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If you are considering attending the upcoming National Genealogical Society Conference, to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 13 through 16, you’d best be making your reservation. Registration fees for NGS Society members jumps from $195 to $230 Continue reading The NGS Conference Registration Deadline is Fast Approaching
I was working for HeritageQuest when they posted the first digital books at HeritageQuestOnline. At that time, we were told that there were over 20,000 books available, but not all of them were accessible. Honestly, I can’t remember the numbers Continue reading 24,393 Digitized Family or Local History Books now Found at HeritageQuest Online
New book Announcement: Webmaster’s Guide to TNG, by John Pfost The following news release was written by John Pfost: John Pfost is pleased to announce the release of his new book the “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG 7.0: From Novices to Continue reading The “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG” Just Published
I opened my morning paper today to find that a good share of the front page of the Utah section was given over to an article titled “Prisoners track family trees – LDS Church program engages hundreds.” The article was Continue reading Utah State Prison Family History Centers Get Some Good Press
Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part One, By William Dollarhide Most genealogical records created during the decade of the Civil War are related to the soldiers and regiments of the Union and Confederate states. But Continue reading Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers
CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According Continue reading Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM
The Library of Michigan is about to hold its annual “Learning More Genealogy Seminar” on Saturday, April 4. These workshops typically draw over 300 people from across Michigan. Family history researchers can discover an array of tools and tips to Continue reading Library of Michigan Hosts Free Seminar April 4, Highlighting the Best Online Sources
All right… I know that we’ve gotten used to squinting at the tiny image when watching YouTube and Roots Television. But last night My friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak emailed, inviting me to go take a look at the new full-screen Continue reading Roots Television Goes Full-Screen
I read almost every post that my friend, Dick Eastman, writes – and I have for more years than either of us care to think about. Now I see that he’s got a new look (his blog, that it). I Continue reading Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter Gets a Cool-Looking Facade
NewspaperARCHIVE.com announces a new column by genealogist Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., inviting readers to use historical newspapers to discover the details of ancestors’ marriages. Discover Your Family History In The World’s Largest Newspaper Archive! Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) March 19, 2009 – Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE.com Announces New Genealogy Column
All items sold at the Family Roots Publishing website are discounted. However, we’re now heavily discounting 1 item every day. Expect discounts to run from 30 to 40% on the Featured Item. The Featured Item of the Day today is: Continue reading Popular Genealogy Books Featured & Heavily Discounted – Daily at FRPC
In Revisiting Anne Marie: How an Amerindian Woman of Seventeenth-Century Nova Scotia and a DNA Match Redefine American Heritage, Marie Rundquist shows how a single, Native American DNA test proved her documented French-European lineage invalid, calling an American heritage into Continue reading Early American Family History Explores How DNA Testing Can Reveal a Hidden Ancestry
Geoff Rasmussen reported this morning that Internet Explorer 8 is now ready for download – and looking at the site, it seems to be out of Beta. Which, when it comes to Microsoft products, probably means nothing… The new version Continue reading Internet Explorer 8 For Windows is Ready for Download
The following news release was posted yesterday by the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries in the State of Michigan. It seems that we took down their servers! This is something to be expected when a website is launched that Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website is Overwhelmed – But It’s Back Up Again
I received an email this morning from Ian Cantwell. The Cantwell name rang bells with me, and checking my CD-ROM collection, I found that I have a copy of his Memorials of the Dead, Counties Galway & Mayo (Western Seaboard). Continue reading Ian Cantwell’s Online Indexes to Irish Research CD-ROMs