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Family Roots Publishing is excited to announce that Bill Dollarhide’s new A Genealogist’s Guide to the American Colonies: Part I – New England Colonies is now shipping. For a limited time, the book (in all three of its iterations) is Continue reading NEW: A Genealogist’s Guide to the American Colonies: Part I – New England Colonies
Simple Citations for Genealogical Sources; by Jeffry P. La Marca, Ph.D.; 2024; 161 pp. – 72 in color! NEW for 2024! Family Roots Publishing is excited to announce that Jeff La Marca’s new book on citing genealogical sources is Continue reading New Book for 2024 – Simple Citations for Genealogical Sources
Family Roots Publishing has a new book in print and we’re very excited about it! Exploring Norwegian Genealogy is a Norwegian genealogy research guide, written in English, by the writing team of Liv Birgit Christensen, and Margaret H. Strand – a Continue reading Exploring Norwegian Genealogy – New from Family Roots Publishing
A while back I received a copy of Susan M. Erb’s new book about early frontier families – the Edmund G. Peck family and George Washington Banghart family of early Arizona and California Territories. Written in a narrative style, the Continue reading A Remarkable Frontier Family: Transforming the Old West – Book Review
I’ve had the privilege of perusing the new 2-volume set of society of The Minutes of Dartmouth, MA Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1785. Published by the Colonial Massachusetts, in cooperation with The Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society, and edited by Continue reading The Minutes of Dartmouth, Massachusetts Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1785 (in two volumes)
The following is from my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage: Adding color to your family tree is a great way to visualize your tree while making it even easier to navigate and understand family relationships. We previously implemented color coding Continue reading MyHeritage Introduces Color Coding for Family Trees
Ancestry.com just announced and released their new Storymaker Studio. I went to my Ancestry app on my phone, and there it was! I played with it a bit in the last few minutes, and this looks to be fun! The Continue reading Ancestry® Launches Storymaker Studio
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, February 21, 2023—Sean Astin, perhaps best known for his character “Samwise Gamgee” in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will be the featured RootsTech 2023 keynote speaker on Saturday, March 4 at the Salt Palace Convention Continue reading Sean Astin, Renowned Actor, to Keynote RootsTech 2023
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 16 February 2023—Celebrated photographer Me Ra (pronounced Mee-Rah ) Koh, is a living portrait of resilience. She will share her inspiring story as a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2023, Friday, March Continue reading Famed Portrait Photographer Me Ra Koh to Keynote RootsTech 2023
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Susan Gong, will be the featured keynote speakers for Family Continue reading Elder Gerrit W. Gong Will Keynote RootsTech 2023 Family Discovery Day
I’ve not written much of anything personal about myself for the last year or so. But I got to thinking maybe I should say something, as I’ve had a minor miracle in my life. For the last year I’ve struggled Continue reading My Life Changed, all in the Matter of a Weekend
The following is from the Feb. 9, 2023 FamilySearch News Release: Kirby Heyborne to Emcee RootsTech 2023 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Actor, songwriter, singer, comedian, and narrator Kirby Heyborne will emcee the in-person RootsTech 2023 event in Salt Lake City, Utah, a premier global family celebration event held Continue reading Kirby Heyborne to Emcee RootsTech 2023
Some fantastic free webinars from Legacy Family Tree Webinars in are coming in February. Check out the details below. February 2023’s live webinars: Using Mitochondrial DNA Testing for Genealogical Problem Solving by Michael D. Lacopo, DVM Gradual Emancipation and Enslavement Continue reading Legacy Family Tree February 2023 Webinars
The following is from RootsTech 2023: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— Multi-platinum recording artist and actress, Jordin Sparks, will keynote RootsTech 2023, a premier global genealogy conference. The American Idol Season 6 winner will share her personal story and speak to the power of uniting through song Continue reading Jordin Sparks to Keynote RootsTech 2023
I see that RootsTech 2023 is still offering their Early Bird pricing of only $98.00 for all three days – on site in Salt Lake City! You may Register for both the On Site experience ($98) as well as Online Continue reading You Can Still Register for RootsTech 2023 at the Early Bird Price – But Do it NOW!