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The following is from Eowyn Langholf, at WikiTree. Genealogy community donates $3,000+ in prizes to support sourced genealogy September 7, 2016: WikiTree will be kicking off Family History Month with a three-day sourcing marathon, October 1-3, 2016. Individuals and organizations Continue reading WikiTree Announces Source-a-Thon
The online resource helps people trace the possible origins and variations of their last name. LONDON, UK and SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (September 6, 2016) — The Guild of One-Name Studies, a charitable organization that promotes facts about given surnames, Continue reading Guild of One-Name Studies Is Now Available at FamilySearch.org
Book your room now for #FGS2017 9/7/2016 – Austin, TX. FGS is pleased to announce that hotel reservations are now open for the 2017 Conference to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two Pittsburgh hotels are now taking reservations for the Continue reading Hotel Reservations Now Open for the FGS 2017 Conference in Pittsburgh
In Pt. 1, I wrote about how the Categories are laid out at the Family Roots Publishing website. In Pt. 2, I described what the categories “Africa” through “Computer” contain. In Pt. 3, I described what the categories “Ethnic” through Continue reading How To Use the FamilyRootsPublishing.com Web Store – Pt. 4
The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society is sponsoring a conference Saturday, October 22, 2016. Titled Focusing on Our German Heritage, the conference will begin at 8:30 am and run until 4:30 pm. It will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, York, Continue reading Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society Conference: October 22, 2016 in York, PA
The following is from a blog posted at The Monumental Archive Project website, announcing their official launch. The Monumental Archive Project was established to act as an open platform for historic cemeteries research to address issues of accessibility and sustainability, Continue reading The Monumental Archive Project – An Open Platform for Recording Historic Cemeteries
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Almost 3.5 million indexed records have been published recently including a new Freedmen’s Bureau collection and others from Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, England, Spain, France, Paraguay, and the United States. Continue reading New Data Added At FamilySearch the Week of August 29, 2016
The following is from FindMyPast: Springfield, Illinois: 01 September 2016: Leading family history website, Findmypast, announced today at the 2016 conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies the release of over 4 million new marriage records in the latest instalment Continue reading FindMyPast Adds 4 Million Records to its United States Marriage Collection
Wahoo! The following is from FGS: September 1, 2016: Springfield, IL – Today at its annual conference, the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announced the receipt of a historic $500,000 anonymous contribution to the War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Continue reading With $500K Gift, FGS Announces Completion of Fundraising for Preserve the Pensions
The following excerpt is from an article by Gennady Klimov and Maria Orlova, posted August 31, 2016 at the pravdareport.com website. Russian president Vladimir Putin was a mystery almost for everyone during the moment of his election. He seemed to Continue reading Vladimir Putin’s Nearly Unknown Ancestry
The following excerpt was posted August 22, 2016 at petapixel.com. When photo storage site Picturelife shut down, users were left high and dry without a way to access and/or download the images they had stored there. This didn’t sit well Continue reading 200 Million PictureLife Images Are Back, Thanks to SmugMug
Have you found that your ancestors came from a village that no seemingly longer exists in Britain? If so, then the following excerpt is a “must read.” It’s taken from an excellent article posted August 31, 2016 at bt.com. I Continue reading How to Locate Abandoned and Hidden British Villages on Google Maps
The following excerpt is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: Materials from 200 partner institutions across North Carolina are now officially online through DigitalNC, with the publication of The Brunswick Beacon. Thanks to our 200th partner institution, the Rourk Branch Continue reading Materials from 200 Institutions Across North Carolina Now Online at DigitalNC
Washington D.C. to Welcome Professional Genealogy’s Premiere Event WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 August 2016 – Mark your calendars for a trip to the U.S. capital in 2017. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Continue reading APG Unveils Details for its 2017 Professional Management Conference
Salt Lake City, UT and Springfield, IL, (31 August 2016) — As the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ (FGS) annual conference opens today in Springfield, Illinois, the nonprofit organization is also celebrating its 40th anniversary. FamilySearch International thanks and recognizes FGS Continue reading FamilySearch Celebrates the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 40-year Anniversary