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Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
Steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers changed this young country in dramatic ways, transforming the Ohio-Mississippi River Basin almost overnight. The steamboat brought commerce, quickened immigrations, and began a building frenzy as new town sprung up all along the Continue reading Full Steam Ahead
Just as the festivities were getting underway the past week at the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference, the organization announced they have a new website. Here is the Press Release: For Immediate Release August 29, 2012 FEDERATION OF GENEALOGICAL Continue reading FGS New Website
The new beta site for Family History Books is available, and a great opportunity for researchers to familiarize themselves with what is likely to become a very popular service. “Family History Books is a collection of more than 40,000 digitized Continue reading FamilySearch is Working on Adding Family History Books
What happens once a genealogist learns the basics? What happens once a few names are on the lists? What happens when that first error is discovered or an expected namedoesn’t appear in a census? Sometimes dates don’t match or a Continue reading Smart Family History: Fast Track Your Family Research
Our Family Tree: A History of our Family is a hardback, fill-in the blank, beautiful family history memory book. This 8.5″ x 11″ hardback book, if properly cared for, will last generations. Filled with pages ornately crafted to add a Continue reading Our Family Tree — Create a New Family Heirloom
Last year I reported on a new genealogy-based game created for Facebook users. The game, Family Village from Fanium, invites the player to build a thriving village populated with avatars representing the player’s family and ancestors. Now Fanium is teaming Continue reading NGS Partners with Family Village Facebook Game to Help Players Build Family Tree
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Researching Your: Connecticut Ancestors — Webinar on CD
Roots & Branches is a long running newspaper column focusing on genealogy and family history research. The column written by Pennsylvanian columnist James M. Beidler covers all the standard areas of research like census and land records to more advanced Continue reading The Best Of Roots & Branches
In a week filled with news about the Republican National Convention and Hurricane Issac, other national stories went nearly unnoticed. So it went with the passing of what I consider to be one of America’s most iconic heroes of the Continue reading Iconic American Hero Passes: Neil Armstrong, Dead at 82
Everything you ever wanted to know about genealogy research and the proverbial kitchen sink. At least everything you need to know to become an efficient intermediate level researcher can be learned from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy, Third Edition. Continue reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy, Third Edition
For those who follow DNA out of a genealogical interest and who enjoy science articles, then this article may interest you: Scientists are close to demonstrating that the building blocks of DNA can form spontaneously from chemicals thought to be Continue reading Did DNA Exist Before Life Began on Earth? New Study Suggests “Yes”
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Building a Research Toolbox
The Heirloom Registry is a new way for people to collect, store, and pass down stories about their family heirlooms. The service runs as a website where anyone can “register” an heirloom, including details and a stories about each object. Continue reading The Heirloom Registry
The Canals of New York State is a collection of articles written specifically about the canals and canal system in the state of New York. These articles were collected and assembled by the American Canal Society and the Canal Society Continue reading The Canals of New York State