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The following excerpt is from the April 27, 2017 edition of NashvilleScene.com: Chas Sisk over at WPLN-FM is reporting that Gov. Bill Haslam is asking for $50 million for a new Tennessee State Library and Archives building. This is good, Continue reading Tennessee to Get a New State Library & Archives Building?
The following teaser is from The Cornell Daily Sun: After a spate of vandalism and years of deterioration, Ithaca is funding a comprehensive study of the city’s second-largest green space — the Ithaca City Cemetery — and the dozen vaults Continue reading Crumbling Vaults Spawn City-Funded Review of Ithaca NY City Cemetery
The following is from Nick Thorne at The Genealogist: In time for the snap general election, TheGenealogist is adding to its Polls and Electoral records by publishing online a new collection of Poll books ranging from the late 19th century Continue reading TheGenealogist Releases 100,000+ Parish Records & Thousands of Voter Records
The following teaser is from the sierrasuntimes website. April 30, 2017 – SACRAMENTO – April marks 100 years since the United States entered World War I, and the California State Archives has released its latest digital exhibit, “California Goes to Continue reading California Goes to War: World War I and the Golden State – An Online California State Archives Exhibit
According to a May 5, 2017 article at the Total Croatia News website, this last Thursday, the Croatian Parliament adopted amendments to their Law on Archive Materials and Archives which will enable access to pre-1990 documents. The vote was 94 Continue reading Croatian Pre-1990 States Archives Held Documents to be Opened for Access
Just in time of the NGS conference in Raleigh, Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors was just released by Moorshead Magazines. Written by Christine Woodcock, this 66 page booklet gives researchers the latest information on finding their Scots ancestry. You’ll find the Continue reading Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors – NEW – 15% Off – Only $8.46 Thru April 15
Yearbooks from five high schools in Wayne County, North Carolina are now available on DigitalNC. Included in this batch are five years of The Chieftain by Nahunta High School from 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, and 1960, two years of Gohisca Continue reading Goldsboro, Nahunta, Southern Wayne, New Hope, and Charles B. Aycock North Carolina High School Annuals Digitized and Posted
Diahan Southard has written ten 4-page laminated guides on DNA research. They are all very popular. FRPC is now making a bundle of all 10 available through May 15 at 22% off! That’s just for just $69.81 (plus $5.50 p&h). Continue reading Ten Diahan Southard DNA Quick Guides – Bundled and 22% off Through May 15
The following teaser is from a posting by Rebecca Onion at Slate.com: The American Philosophical Society‘s library holds four fascinating admissions books offering details on prisoners held at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1830s and 1840s. Three of those Continue reading Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary Admissions Books (1830 and 1840s) Digitized, Transcribed & Posted
The State Library of South Australia have posted portraits of over 1000 “Old Colonists,” which were previously only seen at the State Library itself. Included are indexes and online catalog records. The portraits are of folks who arrived prior to Continue reading 1000+ Old Colonists of Australia Portraits Now Available Online
The following teaser is from an article by Daniel Klein, published May 5, 2017 at NJ.com: Never risk the ire or doubt the power of genealogists. Let me tell you about Reclaim the Records, an organization that brings the fight Continue reading Reclaim the Records Fights to Keep Records Open
The following excerpt is from an article posted in May 5, 2017 at chronline.com: Families who have had difficulties burying loved ones at Greenwood Memorial Park in Centralia and other abandoned cemeteries across the state will be getting some relief. Continue reading Washington State Governor Signed Law Dealing With Abandoned Cemeteries
The following teaser is from officelovin.com: Ancestry, a technology platform that allows users to create their own family tree and help them discover, preserve and share their family history, recently moved into a new UK office, located in London, England, Continue reading Ancestry’s New Offices in London
MyHeritage is running a Mother’s Day promo on their DNA test – cutting the price to just $69 thru May 15. That’s the best price that they’ve ever offered. Click on this link. Thanks to the fast-growing international database of Continue reading DNA Test from MyHeritage – On Sale for Mother’s Day – Just $69 – Thru May 15
The following news release is from NEHGS: New England Historic Genealogical Society Honors Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Stacy Schiff at Family History Benefit Dinner with Lifetime Achievement Award A Genealogy of Schiff by NEHGS Tells of Jewish Immigrants from Russia’s Pale Continue reading NEHGS Honors Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Stacy Schiff