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A letter written in 1824, by President Andrew Jackson, prior to his presidency, has been recovered and returned to the New York State State Library, from which it was stolen. The letter was for sale in an on-line auction site Continue reading Andrew Jackson Letter Stolen From the New York State Library Recovered
The following news release was received from Helen Osborn at Pharos. There is no sign of the credit crunch at specialist online tutors, Pharos. Demand from students who have enjoyed Pharos online genealogy courses and want more, mean that four Continue reading Four New Teachers Join Pharos Online Genealogy Courses
April 29, 2009, (Sawf News) – DNA evidence shows that Native Americans and Greenlanders are more closely related to each other than to any other existing Asian populations, except those that live at the very edge of the Bering Strait. Continue reading DNA Confirms That Native Americans Are Descended From One Ancestral Group
The City of Rome, Georgia, has posted a website that now facilitates the search of several of their cemeteries. The Rome Cemetery Department maintains a total of 86.3 acres in four cemeteries. There is now web-based search solution for ancestors Continue reading Rome, Georgia Cemetery Searches Now Available Online
Pine Forest Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina serves as the final resting place for many of Wilmington’s Black residents. The cemetery dates to back prior to the American Civil War, being purchased in 1860 by the Commissioners of Wilmington who Continue reading Lost Graves Found at Wilmington’s Pine Forest Cemetery
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009.” The announcement was made at one of the sites announced as at risk, the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The list is Continue reading America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: Millions of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration Records Are Now Digitally Searchable on the Web! SALT LAKE CITY — FamilySearch added the Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration to Continue reading FamilySearch Publishes Its First Online Portuguese Collection
Prompted by a note placed on Facebook by Roger Moffat earlier today, I read an article on the Time website entitled, “Why Google Wants You to Google Yourself.” What it comes down to is that Google started a new website Continue reading Is Google Getting Into the Social Networking Arena?
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I am pleased to again announce that the folks Continue reading New Papers Posted are NewspaperARCHIVE
The doorbell just rang. On answering the door, a gentleman handed me a sheet of paper, informed me he was with the 2010 Census, stepped back from under the overhang of my front porch and took a GPS reading of Continue reading “Just Your Place on Planet Earth Please…”
A few years ago I bought a tiny book entitled “Employee Social Security Record” on eBay. I use it as an example in a couple of my lectures. The booklet is only 2.25×4 inches in size, saddle stapled, and contains Continue reading The Social Security Record of Frank Roscoe Lofton 1884-1950
I happen to be a Johnny Cash fan. In fact, you could say I am a fan of the entire Cash family. As a boy I started collecting Johnny’s albums. I would get one of my friends to drive me Continue reading Tribute Album Produced Honoring Johnny Cash’s “Bitter Tears”
Jack R. Westbrook and Sherry Sponseller are currently compiling a book on early Isabella County, Michigan one-room schools. They are searching for pictures of the schools, the students, and their teachers. The book will be titled, “Yesterday’s School Kids of Continue reading Searching for One-Room School Pictures from Isabella County, Michigan
There’s a great genealogy story in the April 26, 2009 edition of the Des Moines Register. It’s the story of the surfacing of a 100 year of a christening bowl, the search by Iowa Genealogical Society staff and volunteers, and Continue reading Inscribed Christening Bowl Finds Its Way Home Thanks to Turtle and the Iowa Genealogical Society
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Executive Mansion was the stage for the Illinois State Historical Society to present its 2009 Award of Superior Achievement to Madonna Davis for her role in creating and hosting The Lively Family Massacre – a Continue reading Illinois State Historical Society Confer 2009 Award of Superior Achievement on Madonna Davis, Host & Co-producer of The Lively Family Massacre