The 1897-1920 Michigan Death Records, a brand-new resource that is available at the Library of Michigan, will benefit family history researchers across the state. The Library of Michigan is able to provide these records thanks to a generous gift from the Michigan Genealogical Council and the Abrams Foundation.
“This records set supplements the Library’s existing vital […]
According to an article in the South Bend Tribune, the Hoyt library in Saginaw is the #3 rated Michigan genealogy library. In checking out the website, I find that the library has posted an index of over 200,000 area obituaries. Better yet, after finding your ancestor in the index, click on the name and you […]
WASHINGTON - A piece of a size 5½ military boot found at a construction site in France helped Pentagon scientists identify the remains of a missing Cincinnati soldier killed during World War I.
Army Pvt. Francis Lupo’s remains will be buried with full military honors Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, nearly nine decades […]
Walt Hilbig wrote our Germanic Questions and Answers column for Heritage Quest Magazine for many years. I just found that his correspondence files are located at Arlene Eakle’s library in Tremonton, Utah. The following is by Kaye Mindar, and published in the September 21, 2006 edition of Small Town Papers.
This week in our genealogy corner […]
If you’re thinking that maybe the old gray cells could use a little workout try Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain (Hacks)
You’re smart. This book can make you smarter. Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace […]
This morning I had the opportunity to use Dave Obee’s new CanGenealogy.com website. I can only say this - If you’re doing Canadian genealogy, you must bookmark Dave’s site and use it as your portal for finding Canadian ancestors.
I think Dave hit it on the head when he made the decision as to how his […]
Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $333 based on travel 10/11 through 10/13. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.
The following announcement was just posted on the Roots-L mailing list. I’m passing it on to my readers.
I’m very excited to be able to offer exclusive free access to two of Ancestry.com’s databases. This offer is only available to visitors of Olive Tree Genealogy, and is made possible through a co-operative effort of OliveTreeGenealogy.com and […]
Hmmm. I’ll bet you didn’t know you had a family dynasty. Even more interesting, Fyodor Soloview claims his new card game is the opposite of a condom. I don’t know that I buy his logic, but the game does look fascinating - and inexpensive.
Alaskan inventor Fyodor Soloview discovered a simple way to increase fertility rates […]
PRESCOTT [Ontario, Canada] - A new use for the old Prescott train station is just down the track.
Town council has approved a deal to lease the station building on Railway Avenue to the Grenville County Historical Society for $1 a year for 50 years.
However, the town still has to wait for Canadian National (CN) Railway […]
Batesville’s City Clerk is running for re-election - and has made some interesting comments concerning genealogy research. Following is an excerpt.
Batesville [Independence County, Arkansas] City Clerk/Treasurer Denise May Johnston has formally announced her bid for re-election.
Johnston has served Batesville as city clerk/treasurer for the past 16 years and says she would love the opportunity to […]
You don’t often see reviews of Ancestry.com. Sure - you hear complaints and even some praise now and then. But the actual reviews of the site are few and far between. Following is a teaser from a review written by Walter S. Mossberg and Katherine Boehret for the Wall Street Journal.
Drawing up a family […]
The Eckhart Public Library and William H. Willennar Genealogy Center in Auburn [DeKalb County, Indiana] will be closed Monday through Sept. 30 for maintenance. Regular hours will resume Oct. 2.
From the September 23, 2006 edition of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
My friend, Beth Gay, is an institution in the area of Scots genealogy. Now it looks like she’s scrambling to survive in the genealogy field. I know the feeling. Been there - done that. But life goes on, and I’m sure it will for Beth. The following article, written by Lori Glenn, was published in […]
Bay Village, Ohio - Dorothy Hoagland, 90, active in the Western Reserve Historical Society as well as the Genealogical and Bay Village Historical societies for many years, died Sunday at Lakewood Hospital.
Hoagland also was a member of the United Empire Loyalists Association and the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century.
Her longtime interests in history prompted […]
The Everton Collection will open to the public on Tuesday, September 26. I will announce the exact hours as soon as I get them. I blogged about the opening of the Everton Collection by the Logan Public Library a few days ago, but the following AP article gives a few more details.
LOGAN — The […]
Record growth is hard to miss in Dallas County [Just west of Des Moines, Iowa] . But behind all the new streets, stores, people and houses is another kind of record growth: Paperwork. And county officials wonder where they’ll put it all.
“It’s just been crazy the amount of stuff that’s being generated every day, not […]
Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $333 based on travel 10/11 through 10/13. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.
Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $333 based on travel 10/11 through 10/13. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.
Ancestry.com has posted a new database that indexes digital images of birth, marriage, and death notices from the newspapers of the following seven major U.S. cities:
The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1929)
The Boston Globe (1872-1923)
The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend and National Editions) (1921-1975)
The Chicago Tribune (1850-1985)
The Hartford Courant (1791-1942)
The Los Angeles Times (1881-1985)
The New York Times (1851-2003)
The Washington […]