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The following excerpt is from dailymail.co.uk The Archbishop of Canterbury’s real father confessed the priest was his secret son shortly before he died. It also emerged that Sir Anthony Montague Browne’s dying wish was to see Justin Welby one last Continue reading Archbishop of Canterbury discovers he is illegitimate at age 60
Explore the new record collections for Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Czech Republic School Registers 1799-1953, United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records 1812-1815, and more than 7 million additions to the Find A Grave Index. Search these Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 28, 2016
The following teaser is from an article posted on CRKN.ca CRKN is pleased to announce that CNDHI (affectionately pronounced “candy”) is now live at http://cndhi-ipnpc.ca. CNDHI is funded in part by Library and Archives Canada as part of the Documentary Continue reading The Canadian National Digital Heritage Index (CNDHI) is Now Live
AmericanAncestors.org/Free-Billion April 6, 2016—Boston, Massachusetts— America’s oldest and largest genealogical society announces a historic event for family historians around the world. From April 6 to April 13, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is offering FREE access Continue reading American Ancestors by NEHGS Announces an Unprecedented, Historic Event for Genealogists: A BILLION Records FREE!
This is it, folks! This announcement is the one I’ve been waiting for! I’ve been writing that some new technology was coming from MyHeritage for the last two weeks – and it’s arrived. Pretty amazing stuff! To find your ancestors Continue reading MyHeritage Releases Exclusive Book Matching Technology for Family History
The following teaser is from an article posted on nytimes.com A thousand years after the Vikings braved the icy seas from Greenland to the New World in search of timber and plunder, satellite technology has found intriguing evidence of a Continue reading View From Space Hints at a New Viking Site in North America
The following teaser is from an article posted on reuters.com Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Ancestry.com in a deal that values the privately held genealogy website at $2.6 billion, including debt, Continue reading Silver Lake to invest in Ancestry.com
The following teaser is from an article posted on clickondetroit.com Teens tipped over headstones at 175-year-old Michigan cemetery ‘because they were bored’ GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities say three teenagers have confessed to tipping over and damaging more than 30 Continue reading Teens tipped over headstones at 175-year-old Michigan cemetery
The following teaser is from an article posted on uk.news.yahoo.com Scottish Jews Finally Get Their Own Tartan – After 300 Years Scotland’s Jewish community finally has its own tartan – a 100% kosher design approved by the Scottish Tartans Authority. Continue reading Scottish Jews Finally Get Their Own Tartan
One of my favorite genealogy guides is Paul Larson’s Crash Course in Family History. The book is now in its fifth edition, and is a great guide for the beginner to the advanced genealogist. If you’re looking for a fresh Continue reading Crash Course in Family History, Fifth Edition – on Sale for 25% Off Thru April 5
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Arts section of Yahoo.com. Research has determined nine historic cannons displayed for the past 60 years at a recreated French and Indian War fort in upstate New York were originally Continue reading 9 Historic Cannons at Fort William Henry in NY are From a Sunken British Warship
We’ve put together a bundle of two popular Nebraska research guides, discounted the bundle by 25% and charged for p&h as if it were only one title – another $2.50 savings. This sale runs through March 31, 2016. The bundle Continue reading Bundle of Two Nebraska Genealogy Research Guides – 25% Off
For those of my readers who may not know, Hudson Gunn is the founder of Billion Graves. This site is of tremendous value to genealogists. His wife, Vanessa, is now in a battle for her life. My friend, Mark Olsen, Continue reading Please Give to the Hudson Gunn Cancer Fund at GoFundMe
I just discovered a brand new (to me anyway) most interesting website: www.curiositystream.com. The home page for this site boasts: “Watch 1000+ nonfiction programs to grow curious minds. There are Trending programs, Science programs, Technology programs, Human Spirit programs, and Continue reading Serendipity Day
This weekend Family Roots Publishing is offering one of the greatest works ever published on New England genealogy, along with a female index, which make the 4-volume set all that much more valuable. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO PURCHASE THE Continue reading Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England & the Female Index – on sale for 20% Off thru March 28