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The following news release was received from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 27 October 2016) — RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, is pleased to welcome the popular Italian-American celebrity chef, Buddy Valastro, also known as the Continue reading The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro Will Keynote & Judge at RootsTech 2017
According to an article posted in the October 14, 2016 edition of Post Bulletin, “Elisa Skjordal was a 27-year-old mother of two young girls when she died as a patient at the Rochester (Minnesota) )State Hospital.” The white wooden cross Continue reading Project Brings Rochester State Hospital Patients’ Stories to Light
The following excerpt is from an article published October 21, 2016 at the suncommercial.com website. The Knox County Public Library’s McGrady-Brockman building [of Vincennes, Indiana] is filled — from carpet to crown molding — with books, the pages of which Continue reading Keeper of the Knox County Public Library’s History Collection, Brian Spangle, Retiring After 30 years
PLYMOUTH, MA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 22, 2016 – 2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower and, in the first of many events leading up to that year, members of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants will Continue reading The Mayflower Society to Mark the 400th Anniversary of the Sailing With Week Before Thanksgiving Program
The following news release is from FindMyPast: · All Society journals from 1992 to 2016 including over 800 individual articles · All Society publications including extensive collections of gravestone inscriptions, historic records and surname studies. · Released online for the Continue reading Genealogical Society of Ireland Journals & Publications Go Online at Findmypast
Diahan Southard has now written ten 4-page laminated guides on DNA research. These have all turned out to be extremely popular. FRPC is now making a bundle of all 10 available through October 31 at 28% off! That’s just for Continue reading Bundle of Ten DNA Guides by Diahan Southard – 28% Off through October 31
The following excerpt is from the State Archives of North Carolina Blog: The Troop Returns from the State Archives of North Carolina Military Collection are now available online via the North Carolina Digital Collections. This collection includes lists, returns, records Continue reading North Carolina Militia Records 1747 to 1893 Posted Online.
The following teaser is from an article posted October 21, 2016 at the yourstephenvilletx.com website: Digging into local news archives soon will be easier thanks to a joint effort by Tarleton State University’s Dick Smith Library and the Stephenville Public Continue reading Historic Stephenville, Texas Newspapers to be Digitized and Posted Online
The Archion website is one of my favorites. Anyone doing German research needs to plan on spending a lot of time on this site! According to their October newsletter, Three additional evangelical state churches recently became shareholders of Kirchenbuchportal GmbH. Continue reading Archion German Church Book Site Signs Up 3 More Evangelical State Church Archives
Amy Johnson Crowe recently posted one of the best blogs I’ve seen for a while. She explains how we all love Find a Grave, but since the “numbers” of memorial pages that folks make are posted, there are people who Continue reading Find A Grave Could Be Better
It looks like the 2020 Census data recording sheets will be several times longer than they were in 2010 – and there will be an increased breakdown of place-of-ancestral-origin for many minorities living within the United States. The following teaser Continue reading A Look at the Upcoming 2020 Census
These DNA tests we’re all taking can have absolutely astounding results. Those results can change our lives. The following teaser is from an article posted October 20, 2016 at the al.com website. For years, veteran Bob Nore looked back at Continue reading Man Finds He Has a Son From a Long-Ago Relationship While in Vietnam
A few days ago, I got a note from Matthew Deighton announcing that a new program from Ancestry.com was available. It’s called We’re Related – and shows how you might be related to “famous folks.” Not that most of us Continue reading We’re Related – a new app from Ancestry.com
Over 60 yearbooks from the Burke County Public Library are available on DigitalNC. Genealogists with family in the area will want to take a look. You can see browse all of the yearbooks. Books from the following high schools are Continue reading 60 Yearbooks from the Burke County [North Carolina] Public Library are now available on DigitalNC
The following is from the Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society, Inc.: The Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society, Inc. will hold its annual seminar, Building Your German Research Skills, on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the 24 Twenty-One Event Center, 2421 Continue reading SWFLGG Annual 2017 Seminar – January 26, 2017 in Port Charlotte, Florida