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The following Teaser is from the IrishGenealogyNews website: Ancestry has released a trio of indexes to military pension collections. One relates to Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the others to London’s Royal Hospital in Chelsea. In each case, the records on Continue reading Ancestry Releases Kilmainham (Dublin) and Chelsea (London) Pension Indexes
The following Press Release is from the NGS website: 09 NOVEMBER 2016 – Nominations Now Being Accepted for the John T Humphrey, CG Memorial Scholarship (NGS)… Deadline for Submissions—15 December Annually Applicants are notified by e-mail of the decision of Continue reading Nominations Now Being Accepted for the John T Humphrey, CG Memorial Scholarship (NGS)
According to a blog post at their website, Toronto Public Library’s digitization program has reached an important milestone. The Digital Archive now contains over 100,000 Special Collections objects. I did a search on the surname of Irvine, and came up Continue reading Toronto Public Library’s Digital Archives Reaches 100,000 Special Collections Objects
The following is from FamilySearch: Over 4 million birth, death, census, civil, church, and other indexed records were published and made available the week of November 7 at FamilySearch this week. Find new historical records from South Africa, Peru, Netherlands, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Added On FamilySearch the Week of November 7 & 14, 2016
The following excerpt is from KentWired.com: Print editions of The Daily Kent Stater are now available online, with full-text digital access to issues dating back to 1940. Thanks to efforts from the University Libraries Department of Special Collections & Archives Continue reading Kent State Student Newspaper Now Digitized
The following news release was written by FindMyPast: · New collection of over 1.6 million gallantry medal records, over 171,000 Military Medal records and 551,000 Royal Navy Service records released online · Records span 140 years of British military history Continue reading Findmypast Publishes Over 2 Million British Military Records
The following teaser is from a story posted Nov 11, 2106 at the New York Times website. As nations honored their war veterans on Friday — Armistice Day and Veterans Day — a 19-year-old in California is trying to preserve Continue reading Honoring WWII Veterans
The following Call For Presentations is from Annette Lyttle, 2017 PMC Coordinator: The Association of Professional Genealogists will hold the 19th annual APG Professional Management Conference on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 29 September – 1 October 2017, at the DoubleTree Continue reading Call for APG 2017 PMC Presentations – Deadline 23 December 2016
MyHeritage DNA has produced a fascinating video that shows what happens to that cheek swab DNA sample that we send them for testing. For those of us who have an active amateur interest in DNA research, this short 1 minute, Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Testing Kits – Check out the Frequently Asked Questions
To encourage early Christmas sales, as well as a celebration of Veteran’s Day, FRPC is offering a free copy of my Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors (a $9.95 value) with any purchase of $20 or more of in-stock items sold at Continue reading Get a Free Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors With Purchase of $20 or more – thru Thursday, Nov 17
Do you have Native American ancestry? Or are you interested in Native American history? Then explore Fold3’s Native American Collection for free through November 15. Titles in this collection include: Ratified Indian Treaties (1722-1869): Ratified treaties that occurred between the Continue reading Find Your American Indian Ancestors For FREE at Fold3 Through November 15, 2016
The following news release is from FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, (8 November 2016) —Do you multiply or diminish intelligence? Liz Wiseman, a leadership strategist, best-selling author, and inspiring speaker whose recent clients include Disney, Microsoft, eBay and PayPal, Google, Continue reading Leadership Expert Liz Wiseman to Keynote RootsTech Innovator Summit
The following is from FindMyPast: This Veteran’s Day, Findmypast wants to give everyone the chance to uncover the heroes in their family tree. And so from November 10th to the 13th, you can explore Findmypast’s entire collection of over 70 Continue reading Discover Your British Family Heroes Over the Veteran’s Day Weekend, with Free Access to 70 Million Military Records, FREE at FindMyPast.com
The following Press Release was received from Nick Thorne: 2017 is going to see millions of new records added to TheGenealogist across a wide variety of collections. New Data Sets We are adding millions of new and unique Parish Records Continue reading What TheGenealogist has in store for 2017
LEHI, Utah and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced three new appointments to its growing leadership team. As the world’s largest consumer genomics provider, having genotyped Continue reading Ancestry Announces Three New Appointments to its Leadership Team