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The following is from FamilySearch: Historic Philippines records stand out in this week’s collections update with more than 380,000 browsable digital images. Philippines Civil Registration (Archives Division) 1902-1945, Philippines Civil Registration (Local) 1888-1984, Philippines Civil Registration (Spanish Period) 1706-1911, and Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Added the Week of July 20, 2015
I again had the opportunity to watch a screener for the upcoming Who Do You Think You Are? episode this last week. This one features J.K. Rowling as she sets off on a journey in France to trace her mother’s Continue reading JK Rowling Featured on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? This Sunday, August 2, 2015.
I just got the list of FamilySearch classes for August. Some of the classes are webinars. According to Paul Nauta, the following steps can be taken to do the webinars: Webinars can be accessed by going to FamilySearch.org; click on Continue reading The Family History Library Announces Free Classes for August 2015
Dennis Northcott has published three volumes of GAR death records. FRPC has extended the 15% off sale thru Monday, August 3. See the details below. The G.A.R. was organized in departments, most of which comprised one state. The departments published Continue reading Grand Army of the Republic Death Records Books for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas & Nebraska – 15% Off
I was visiting with Roger Minert in his home a while back, and he pointed out that he had a number of copies of his German Immigrants in American Documents books setting on his shelf. He told me that he Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records & Iowa- Limited Number of Books Available at 15% discount
This morning, a friend here in Orting who is an active member of the local historical society and just happens to be running for reelection to the city council, sent me an email with a link sending me to a Continue reading Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, and So It Goes – A 6-minute Nostalgic Look Back In Time
The following excerpt is from an article by Mark Strauss, posted July 22, 2015 at the National Geographic website: Since the 1930s, it’s been a generally accepted theory that indigenous Americans are descendants of Siberians who came to the New Continue reading Genetic Research Could Rewrite the History of the First Americans
The following teaser was posted July 21, 2015 to the Fortune.com website. Dr. Cathy Petti is the new chief health officer of Ancestry.com. She talks to Fortune about the launch of AncestryHealth and the company’s plans to expand its genetics Continue reading Dr. Cathy Petti – The Woman Who Is Ancestry’s New Chief Health Officer
The following is from Globe Newswire: Second Quarter Revenues $169.4 million, Up 8.5% Year-Over-Year; Up 10.2% on Constant Currency Basis – – Second Quarter Adjusted EBITDA $67.3 million, Up 16.1% Year-Over-Year1 – PROVO, Utah, July 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Continue reading Ancestry.com Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results Report
The Learning Channel’s Who Do You Think You Are? Premieres this Sunday, July 26 at 9/8c. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin (from ABC’s Once Upon a Time) is this week’s celebrity. I was allowed to view a “screener” of the episode. I Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? To Feature Ginnifer Goodwin This Sunday
The following is from FamilySearch: Family historians hungry for historic Irish records will enjoy FamilySearch’s new collection, Ireland Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912. These indexed court documents bring 22 million records to your fingertips. These records were originally filmed at Continue reading New FamilySearch Collections Posted the Week of July 13, 2015
I see that the Linkpendium site is now up to 10,370,640 pages of genealogical data. The link website was built by Rootsweb founders, Karen Isaacson and Brian (Wolf) Leverich. Brian just announced that they have added 988 new links and Continue reading Linkpendium is now up to 10,370,640 pages
McGill University, in Montreal, is posting their student publications. The following teaser is from the July 16 McGill Library blog: Last winter we were able to digitize over 50 rolls of microfilm containing over 9,000 issues of the McGill Daily. Continue reading McGill University is Posting the McGill Daily 1911-2001 to the Internet Archive.
The following news release is from FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, UT — In a collaboration between the Church History Library and FamilySearch, individuals can now discover and explore more of their pioneer heritage on the newly redesigned Mormon Pioneer Overland Continue reading New Records Reveal Previously Unknown Mormon Pioneers
The following news release is from TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has released online 99,500 records of London synagogue seat-holders spanning the years from 1920 to 1939. Covering the records from 18 Synagogues around London with many connected guilds, societies and charities etc. Continue reading TheGenealogist Releases 99,500 Records of London Synagogue Seat-Holders 1920-1939