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The following teaser is from the knoxvilledailysun.com: The Tennessee State Library & Archives has added an online collection of material that tracks dozens of family histories across several states. The material, titled “The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long,” Continue reading The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long Posted by the Tennessee State Library & Archives
The following excerpt is from the July 29, 2016 edition of publicopiniononline.com: CHAMBERSBURG [Pennsylvania] – Coyle Library is well underway in the $5.5 million renovation process, which is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2018. “We’re in that Continue reading Coyle Public Library in Chambersburg, PA Gets a Renovation With Expanded Genealogy Center
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 29, 2016 edition of the New York Times. Written by Amy Zipkin, the article delves into the experiences of those of us who are motivated to travel in search Continue reading Ancestry Tourism
The following except is from the July 25, 2016 edition of the Tacoma News Tribune. It’s the paper that lands on my driveway every morning – and I see that a Family Discovery Day is about to take place in Continue reading Family Discovery Day in Gig Harbor, Washington: August 6, 2016
Professional genealogist Amy Johnson Crowe, wrote a great column on documenting the lives of our farming ancestors. I can identify with all of this, having had many ancestors who farmed the land. Following is a teaser. The rest of her Continue reading Documenting the Lives of Our Farming Ancestors
The following is from the website of the Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum. The Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum, founded by Major Andrew Aaron Jr., informs, unites, and educates the general public on the history of The Buffalo Soldiers. The Buffalo Soldiers Continue reading The Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum
The following teaser is from the July 21, 2016 website of stcroixsource.com. Over 3,000 pages of David Hamilton Jackson’s The Herald, which is the first citizen-owned and -operated newspaper in the Danish West Indies, have been digitized and are freely Continue reading The Herald – of the Danish West Indies 1915-1925 Now Digitized and Posted Online
Mission Statement We are principally a “how to” publishing company, as we publish and sell many books on how to do genealogy research, but not a lot of books on specific families. We do not want to do your research Continue reading How To Use the FamilyRootsPublishing.com Web Store – Pt. 2
Fascinating… I had not spent much time thinking about the archiving of all these internet postings we do. The following excerpt is from a good article posted July 22, 2016 at The Irish Times. With about 10 million objects from Continue reading The National Library of Ireland is Archiving the Irish Internet
British databases just added from The Original Record: 1715 – French Pensions of the English Civil List A list of French pensions of the Civil List, as of 10 May 1715, giving full name and daily allowance. 1735 – Inhabitants Continue reading New British Databases From The Original Record
Okay – I know. Coal fields records sound boring… But in taking a look at these newly digitized records, I found that they are anything but that! If you’ve got Kentucky folks who worked in the energy industries there, you’ve Continue reading UK Posts Digitized Records of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields 1788-1976
** Did you help with the FamilySearch Indexing Marathon? ** Black Dutch; Somehow A Slur ** Finding Family Bibles ** Heaven Is (for Genealogists) In mid-July, all of us genealogists had a great opportunity to help “Pay It Forward.” FamilySearch Continue reading Serendipity Day
According to an AP article posted at fox2now.com, Dr. Sam Wheeler has been appointed as the Illinois state historian. He will direct collections and research at the state historical library. Dr. Wheeler has been a research historian at the library, Continue reading Dr. Sam Wheeler Has Been Appointed Illinois State Historian
The following is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: 15 more years of the Raeford News-Journal are now available on DigitalNC! With this addition, more than 1,000 issues of the paper are now online, dating back to 1943. Local newspapers Continue reading Fifteen More Years of the Raeford News-Journal Posted at DigitalNC
The following News Release was just received from FindMyPast: This week’s Findmypast Friday marks the release of over 2.5 million historic crime records in association with The National Archives. The release marks the final installment of the Crime, Prisons and Continue reading 2.5 Million Crime Records Released by FindMyPast