Family Pursuit Announces the Release of Private Family Trees

The following press release was posted and sent out by Family Pursuit today. Provo, Utah, Jan. 14 – Family Pursuit, a leader in online collaborative genealogy research tools, today announced the release of Private Family Trees. Designed specifically for collaboration, Continue reading Family Pursuit Announces the Release of Private Family Trees

Nodaway Valley Historical Museum – 21 Years of Preserving the Past

The Nodaway Valley Historical Museum, in Clarinda, Iowa has been preserving the past since 1988. Since it was built, the facility has grown to include two additions to the main building, the Reminisce Building to display farm equipment and a Continue reading Nodaway Valley Historical Museum – 21 Years of Preserving the Past

Digital “Papers of the War Department 1784-1800” Now Online

A blog announcement posted by Dick Eastman brought to my attention the fact that a new website with 55,000 early War Department digital documents has now gone online. Early War Department papers as such have been hard to come by, Continue reading Digital “Papers of the War Department 1784-1800” Now Online

Europeana.eu Website Up and Coming With Digital Items

Europeana.eu is about ideas and inspiration – in a digital format. It currently links to 2 million digital items, and the site isn’t even officially launched yet. This website is a prototype. Europeana Version 1.0 is being developed and will Continue reading Europeana.eu Website Up and Coming With Digital Items

Solving the Mystery of Your Family History – Seminar in St. Charles, Illinois

The DuPage County Genealogical Society is sponsoring their 34th Annual Conference on Saturday February 28th, 2009. I will be lecturing four different times during the day, speaking on “The Witness – An Often Overlooked Source,” “Using Tax Records to Establish Continue reading Solving the Mystery of Your Family History – Seminar in St. Charles, Illinois

Harrison & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1859 Gets New Life

Prior to the Civil War, free blacks were required to register at their local courthouses in Virginia. The Rockingham County Clerk of Circuit Court, Chaz Evans-Haywood, said Monday the rebinding of the “Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1859” for Harrisonburg and Continue reading Harrison & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1859 Gets New Life

1911 British Census Goes Online

The following press release was received today from Nicola Hussey, Lansons Communications. 36 million people were recorded in the British census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April, 1911. Today, after nearly 100 years, these census records are available Continue reading 1911 British Census Goes Online

New Online Course: Introduction to One-Name Studies

The following press-release was received from Cliff Kemball this morning: The Guild of One-Name Studies and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd are pleased to announce a brand new five week introductory course on One-Name Studies, starting 27th April 2009. This Continue reading New Online Course: Introduction to One-Name Studies

Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online

The County Clerk of Hamilton County, Tennessee has posted a searchable marriage database online. Data from Marriage Licenses issued from 1857 to 1919 and then from 1985 through 2008 are posted at the website. The plan is to post the Continue reading Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online

Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com

Juliana Smith reported today that Ancestry has Indexed and posted the digitized images of the 1821 to 1955 South Carolina Death Certificates. I did a search on the name Canfield (usually a New England name), and got 16 hits. I Continue reading Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com