If Society personal hadn’t been working on an Internet connection Monday night, the Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka, Illinois might have gone up in flames.
I’m sure glad that didn’t happen. The old courthouse is a beautiful structure, loaded with historic memorabelia and records. I have ancestors from the county, and even had the opportunity to […]
Do you have ancestors who lived around Janesville, Wisconsin? If so, you might want to check out the Rock County Pioneer Project. Following is an excerpt from an article in the November 4, 2006 edition of the Gazette.
You’ve spent months researching your family history but have hit a roadblock.
You don’t know where to turn.
Help […]
I blogged about the proposed sale of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Sociey’s Manhattan building a few days ago. It’s back in the news.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society may soon begin a significant new chapter: A special meeting of members is to be held today to consider a plan to sell off […]
I’ve been hearing rumors for some time that the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society had placed their Manhattan building on the market. According to an item in the NYGBS’s latest “The New York Researcher,” the rumors are true and the building will most likely be sold. Following is an excerpt from an item […]
Southern California Genealogical Society will hold its used book sale on Saturday Sept. 30, beginning at 10 a.m. Hard and softcover books will be available, including fiction, non-fiction, and genealogy related volumes. Proceeds will benefit the SCGS library the largest and most comprehensive genealogical library in California.
The Southern California Genealogical Society, […]
I’ve been blogging about the possibility of a loan to the Iowa Genealogical Society by Polk County. Now the following opinion piece whas been published in the September 16, 2006 edition of the Des Moines Register.
The Polk County Board of Supervisors has put off making a decision on, in effect, making a mortgage loan to […]
I began blogging about the possibility of a loan from Polk County to the Iowa Genealogical Society yesterday morning. Although I did an update last night, I felt that today I should just do a new blog.
It seems that the supervisors are having second thoughts, concerned about what the other nonprofit organizations might think. And […]