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The following news release is from the BBC Media Center website. Who Do You Think You Are? from Wall To Wall (a Warner Bros Television Production UK Ltd company) is back with another glittering line-up of much-loved faces delving in Continue reading The BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? Announces Season 12 Celebrities
Heredis released their 2015 edition of their powerful software today. The French genealogy software runs on both Windows and Mac operating systems. Click on the illustration on the left for a YouTube video about Heredis. The following is from their Continue reading Heredis 2015 for Windows and Mac – Now Available
The following article was written by Bryan Mulcahy, M.L.S., Reference Librarian at the Ft. Myers Regional Library, Ft. Myers, Florida: Genealogical research can be one of the most fulfilling experiences in a person’s life. Yet it is also a time Continue reading Creating a Genealogy Research Disaster Plan
The following is from The Federation of Genealogical Societies: FGS is pleased to announce the re-launch of its webinar series. FGS is committed to continuing education for societies and the individual genealogist alike. The first webinar of the new slate Continue reading How to Keep Your Volunteers Happy, Helpful, and Engaged – FGS Webinar June 23 & Publicly Available for 30 Days Thereafter
The following news release is from Globe Newswire: Note that links to the Freedmen’s Records at FamilySearch are found at the end of this blog. SALT LAKE CITY, June 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In recognition of Juneteenth, FamilySearch announces Continue reading Additional Freedmen’s Bureau Records Posted at FamilySearch
The following excerpt is from the June 22, 2015 edition of Alaska Public Media. A grease-smudged stack of 25 fading sheets of paper in a storage shed is one of only two copies of who’s buried where in Evergreen Cemetery. Continue reading New Maps of Juneau, Alaska’s Evergreen Cemetery to Go Online in October
The following teaser is from a fascinating article by Ana Swanson, published June 19, 2015 in the online edition of the Washington Post. The way that different races and ethnicities are spread around the U.S. says a lot about our Continue reading Maps of the USA Showing Our Ancestry & Other Cool Stuff
The following teaser is from the June 22, 2015 online edition of USA Today. Neanderthals, an early species of human, interbred with the ancestors of modern Europeans more often and more recently than previously thought, a study published Monday in Continue reading Aproximately 6% to 9% of This Man’s DNA Came From Neanderthals
It’s been 200 years since the epic Battle of Waterloo took place. A number of commemorations are taking place. click on the links to learn more. The Battle of Waterloo, as it happened on June 18, 1815 – On this Continue reading Battle of Waterloo Anniversary – June 18, 1815
The following excerpt is from the June 17, 2015 edition of the Kearney Hub: KEARNEY [Nebraska]— Irene M. Mollard, 91, of Amherst died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney… Irene May Willkens was born on Continue reading Irene M. Mollard 1924-2015 – R.I.P.
The following teaser is from the June 17, 2015 edition of the Circleville Herald: The Pickaway County Historical and Genealogical Library recently upgraded and renovated its facility to better accommodate patrons. “We received an inheritance which, together with our fundraising Continue reading Pickaway County Historical & Genealogical Library Gets a Renovation
My electronic copy of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register came popping into my inbox today. I like get the Register in electronic format. I can just blow up the copy and flip through the pages on my big Continue reading The New England Historical and Genealogical Register – Spring 2015 Electronic Issue Now Available
Family Roots Publishing is offering a package deal of the RootsMagic 7 software (full version) and Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 7, a 395-page book for over 55% off. Normally $44.90 for the two items, we’re making them available Continue reading RootsMagic 7 Genealogy Software & Guidebook at Over 55% Off – Only $19.88! Lowest Price Ever Offered!
SLIG Registration opens on June 20! The following is from UGA: SLIG 2016 offers an amazing line-up of courses and instructors. Feel free to peruse, consider, and compare, but if you want a seat in those classes that fill quickly, Continue reading SLIG 2016 Registration Opens June 20, 9:00 am MDT
Crestleaf has updated and posted a very attractive family relationship chart. It’s available for free download at: http://crestleaf.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Family-Relationship-Chart.jpg Read a good article about the chart by Judy Everett Ramos, posted in the June 15 edition of Examiner.com.