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Many of us can claim British ancestry. If you have colonial ancestry, then chances are very high that your ancestors may have come from Britain. But how British are you, really? The following teaser is from an article posted and Continue reading British Ancestry? Then How British Are You?
I am excited to be able to announce that Family Roots Publishing just signed contracts to continue the publication of what was Picton Press’s German Immigrants in American Church Records series of books. Under the direction of Lewis Rohrbach, these Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records – the Series
The following teaser is from the July 28, 2016 edition of TheDenverChannel.com: DENVER – Many Colorado Hispanics who have reached retirement age aren’t ready to stop working. Some want to continue contributing to their community, so they do volunteer work. Continue reading Volunteers at the Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy Help Others Locate Their Ancestors
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 28, 2016 edition of the Boston Herald: BOSTON — A digital list of the tens of thousands of men who embarked on whaling voyages out of New Bedford, from Continue reading New Bedford Whaling Museum Compiles 127,000 Man Seafarer’s Database
It has been pointed out that our web store is not as intuitive as I meant to make it. When my father handed it over to me, we only had a few hundred books and products, but now they are Continue reading How To Use the FamilyRootsPublishing.com Web Store – Pt. 1
It’s a pleasure to announce this newest edition to the Tracing Your Ancestors series. I’ve long had an interest in German research, and have written various items on the subject in the past. This last year, I was asked by Continue reading Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors
The following teaser is from the July 27, 2016 edition of FoxNews.com. PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast at the site of what was once the first Continue reading 450 Year Old Fort San Marcos, On Parris Island, SC, Located and Mapped
*** YouTube: A Great Bet for YOU! *** Reform School: Did Your Ancestor “Attend?” *** Naps Restaurant, Hamilton, Montana *** Is There Doukhobor In Your Ancestry? *** Red Plush: Story of the Moorhouse Family “Are you taking advantage of all Continue reading Serendipity Day
The following press release is from Mark at War-Memorial.co.uk. War-Memorial.co.uk, the brand new website dedicated to Photographing, Transcribing and preserving war memorial records for the future, has just launched online providing a unique service that allows the researcher to find Continue reading War-Memorial.co.uk Launches Online
The following news release is from Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, Executive Director, Association of Professional Genealogists Lyttle Brings Broad Event-Planning Expertise to Premiere Professional Genealogy Event WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 11 July 2015 — The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) today Continue reading Annette Burke Lyttle Named 2017 APG Professional Management Conference Coordinator
*** Free Online Webinars *** Do you suffer from MyTreeitis? *** Prologue, Publication of NARA *** Red-Haired People *** British Census Records We all like learning, right? And we all like free, right? How about FREE WEBINARS ONLINE? Such wonders Continue reading Serendipity Day
The following excerpt is from the June 27, 2016 edition of silive.com: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Those who believe those “Print is Dead” rumors might want to reconsider. The oldest Staten Island newspapers, like the Richmond County Advance, are now Continue reading Old Staten Island Newspapers Now Online
The following teaser is from the June 22 2016 edition of the Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — A project to index the records of 4 million freed African-American slaves is now completed, almost a year to the day after Continue reading The Freedmen’s Bureau Project, Revealing 1.8 Million Names, is Now Complete
There’s a neat little guide available from Ancestry.com explaining the use of the census records and what you’ll find in them. Get the FREE Census Guide pdf at: http://c.ancestry.com/cs/media/1265127728925/1940_Census_Guide.pdf
For many years, Ancestry has operated out of facilities located in Orem, Utah. I’ve visited there many times. This last week they moved into new 35 million dollar buildings in Lehi, just a few miles north of where they were Continue reading Ancestry Opens New Headquarters in Lehi, Utah