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The following is from AGI: Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) is pleased to announce that its very first Emeritus Member is Patricia Moorhead. She is a popular figure in Irish genealogy, known particularly for her witty and entertaining talks. Pat, as Continue reading Patricia Moorhead Appointed Emeritus Member of AGI
The following is from Henry Hornblower at NEHGS: Boston, Massachusetts, January 11, 2016 ― Curt DiCamillo, the internationally recognized authority on English country houses and the decorative arts, has been appointed the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s (NEHGS) first Curator Continue reading Curt DiCamillo Appointed Curator of Special Collections at NEHGS
The following is from FamilySearch: This week showcases sizable additions to collections for Italy L’Aquila Civil Registration (State Archive) 1809-1865 1911-1943, and Italy Udine Civil Registration (State Archive) 1806-1815 1871-1911, Colombia Catholic Church Records 1576-2014 and, South Africa Netherdutch Reformed Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for January 4, 2016
The following news release is from the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy: The CAFG Board of Directors is pleased to announce the results of both the December 2015 Board of Directors and the January 2016 Officers elections. The Continue reading Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy Announces 2016 Election Results
The following is from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch and RootsTech 2016. SALT LAKE CITY, (January 8, 2016) — RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, announced today additional musical guests and keynote speakers who will join its inspiring Continue reading RootsTech 2016: Keynote Speakers David Isay & Michael Leavitt & Musical Guests the Crescent Super Band, featuring Ryan Innes & The Lower Lights
The following news release is from NEHGS: New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Partners with the Congregational Library & Archives to Digitize Early Church Records January 7, 2016—Boston, Massachusetts — New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is pleased to announce Continue reading NEHGS Partners with the Congregational Library & Archives to Digitize Early Church Records
The following news release is from Cathy Michelsen, Director of Development at the York Genealogical and Biographical Society. New York, New York, January 7, 2016. D. Joshua Taylor, the prominent genealogist, author, and lecturer, has been appointed President of the Continue reading D. Joshua Taylor Appointed President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
If you were among the nearly 90 folks who attended the 30th annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour last week, then you’ll agree with me: One and all had a friend-making, ancestor-finding and Christmas-light-seeing week in Salt Lake City. At our Continue reading 30th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour A Big Success !!
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide: An historical timeline of events relating to the Acadians-Cajuns was extracted from the Maine Name Lists and Louisiana Name Lists books. The area of present Maine was at one Continue reading Acadian-Cajun Timeline, 1603-1812
“’Gold! Gold!! Gold!!! Gold!!!! Hard to Get and Heavy to Hold. Come to Kansas!’ read the headlines in 1858 when gold was discovered at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in the region later to be named Colorado. Thousands of Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Colorado
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“Georgia, the thirteenth colony, was established in 1733. The state had frontier land until almost the beginning of the Civil War and extinguished the last Indian title within its boundaries in 1835. This continual push to open new land characterizes Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Georgia
“Throughout Michigan’s varied and fascinating history, its people have been leaders. They have led the nation in the production of automobiles, iron and copper, lumber, and many agricultural products. Of even greater importance, Michigan citizens have been leaders in the Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Michigan
“Our concern is with the beginnings of settlement within teh area that we know today as the State of New Jersey. Here, between the Hudson and the Delaware, people of many nationalities came together, at times in jarring conflict, but Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: New Jersey
The following teaser was posted December 8, 2015 at jbhe.com: A new project underway at the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University seeks to document the history of African American veterans of World War I. The new website Continue reading WWI Black Veteran Memorials to be Posted at a Website Created by WVU