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The following is from the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 16 August 2016 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the release of Branching Out, the newest online, cloud-based learning course in the American Genealogical Studies (AGS) series. Branching Out Continue reading NGS Announces a New Course in its American Genealogical Studies Series: Branching Out→

The following News Release is from FGS: Upcoming FGS National Genealogy and Family History Conferences To Be Held August 21-24, 2019,​ in Washington, D.C. and September 2-5, 2020​,​ in Kansas City, Missouri August 16, 2016 – Austin, TX. The Federation Continue reading FGS Announces Upcoming National Conferences in 2019 & 2020→

The following excerpt comes from an article posted some time ago, and updated in June. If you have English heritage, this may be of interest to you. English Heritage have put together an interactive map of all listed buildings in Continue reading Interactive Map of Historic Properties in England – Including London→

The following excerpt is from the August 8, 2016 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. About 400,000 records kept by UW-Madison Libraries will be available online to students, genealogists and researchers as part of a nationwide digital collection. The university Continue reading 400,000 Records Kept by UW-Madison Libraries to be made Available Thru the Digital Public Library of America→

The following excerpt if from an article posted to the Digital North Carolina Blog August 11, 2016: We have worked with Montreat College to digitize 529 issues of their student newspaper, now available at DigitalNC. The newspapers here range from Continue reading Montreat College Student Newspapers 1937-2016 Posted to DigitalNC→

The following records were posted at FindMyPast this last week: New South Wales 1891 Census – 201,920 records – discover your ancestor in the only surviving records from New South Wales’ 1891 census. Staffordshire, Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1900 – Number Continue reading New Records Posted at FindMyPast this last week→

The following excerpt is from a fascinating article written by Curt Mills and posted August 8, 2016 at the U.S. News website. The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, but the U.S. government is still paying a veteran’s Continue reading The U.S. Government is Still Paying a Civil War Pension→

The following news release is from finance.yahoo.com: LEHI, Utah, Aug. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced that Carla S. Newell is joining its senior leadership team as Chief Legal Continue reading Ancestry Appoints Carla S. Newell as its CLO & General Council→

The following teaser is from the August 3, 2016 edition of FoxNews.com: With walls about three feet thick, a royal palace being unearthed in England is raising eyebrows: Could the palace have some association with the legendary King Arthur? The Continue reading Has Legendary King Arthur’s Royal Palace Been Found?→

Amazing! Every now and then something I can get really excited about gets posted. And today I am excited! It just happens that ResearchBuzz had an item posted that mentioned that the diaries of the early Rochester, New York cyclist, Continue reading Rochester’s May Bragdon Diaries Digitized and Posted Online→

The following teaser is from an article posted August 5, 2016 at the fox7austin.com website. Two sisters from Texas recently found out that they have a long lost sister in England. The three were recently reunited with help from British Continue reading Texas Sisters Find Long-lost Sister in England→

The following article was written by Bryan Mulcahy, with the Lee County Library System. Used by Permission. Headrights were grants of land to settlers and played a significant role in the expansion of the American colonies in North America prior Continue reading Headright Grants→

The following teaser is from the knoxvilledailysun.com: The Tennessee State Library & Archives has added an online collection of material that tracks dozens of family histories across several states. The material, titled “The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long,” Continue reading The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long Posted by the Tennessee State Library & Archives→

Professional genealogist Amy Johnson Crowe, wrote a great column on documenting the lives of our farming ancestors. I can identify with all of this, having had many ancestors who farmed the land. Following is a teaser. The rest of her Continue reading Documenting the Lives of Our Farming Ancestors→