We are now set up in the exhibit hall at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. This is the first of numerous blogs that I plan to do from the booth while in attendence.
The exhibit hall just opened and folks are pouring through the hall.
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New Book Announcement:
Colonial Roots has produced a superb body of knowledge on the lineages of settlers of this region, following their descendants through the 18th century and sometimes into the early 1800s. By networking the multi-faceted talents of these authors we have greatly advanced the research of these families. The authors draw on a wide […]
If a Wilmington organization or group needed a helping hand, Leroy Allott was first in line to offer his services, even for groups and organizations he didn’t belong to. Many members of the Will/Grundy Genealogical Society might be surprised to learn that Leroy was never a member because he was such a constant presence there.
“Roy […]
New Book Announcement:
The full title of this series of three books is: Genealogies of Connecticut Families from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is the oldest continuously published genealogical journal in the Anglo-American world. For 136 years, since January 1847, the Register has been the official organ of […]
New Book Announcement:
The second volume of the set (see Volume 1) covers more families from the early counties of Virginia’s Lower Tidewater and Southside regions. Lineages are for the families of Arrington, Bailey, Barham, Barker, Branch, Chappell, Cloud, Cocer, Cofer, Coffer, Coker, Collier, Copher, Darden-Durden, Edmunds, Foliot, Green, Gurgany, Hargrave, Hart, Harvin, Herbert, Hill, Holt, […]
What do the Archivist of the United States, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, President of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Abraham Lincoln have in common?
Thats easy to answer. They all play important parts in the FGS/NEHGS conference that begins in a few days.
First, Abraham Lincoln will be greeting registrants […]
New Book Announcement:
John Bennett Boddie’s books on the early families of the Virginia lower Tidewater and Southside regions are among the most frequently consulted works on that area. The first volume in this valuable two-volume set contains lineages of families from the early counties of Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Surry. The families are: […]
New Book Announcement:
The full title of this book is: A Biographical History of Lancaster County [Pennsylvania] Being a History of Eminent Men of the County
Harris’s biographical history of Lancaster County, with articles arranged alphabetically by surname, contains nearly 2,000 biographies of early settlers and eminent men and refers in total to an additional 10,000 related […]
New Book Announcement:
The great 18th-century Scottish emigration to the Carolinas was a response, in large part, to the failure of the Jacobite rebellion in 1715, a phenomenon which set in motion a chain emigration of Scottish Lowlanders, followed by one of Highlanders. Publication of David Dobson’s Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830 in 1986 […]
The two cousins met 10 years ago over chef salads in one of the cousins homes. But their meeting would never have happened had they not each decided to go online to peel back the layers of their family histories.
Joy Rosnel Weaver got involved with Jewish genealogy because she was curious to find out about […]
Wi-Fi tv and the First Black Child Born in America Project Introduces Family Tree tv for People of All Ethnic and Religious Backgrounds
Wi-Fi tv’s Global Delivery to Present Family Tree tv Offering All Americans an Opportunity to Discover Their Family Heritage
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — August 24, 2006 — Wi-Fi tv Inc. (PINKSHEETS: […]
As you know, Ned Lamont is giving Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman a giant headache. Now there’s a bit in the news about his family history. Following is an excerpt.
Ned Lamont seemed to have come out of nowhere when he won the Democratic primary against Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut this month, a victory that may put […]
New Book Announcement:
The full title of this book is: Scottish Highlanders On the Eve of the Great Migrations 1725-1775The People of Highland Perthshire
This is part of a series by David Dobson designed to identify the origins of Scottish Highlanders who traveled to America prior to the Great Highland Migration that began in the 1730s and […]
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Historical Society folks are human too…
PENN YAN [New York] - Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society Executive Director Idelle Dillon has taken a voluntary leave of absence and could quit over a dispute with board members.
Dillon, who has been at the historical society for nearly 10 years, said she was called into a July 5 […]
New Book Announcement:
The full title of the book is: irish Emigrants in North America Part Six
Emigration from ireland to the Americas can be said to have started in earnest during the early 18th century. In 1718 the first successful emigration from ireland to New England occurred, which laid the foundation for the large-scale settlement […]
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