400,000 Records Kept by UW-Madison Libraries to be made Available Thru the Digital Public Library of America

The following excerpt is from the August 8, 2016 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. About 400,000 records kept by UW-Madison Libraries will be available online to students, genealogists and researchers as part of a nationwide digital collection. The university Continue reading 400,000 Records Kept by UW-Madison Libraries to be made Available Thru the Digital Public Library of America

Service Announcement for the ScotlandsPeople Website

The following announcement was received from ScotlandsPeople: We are writing to let you know that the ScotlandsPeople website will be unavailable from Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 23.59 (BST). This is due to essential planned work which is taking place Continue reading Service Announcement for the ScotlandsPeople Website

Online Guide to Steamboat Image Collection Posted by Tulane University

The following excerpt is from an article posted at the Tulane University website August 11, 2016. The Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University has made accessible to the public a new online guide to the Steamboat Image Collection. The Continue reading Online Guide to Steamboat Image Collection Posted by Tulane University

Montreat College Student Newspapers 1937-2016 Posted to DigitalNC

The following excerpt if from an article posted to the Digital North Carolina Blog August 11, 2016: We have worked with Montreat College to digitize 529 issues of their student newspaper, now available at DigitalNC. The newspapers here range from Continue reading Montreat College Student Newspapers 1937-2016 Posted to DigitalNC

Bundle of 3 German Genealogy Guides on Sale for 30% Off Thru Thursday, August 18

Since German guides are so popular, we’ve put together another bundle – and discounted it 30%. Reg. $41.89 plus $10 p&h if ordered separately, the sale price makes them just $29.33, plus $5.50 p&h – a $17.06 savings!. Do you Continue reading Bundle of 3 German Genealogy Guides on Sale for 30% Off Thru Thursday, August 18

Mary Penner Named as Managing Editor of APGQ

The following news release is from Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, Executive Director, Association of Professional Genealogists: Association of Professional Genealogists Names Mary Penner Managing Editor of its Quarterly Magazine WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 10 August 2016 – The Association of Professional Continue reading Mary Penner Named as Managing Editor of APGQ

First People to Arrive in the Americas Did So by Way of the Pacific Coast

The following teaser is from a post August 10, 2016 at Yahoo.com: Paris (AFP) – The first people to reach the Americas could not have passed through the ice sheet-cleaving inland corridor long thought to be the entry point of Continue reading First People to Arrive in the Americas Did So by Way of the Pacific Coast

Volumes 1 thru 57 of Map Guide to German Parish Registers on Sale for 25% Off – April 24 Thru May 1, 2019

To further celebrate the National DNA Day and the Spring 2019 sales season, Family Roots Publishing Co. is offering all individual soft cover German Map Guide books, Volumes 1 through 57 at 25% off! That makes them just $26.21 per Continue reading Volumes 1 thru 57 of Map Guide to German Parish Registers on Sale for 25% Off – April 24 Thru May 1, 2019

New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians

The following news release is from NYGBS: The publication unlocks key resources for anyone tracing New York City’s vast history to leverage the hundreds of key collections housed at the Municipal Archives. NEW YORK, NY — The New York Genealogical Continue reading New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians

Old Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania Under State Protection

The following excerpt is from the August 9, 2016 edition of the Baltic Times. An old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius has been registered among cultural objects protected by the state, under a decree signed by Lithuania’s Culture Minister Sarunas Birutis Continue reading Old Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania Under State Protection

The List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers – Relaunched & Available Online as a Color-Coded PDF

The following excerpt is from the ireland.anglican.org website: The List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers has again been extensively revised and updated, and in a collaborative project between the RCB Library and the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS), it Continue reading The List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers – Relaunched & Available Online as a Color-Coded PDF

1935 Elvis & Jesse Presley Birth Record Booklet from Delivering Physician Dr. Robert Hunt Up for Auction

Elvis fan? Got an extra 100K or so lying around? Then you might consider bidding on the personal birth record book kept by delivering physician Dr. Robert Hunt. Included in the booklet is the record of the births of Elvis Continue reading 1935 Elvis & Jesse Presley Birth Record Booklet from Delivering Physician Dr. Robert Hunt Up for Auction