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The following is from FindMyPast: Today, 4 September 2015, one million records of service men, women and civilians who were taken captive during World War II are published online for the first time at Findmypast. The publication, in association with Continue reading British WWII Prisoners of War Records Published Online as Britain Marks 70th Anniversary
The following teaser is from an article posted Sept. 3, 2015 at the USA Today website: ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Dan Sivilich was skeptical of what his colleagues would uncover during an archaeological dig at Red Bank Battlefield, site of Continue reading Revolutionary War Red Bank Battlefield Yielding Up Bone Fragments and Artifacts
The following is from Tina Sansone: September 4, 2015 – The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is proud to announce the winners of the Excellence-in-Writing Competition. All entries were exceptional this year. Submission details for 2016 will Continue reading ISFHWE Excellence-In-Writing Competition Winners Announced
Family Roots Publishing has bundled 3 of our best sellers – all items that deal with proving your case. We all have times when we can’t find direct proof of an ancestor’s relationship – or when we have multiple evidential Continue reading Got Proof Of That? Genealogical & Historical Proof Bundle – 15% Off Through Wed., Sept. 9, 2015
Elizabeth Shown Mills is an expert researcher and family historian. Her works include top selling books on proving and citing sources: Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Continue reading Quicksheet: Your Stripped-Bare Guide to HISTORICAL ‘PROOF’ – On Sale for 10% Off
At one point in time or another, every genealogist faces questionable sources and must determine whether to accept or reject these sources as accurate. The question arises, “can we not determine reliably which findings reflect the past?” Then, of course, Continue reading Mastering Genealogical Proof – on Sale for 10% Off through Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
In this blog, we have previously reviewed books and examined the topic of evidence as it relates to proving or supporting facts found in ones research. For example, two different sources indicate different marriage dates for an ancestor. How does Continue reading Genealogical Proof Standard: Building A Solid Case – Fourth Edition
My 7-year old grandson, Robby, is in cub scouts here in Orting and is selling popcorn to help earn his way to camp next year. The popcorn is super-tasty, not like the stuff you might get at Christmas time, and Continue reading Treat Yourself to Pecatonica River Popcorn & Help Send Robby to Camp!
Written by BusinessWire on 27 August 2015 – Ancestry announced its collaboration with Gannett Co., Inc. to digitize more than 80 daily newspapers across the nation. Newspapers.com, an Ancestry business unit, and Gannett will provide a historical newspaper viewing experience Continue reading Ancestry Collaborates with Gannett to Digitally Archive More Than 80 U.S. Newspapers
In conjunction with the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, Jim Jenney has compiled an online database of about 3,000 wrecks in Rhode Island waters… Read an article in the Providence Journal about it. Search the database of Rhode Island Shipwrecks. – Continue reading Rhode Island Shipwrecks – An Amazing New Online Database
My friend, Tina Sansone, sent me the following press release: August 26, 2015: Palm Desert, California – Acclaimed author, Roccie Hill, today launches her innovative new service for genealogists and their clients: “Ghost Writing: Bringing Your Family Tree to Life!” Continue reading Author Roccie Hill Launches New Service: “Ghost Writing: Bringing Your Family Tree To Life!”
This story probably shouldn’t even have made the papers, as most all of us are as related these these two guys. But – it is interested. Click on the illustration or the links for the full article that shows the Continue reading Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Revealed to be Distant Cousins
Mount Holyoke College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has debuted a new online digital archive of about 2,000 rare photographs. The collection documents life at the college from 1899 to 1939. The photographs include Continue reading Digital Archive of Life at Mount Holyoke College in the Early 20th-Century
The following is from FamilySearch: August 25, 2015 – Significant birth, marriage, and death records for Imperia, Italy and Savonna, Italy were published this week. Georgia county marriages have also been added, dating back to 1785! Discover these and other Continue reading New FamilySearch Data Collections Posted
The following news release is from the ScotlandsPeople website: A complete record of the deaths of Scottish seafarers from late Victorian times until 1974 is being made available online for the first time through ScotlandsPeople. Among the 14,000 new records Continue reading Deaths of Seamen & Other British Marine Returns of Deaths Go Online