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The following is from FamilySearch: WEEK OF OCTOBER 10 RECORDS ADDED OR UPDATED FamilySearch added significant historic records online for Belgium, Maine, New Zealand, and Tennessee, and Revolutionary War records for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Special thanks Continue reading FamilySearch Database Collections Added or Updated the Weeks of October 3 & 10, 2016
I got the following note from Laura Burgess, with Parabon® NanoLabs: I work with Parabon NanoLabs. They have created a DNA Phenotyping service called Snapshot. By using the smallest amount of DNA they produce lifelike images of what the person Continue reading Parabon® Seeks Volunteers for DNA Kinship Study to Help Identify Fallen Soldiers from Past Conflicts
The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums has done a redesign on the website, It’s now more mobile friendly, and has lots of new content that’s been posted over the last week or so. Included is the Hayes’ museum’s Continue reading The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Has a New Website
The new Discovery Center on the ground floor of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is now under construction. The following news release is from FamilySearch. Check out the time-lapse video covering the construction. Salt Lake City, Utah Continue reading Family History Library in Salt Lake City Begins Construction of New Discovery Center
Family Roots Publishing recently purchased quantities of four popular Evernote guides, and has made bundles of three items for both Windows and Mac users. Since many genealogists find Evernote to be essential to research, we’re sure that our readers will Continue reading Evernote Guide Bundles on Sale for 30% off MSRP
The following teaser is from the New York Public Library blog. New York Public Library is digitizing its collection of New York City Directories, 1786 through 1922/3, serving them free through the NYPL Digital Collections portal. The first batch—1849/50 through Continue reading New York City Directories – 1786 through 1923 – Going Online
I apologize for not blogging for the last couple weeks. I’ve been distracted by personal and family issues and haven’t gotten to it. My sister passed away yesterday, Sunday, October 2, 2016. She passed on Rosh Hashanna – the Jewish Continue reading RIP Erma June Claussen-Meitzler-Lamb 1932-2016
Three NEW DNA Quick Guides by Diahan Southard are now available. They are: NEXT STEPS: WORKING WITH YOUR AUTOSOMAL DNA MATCHES ORGANIZING YOUR DNA MATCHES: A COMPANION GUIDE GEDMATCH: A NEXT STEP FOR YOUR AUTOSOMAL DNA TEST If you’ve gotten Continue reading Three Terrific New DNA Guides by Diahan Southard Are Now Available!
The following is from my friend, Kathy Meade: SwedGen Tour 2016 www.swedgen.se There will be three wonderful Swedish genealogy research workshops in North America this autumn that you don’t want to miss if you have the opportunity. Three genealogists from Continue reading Three Swedish Workshops – Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle – Sept 20, 24, & 25
The following excerpt is from 98fm.com: Millions of historic personal records will be available online, free of charge, from today. The records of births, marriages and deaths are being released by the General Register Office and will be available at Continue reading Millions of Irish Genealogy Records Online – Free of Any Fees
The following is from GlobeNewsWire.com: LEHI, Utah, Sept. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced the appointment of Catherine Ball, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer. In addition to overseeing the Continue reading Ancestry Announces Appointment of Catherine Ball, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer
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