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The following excerpt is from the August 20, 2016 edition of News-Sentinel.com: Curt Witcher, manager of the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library, was honored Friday with a Hoosier Hospital Award from the office of Lt. Gov. Eric Continue reading Curt Witcher Honored
The following databases were added at The Original Record this week: 1664- Suffolk Archdeaconry Marriage Licences Marriage licence bonds in the Suffolk Archdeaconry Registry at Ipswich, abstracted and printed by Frederick Arthur Crisp 1845-1850 – Consistory Court of London Divorce Continue reading Databases Added at The Original Record
I began writing at the LifePosts website this morning. LifePosts is a new site, with absolutely wonderful story-telling tools. I found it very simple to quickly tell the story of my sister’s wedding, which took place in November of 1953. Continue reading LifePosts – a website where you can tell the story of family & friends
The following teaser is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: We’re pleased to welcome a new partner, Jackson County Public Library, from Sylva, N.C.! Thanks to the library, DigitalNC has recently made available issues of two area newspapers: the Jackson Continue reading Digital NC Posts two digitized Sylva, N.C. Newspapers
The following is from the Washington State Library blog: Join Ancestry, Washington State Archives, Washington State Library, Legacy Washington and the Washington State Historical Society as they present Ancestry Day in Washington State, Sept 23-24, 2016. Both novice and experienced Continue reading Ancestry Day in Washington State, Sept. 23-24, 2016
The following is from RootsTech: Want an advantage at the next RootsTech Showdown? This week ONLY! Use promo code SWROOTS when you sign up for Startup Weekend Riverton, and get 30% off! RootsTech is hosting a family history edition of Continue reading RootsTech Startup Weekend: Riverton, Utah August 25-27 – Get 30% Off!
The following excerpt is from the August 15, 2016 edition of mainebiz.biz: The Maine State Library in Augusta has received a $275,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize over 100,000 pages of historical Maine newspapers. Continue reading Maine State Library to Digitize Historic Maine Newspapers
The following announcement was received from Raymon Naisbitt, AG® at FamilySearch International: The Family History Library is hosting two free week-long research seminars that will also be hosted live as free online webinars. Next week, Aug 22nd-26th there will be Continue reading Two Free Week-Long Online Seminars Available Starting Monday From FamilySearch
The following is from FamilySearch: New Collections Update: Week of August 15, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The past two weeks have brought a few new large indexed collections, including New York passenger lists, English parish registers, and United Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted FamilySearch: August 15, 2016
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 16 August 2016 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the release of Branching Out, the newest online, cloud-based learning course in the American Genealogical Studies (AGS) series. Branching Out Continue reading NGS Announces a New Course in its American Genealogical Studies Series: Branching Out
The following News Release is from FGS: Upcoming FGS National Genealogy and Family History Conferences To Be Held August 21-24, 2019, in Washington, D.C. and September 2-5, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri August 16, 2016 – Austin, TX. The Federation Continue reading FGS Announces Upcoming National Conferences in 2019 & 2020
The following excerpt comes from an article posted some time ago, and updated in June. If you have English heritage, this may be of interest to you. English Heritage have put together an interactive map of all listed buildings in Continue reading Interactive Map of Historic Properties in England – Including London
This is partly personal – and is meant to explain why you may not hear a lot from Patty and I for a few days. Update 9:30 a.m. PDT Aug 18: The two back bedrooms are repainted, as well as Continue reading It’s Time to Repaint & Refresh!
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
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