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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Jackson County [Mississippi] took care of its own indigent and helpless during its early history with payments to paupers and by providing shelter and care for those who could not take care of themselves.
Editor Else Martin chronicles in “Journal 22″ the history of the county home from 1875 to its dissolution in 1994. She provides […]
Genealogists use thousands of compiled genealogies and source books in our research. We tend to gravitate towards these volumes, as access is fairly easy, and it’s always nice to have had someone else smooth the research road for us.
However - the books can be in error. Always attempt to find primary sources to document your […]
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You may have a Younger family in your ancestry, but that doesn’t mean you’re related to Cole. DNA studies show there were two distinct Younger families that came out of Virginia and Maryland about the same time. The following excerpt is from a longer article about how DNA studies can help genealogical research. Interesting…
Roberta Estes […]
I received the following information today from the General Samuel Hopkins Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Patricia Ann Powell Reeser (Mrs. Max E.), Regent:
The General Samuel Hopkins Chapter NSDAR has been collecting Bible and family records for the past several years and has now published a book containing around 450 […]