I blogged GenealogyBank’s launch about six weeks ago. As you know, I’m a great supporter of what they are doing and have attempted to list the offerings at the site on this blog - as they are posted at GenealogyBank (Click here) and (Click here).
The site is rather spendy at $19.95 (and worth it, I […]
Abraham Lincoln traveling exhibit making only Colorado stop starting Jan. 7 in Aurora
An American Library Association (ALA) traveling exhibit is making its first and only stop in Colorado in early 2007 on a seven-year tour of 103 libraries across the country.
Hosted by the Aurora Public Library, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” reexamines President […]
Photo Restoration dvd’s and More Pedigree Charts Added to Fun Stuff For Genealogists Web site.
Fun Stuff for Genealogists, Inc. has just added two new photo restoration informational dvd’s to their web site. Eric Basir, well known by Chicago area genealogists as a photo restoration expert, has produced a series of lessons on restoring your own […]
Everyone loves Santa Claus. Robert Rion (1944-2003) did and he resembled Santa too. He loved playing the part so much that according to his obituary he went to court to change his name to match that of his look-alike folklore hero. (Deerfield Review (IL) - September 4, 2003). Rion, as Santa, dispensed good advice to […]
New Book Announcement: In Search of Your Asian Roots Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames
Sheau-yueh J. Chao, a librarian on the staff of the Newman Library of Baruch College, has prepared a groundbreaking treatise on the related topics of Chinese-American genealogy and Chinese onomastics. In fact, her new book is the first basic tool in […]
Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $320 based on travel 12/13 through 12/15. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.
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Good story…
ROY, Utah (AP) Darrel Thorsted, a U.S. soldier in World War II, survived the Bataan Death March but didnt last as a prisoner in the Philippines.
They just starved him to death, said a sister, Margaret Strevay, 79.
His family in Ogden never recovered his body. But they recently received one of Thorsteds dog tags […]
New book Announcement: Getting Started in Genealogy ONLINE
Getting Started in Genealogy ONLINE is so basic that it brings the world of Internet genealogy into instant focus. Designed as a beginner’s guide, its 64 pages pack more clout than any 64 pages ever written on the subject of online genealogy. If you ever wanted to trace […]
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My ancestry is from upstate New York, so of course, I’ve heard of Jemima Wilkinson - the Universal Friend. But have you?
I doubt that any of your ancestors were life-long followers of this women, for she believed strongly in celibacy. That tends to cut into having descendents.
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article […]
I see that Ancestry.com has extended their offer of free access to their massive passenger list collection - through the end of the year. If you haven’t done a thorough search for your ancestor’s passenger list entries, now would be a good time. I just located the list for my great-grandmother’s immigration in 1849 on […]
New Book Announcement: The Torbron Family and Related Ancestral Lines, second edition
This book is an all-name study of the Torbron family from Scotland and related ancestral lines including the surnames: Adair, Chapin, Ellis, Flanagan, Gage, Hare, Kinkead, Kiviniemi, Lancaster, Leyva, Lockwood, McGuffog, Milroy, Neal, Redfield, Ristic, Selewski, Torbron, Truax, Wells, and Zografos, featuring genealogies from […]
Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $270 based on travel 12/11 through 12/13. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.
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Wink Mahoney and his committee are searching out all veterans in the Georgetown area.
Mahoney and five other Georgetown [Vermilion Co., Illinois] residents are gathering names of veterans of all wars except World War II for an all-other-wars memorial that will be constructed in the town’s square.
“The primary purpose is to honor the people from Georgetown […]
I ran across the following excerpt on the LoHo20001 Blog. Written by Don Cruise, I recommend that you read the full blog - not just my teaser…
Saint Augustine’s Church [New York City] was formerly a chapel of the parish of Trinity Church (Wall Street) and is the outgrowth of two churches - All Saints’ Church […]
New Publication Announcement: The Family of Eliza J. (McCreedy) and Samuel B. Brown (1841 2006) Vol. I.8
The publication of McCreedy genealogical information was the first in a planned series of documents. This document extends that original publication. Future volumes will present information on the authors other ancestral surnames: McLaughlin, Evans, and Grubb, among […]
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I just received the following announcement about our APG election for 2007-2008.
Members of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) have elected 11 directors and two nominations committee members for 2007-2008.
Joining 13 other directors on the APG board, the newly-elected regional directors are: Julie Miller, CG (Colorado) and Patricia Hackett Nicola, CG (Washington), Region 1; Paul […]