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The following is from the National Genealogical Society: We invite our members to celebrate their fellow family historians by nominating them for one or more the National Genealogical Society’s awards. Or throw your hat in the ring and enter one Continue reading Nominations Open for NGS 2022 Awards & Competitions
The following excerpt is from at article posted October 10 at the Chattanooga Times Free Press website. The mostly-forgotten history of Tennessee’s convict leasing, which used prison labor to mine coal in the mountains during the 1800s, is being brought Continue reading Uncovering the Sordid History of Using African-American Prisoners as Labor in the Mines of Grundy County, TN
I spotted obituaries for the following genealogists this last week: Vangie Way – Age 98 – Pictou County, Nova Scotia Canada Vangie Way has been called a rock star in the genealogical world, an ambassador for the region and a Continue reading Obituaries for Vangie Way & Ellen Pyle – R.I.P
The following excerpt is from a Sept 28 posting at the journal.ie. Adoption tracing legislation ‘risks being found unconstitutional’, O’Gorman tells Committee. Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges Continue reading Irish Adoption Tracing Legislation May Be Unconstitutional
S&N Genealogy Supplies announced last week that they are releasing RootsMagic 8 UK Edition, the latest version of the award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organising, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable. RootsMagic 8 boasts an impressive list Continue reading S&N Genealogy Supplies Announces that RootsMagic 8 UK Edition is Now Available
The following links are to databases at FamilySearch that have been added or updated from Sept 1, 2020 through Oct 3, 2021 – a total of 13 months! The links are in alphabetical order by state – with the nationwide Continue reading United States Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch – Sept 1, 2020 – Oct 3, 2021
MyHeritage recently announced the publication of a massive new collection of 982 million names, extracted from our U.S. and Canadian historical newspaper collections. The following excerpt is from the MyHeritage blog. Historical newspapers are some of the most important sources Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Newspaper Index of U.S. & Canada Historic Newspaper Collections
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–FamilySearch added 2M new, free records to its US collections for West Virginia County Marriages 1776–1971 and Massachusetts Boston Tax Records 1822–1918 and nearly one million new records respectively to the New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1865–1957 and Venezuela Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995. More added Continue reading New Database Records at #FamilySearch Week of 4 October 2021
I was alerted to the following story by my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage. This is really interesting! Not long ago, the MyHeritage research team encountered an extraordinary story from Karolina Jurzyk, a user who grew up in Poland. Karolina’s Continue reading MyHeritage User Finds Descendants of the Sisters Her Great-Grandfather Rescued from the Nazis
The following excerpt is from HoustonPress.com. Access to Harris County’s marriage records took a leap into the 21st century on Wednesday, as the Harris County Clerk’s Office announced it had added more than 1.2 million marriage license records to its Continue reading Access to 1.2 Million Harris County, Texas Marriage Records From 1944 to 2007 Just Got Easier!
The following teaser is from The Sept. 30 Pantagraph.com: SPRINGFIELD — What could be among the oldest surviving Chicago city records sit inside a special climate-controlled vault at the Illinois State Archives, largely indecipherable. These are volumes that survived the Continue reading Documents Survived the Great Chicago Fire, but it Requires Special Tech to Read Them
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Accelerate family discoveries this week at FamilySearch in 8M new records added to collections for Canada (Ontario Tax Assessments 1834–1899), England (Yorkshire Bishop’s Transcripts 1547–1957 and Middlesex Parish Registers 1539–1988), France (Mayenne Parish and Civil Registrations 1427–1897), New Zealand (Electoral Rolls 1865–1957), Switzerland (Catholic and Lutheran Church Records 1418–1996), Continue reading New Databases on FamilySearch the Week of 26 September 2021
The following was received from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–FamilySearch announces its free Family History Library webinars for October 2021. Mark your calendar for online classes on the FamilySearch Catalog, Wiki, and Mobile Apps, plus two timely classes on Organizing Your Genealogy, and What’s New at FamilySearch. Check Continue reading Free Family History Library Online Webinars for October 2021
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS – Ends October 9 The 52nd Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Preserving Your Family Tales Friday and Saturday, August 26 & 27, 2022 The 9th SCGS Genetic Genealogy Conference Solving Your DNA Puzzles Friday and Saturday, August 19 & 20, 2022 Continue reading SCGS Jamboree Call For Presentations – Ends Oct. 9
The following was received from FindMyPast.com New records last week (Sept. 25, 2021) England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1910-1932 Spanning 1910-1919, we’ve added a massive 32 million names and 14 million addresses to this exclusive collection. Use them to trace Continue reading New Data at FindMyPast the Last 2 Weeks