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With the start of a new year, I’ve decided that for the first time in years I am setting in place a resolution or two for the new year. I started research on my family about 1976 – that’s 45 Continue reading My 2022 Resolution – Prove and Extend My Meitzler Lines
The Chester Creek Murders – A Venator Cold Case is a genealogy-related novel, written by our favorite author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin. It was written a year ago (January, 2021), but I’ve just now gotten the time to enjoy it. As Continue reading The Chester Creek Murders – A Venator Cold Case – a Book Review
The following is a review of the new book, Not Forgotten: An Unabridged History of the Barbieri Family, by Michael J. Barberi of Charlotte, North Carolina. This hardback family history of 361 pages is a prime example of what a Continue reading Not Forgotten: An Unabridged History of the Barbieri Family – a Book Review
Immigrant Secrets – The Search for My Grandparents By John Mancini; $13.99 at Amazon, 239 pp; Oct 2021, 6×9, 219 pages, ISBN 979-8-48564-746-9 I first must say that this book is great read. I’m sure that many genealogists can identify Continue reading Immigrant Secrets – The Search for My Grandparents – a Book Review
Get Ready, Get Set… The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT – FamilySearch opened registration today for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world held online March 3–5, 2022. It offers a forum where people Continue reading RootsTech 2022 Registration Is Now Open!
Click on the Illustration for full information and/or to order. This is a great deal at the lowest price ever offered. This newsletter contains affiliate links. I may receive a percentage of any sale consummated by clicking on an illustration Continue reading Cyber Monday MyHeritage DNA Test Kits – Just $39 – Buy 2 and get Free Shipping
Between 1831 and 1838, thousands of Native Americans were forcibly removed from their original tribal lands and resettled on new reservations west of the Mississippi. The numbers vary and I think those published might be better-called educated guesses. My “guess” Continue reading The Trail of Tears & the American Indian Removal of 1831 to 1838
The following excerpt is found from a fascinating story written by Mary Norkol for the November 7 Charlotte Observer website. Willie Jean Caldwell finally knows his name. At 76 years old, he’s known as “Cowboy” by his friends and caretakers Continue reading How “Cowboy” Found His Real Name
The following teaser is from the Nov. 8, 2021 New York Post website. A piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate has sold for a whopping $50 million, marking the highest residential sale to hit the D.C. region ever. And it Continue reading George Washington Estate Sells For 50 Million Dollars
The following excerpt was posted Nov. 8, 2021 at the metrowestdailynews.com website. BOSTON — All adopted persons born in Massachusetts would have a way to access their original birth certificate under a bill the House passed last week, which advocates Continue reading Massachusetts House Passes Bill Opening Adoptee Birth Records Access
Join me and many other genealogy enthusiasts in advancing our knowledge of DNA research and learn how to make it work for us. With as many hours of research as I’ve spent in the last 45 years, I still have Continue reading The DNA Academy – Begins November 15 – Learn to Use DNA to More Effectively to Climb Your Family Tree
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Find promising family connections at FamilySearch in over one million new Catholic Church records from Mexico (Chihuahua, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Puebla, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Zacatecas), plus more records for the Liberia Census 2008, England Middlesex Parish Registers, Sierra Leon Civil Births and Deaths, Germany, Peru, Continue reading New & Updated Collections at FamilySearch the Week of November 8, 2021
I spent much of the day searching for paper to print on. By getting very creative, FRPC was able to purchase enough paper to get us through the busy Christmas season. It cost about 25% more than it did a Continue reading There is a Huge Problem in the Paper and Book Industry
Family Roots Publishing has a good stock of the popular Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide. And we’re including them at 15% Off. Following is a description of the guide: Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Continue reading Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide – 15% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021
Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The Effects Climate Change and Other Natural Phenomena have had on the lives of our Ancestors – 40% Off Nov 8-14, 2021 In 2018, Wayne Shepheard wrote a new book on how climate change has influenced our Continue reading Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The Effects Climate Change and Other Natural Phenomena have had on the lives of our Ancestors – 40% Off