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As I blogged a while back, venerable Sam Weller’s Bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City has announced that they will be closing the Main St. bookstore at some time in the near future – and moving to an undisclosed location Continue reading So Sad to See Sam Weller’s Bookstore Go…
According to the latest newsletter from ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, the following data has been added recently: New 1881 census indexes and images: this now completes the set of Scottish census records 1841-1901, uniquely available on ScotlandsPeople. Please note that this new version Continue reading New Data at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk
Jeff Bockman just posted a good article which he astutely titled “Whereas.” Originally printed in the September/October 2008 issue of Everton’s Genealogical Helper, the article deals with memorial resolutions made by governmental bodies, using a resolution of the Senate of Continue reading Using Memorial Resolutions to Further Your Ancestry
(PRLEAP.COM) StoppingPoints.com, a guide for finding historical markers and points of interest throughout the United States, this week has just launched a new and extensive section thoroughly covering the historical markers of Mississippi. The Mississippi StoppingPoints section lists and pinpoints Continue reading StoppingPoints.com Adds Guide for Mississippi Historical Markers
ESCANABA [Michigan]- Glenda L. Wood, 60, of 1125 Stephenson Ave., Escanaba, died June 16, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. She was born Oct. 29, 1948, in Manistique, the daughter of Floyd and E. Garnett (Shippy) Brock and was Continue reading Glenda Wood of Escanaba, Michigan, Passes at 60
I’ve blogged several times about the collapse of the Archives in Cologne, Germany. I can finally give my readers another update. It seems that the collapse of the Cologne city archives three months ago could have been worse. Not all Continue reading Large Portions of the Cologne City Archives Documents Are Saved
First – note that this blog is not about the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Instead, it is about the new LDS Church History Library, located just over a block to the east on North Temple (next to Continue reading The New LDS Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release: June 17, 2009: Six million new records were added to the FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week. The much anticipated Louisiana and Idaho death records are now available. The states of Continue reading Louisiana & Idaho Death Records Now Online
Thanks to Debra Chatfield for the following press release: Records for Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man and military serving overseas now online Following the initial release of the Southern English records in January 2009, 1911census.co.uk now hosts the Continue reading Entire 1911 Census Now Available Online for the First Time – at 1911census.co.uk
Thanks to my friend, Claire LaBeaux, for the following news release from OneGreatFamily.com – just in time for Father’s Day! OneGreatFamily.com Enables Serious Research and Collaboration with Other Genealogists, Plus Gives Tools for Finding Fun Information in Your Tree June Continue reading This Father’s Day, OneGreatFamily.com Finds Famous Personalities Hiding in Your Family Tree
You may have wondered why you haven’t heard nearly as much from me as normal during the last month. It’s because Dollarhide, Patty and I set ourselves on a project that wiped out all our time. We decided that we Continue reading Dollarhide’s New “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era” is at the Printer.
Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 20 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated between 1915 and 1925. I note that some South Carolina papers were included this week. This is Continue reading New Data at NewspaperARCHIVES.com
I first met Blaine Whipple about 20 years ago. He wrote an article or two (maybe more) for Heritage Quest Magazine, which I accepted, then came to one (or more) of my many “Road Shows” that I did around the Continue reading Blaine Whipple – Genealogist
The following news about Family Search Indexing was just received from Paul Nauta: Significant updates were made recently to the FamilySearch Indexing application and Web site. Batch Sharing seems to be the most popular of the new features. Following are Continue reading New Info from FamilySearch Indexing
David Lambert just Twittered that the Connecticut State Library has fifteen staff members taking early retirement including the Archivist. I wonder how this will effect library services? According to recent news reports, Connecticut is struggling with budget cuts that heavily Continue reading The Connecticut State Library has 15 Staff Members Taking Early Retirement