fall Conference
The following teaser is from an article by Alexandra Connor, and posted August 5, 2017 at The Gazette website. Click here to read the article. Millions of pages from past issues of The Gazette [Cedar Rapids, Iowa], dating back to Continue reading Cedar Rapids Iowa “The Gazette” Newspaper – Digitized and Available Online from 1883
For Canadians Only! MyHeritage is running a Canada Day promo on their Autosomal DNA test – cutting the price to just $69 until July 5. That’s again the best price that they’ve ever offered. Order 3 kits or more, and Continue reading For Canadians Only! – MyHeritage DNA Kits – Only $69 (USD) Through July 5
It’s been nearly a year since Family Roots Publishing produced a new German Map Guide. We’re now working on big-city volumes and honestly, they are harder to produce than the volumes for rural areas. The author is also spending a Continue reading Map Guide To German Parish Registers Vol. 57 – Cities of Bremen, Lübeck & Kiel – now shipping
Family Roots Publishing has for the first time bundled our five most popular Germanic research guides – and is offering them as a bundle to the public at 40% off (that’s full wholesale – what the dealer’s pay). These books Continue reading Bundle of 5 Popular German Genealogy Research Guides – 40% Off
Since 1/2 of our ancestors are female, it seemed only fitting that we offer a promo on two of our most popular items, The Tracing Your Female Ancestors booklets from Moorshead Magazines. Family Roots Publishing has created a bundle of Continue reading Tracing Your Female Ancestors Bundle – 20% Off!
For the last year I’ve complained about the Family Roots Publishing website having a case of the “slows.” Not all the time, but every once in a while I found that I could leave the room and get a bite Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Website Server Upgrade
In a press release dated June 26, 2017, FamilySearch announced that microfilm distribution to branch libraries is ending as of August 31, 2017. While we all expected this would happen at some point, we didn’t expect it would happen now. Continue reading FamilySearch Digital Records Access is Replacing Microfilm & Film Distribution is to Cease in August
The following news release is from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – 11:30am: Today the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) announced the retirement of editor Karen Mauer Jones and the selection of Continue reading NYG&B Announces the Retirement of Karen Mauer Jones & the Selection of Laura Murphy DeGrazia as Editor of The Record
The classes being offered at the 2017 Salt Lake Christmas Tour are now posted at the website. Based on the overwhelming success of Regina Negrycz’s DNA presentation in 2016, we’ve asked her back to present a week-long DNA-oriented series. In Continue reading Classes at the 2017 Salt Lake Christmas Tour Include a DNA Track & One-on-One Analytics
I got a text from Kevan Hansen in Salt Lake City this morning saying that our friend, Ruth Maness passed away last night. The word is that she had a massive heart attack. Ruth was an accredited genealogist, specializing in Continue reading Ruth Ellen Maness A.G. Passes – R.I.P. my dear friend…