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The following laminated DNA Guides are all on sale for 10% off ($8.06) at the Family Roots Publishing Co. website through Monday, April 27, 2015. Click on the links for details and/or to order. Click on your back arrow to Continue reading DNA Guides – On Sale for 10-15% Off Through April 27, 2015
Many first time Welsh researchers underestimate the differences, historically speaking, between Wales and England. Wales has its own unique social, cultural, religious, and linguistic characteristics making it unique in historical perspective. In addition, many first time Welsh family historian discover Continue reading Welsh Family History: A Guide to Research, 2nd Edition – 50% Off – Now thru April 27
It’s been announced that Ancestry.com is allowing free access to their immigration records from April 16 through April 20, 2016. Click on the illustration to check it out! Search Ancestry’s extensive collection of 300 million immigration records! Immigration records tell Continue reading Free Access to the Immigration Records at Ancestry.com this Weekend!
The following is from APG: Support for Younger and Retiring Generations of Professional Genealogists WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 15 April, 2015 − The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) today announced membership discounts for younger and retiring professionals. Individuals under the age Continue reading Association of Professional Genealogists Announces Membership Discounts
Below are the latest updates to United States & Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org: Currently updates as of 14 April 2015 Previous update: 24 November 2014 There is a permanent link at the top of the blog to a Continue reading FamilySearch.org’s United States and Canadian Vital Records Databases — UPDATE
This week’s Who Do You Think You Are? features Bill Paxton – maybe best known for his lead role in the movie “Twister.” Bill always wondered if he was related to Texan hero, Sam Houston (who he just happens to Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? to Feature Bill Paxton Sunday, April 19 on TLC
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 2.3 million indexed records and images for the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 771,097 images from the New Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2.3 Million Indexed Records & Images for the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, & the USA
From scanner or camera, digital images, namely photographs, have become a part of everyday life. Even older photographs, on paper or film, are commonly converted to digital format. Documents, letters, notes, books, and just about anything else on paper can Continue reading Digital Imaging Essentials: Techniques & Tips for Genealogists and Family Historians- with FREE PDF- 20% Off
The following news release is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT, April 13, 2015 — Imagine a free virtual online library of rare historical books from all over the world to help you discover rich, unknown details about the lives Continue reading FamilySearch Free Historical Book Collection Online Hits 200,000th Milestone
The following teaser is from an article posted by my friend, Megan Smolenyak, at the Huffington Post website. With a little digging, she proved that 1/4 of Hillary Clinton’s posted online family trees are wrong… Again, showing that just because Continue reading Megan Smolenyak Uproots 1/4 of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Online Family Tree
April 8, 2015 – AUSTIN, Texas — Three faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information have received a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to develop and field test a digital infrastructure for preserving and Continue reading Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane of Petersburg, VA Records to be Digitized
The upcoming Who Do You Think You Are? will feature America Ferrera. She’s best known for her award-winning role as Betty Suaraz in the ABC Comedy, Ugly Betty (2006-2010). Ms. Ferrera actually heads to Honduras in this episode. She’s looking Continue reading America Ferrera To be Featured in this Week’s “Who Do You Think You?”
The latest At A Glance is Massachusetts Genealogy Research, by Denise R. Larson. The first English settlement in the new world was the Plymouth Colony and for more than a century to come, Massachusetts continued to be a key point Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: Massachusetts Genealogy Research
All purchases of $25 or more will get now get free USA shipping at the Family Roots Publishing website through April 20, 2015. Check it out! Included in the “FREE postage over $25 in Purchases” sale are all of the Continue reading Free Shipping on Purchases of $25 or More at the FRPC Website – Now Thru April 20.
It’s was exactly 150 years ago today that Lee surrendered at Appomattox, effectively ending the American Civil War. FRPC is celebrating by again offering a bundle of 3 Civil War best sellers, Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era – Continue reading Civil War 3 Book Bundle at 40% Savings & FREE Shipping!