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The following teaser is from an article published February 20, 2012 edition of the Calgary Herald. LOS ANGELES – Simon Wiesenthal’s parents should not have been posthumously baptized, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has acknowledged. And on Continue reading LDS Church Apologizes for the Proxy Baptism of Simon Wiesenthal’s Parents.
The following excerpt is from a Washington Post article about activist Helen Radkey and her current obsession with going after Governor Romney – attempting to tie him to both the posthumus baptism of off-limits Jews, as well as some of Continue reading Radkey Goes After Romney
The annual Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert looks to be a winner again this year. Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn will be headlining the annual Salt Lake City event, taking place December 15 to 18, 2011. You may sign up Continue reading Jane Seymour & Nathan Gunn to Join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the Annual Christmas Concert December 15-18, 2011
The following is excerpted from an article by Kenneth H. Thompson Jr. printed in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Religious newspapers are a great source for genealogical research but are often very hard to locate — Continue reading Brent Holcomb Authors Two More Volumes of Southern Presbyterian Vital Records
The following excerpt is from an article published in the April 26, 2011 edition of the Middletown Transcript. Odessa, Delaware: With spring in full swing and June just around the corner, the Friends of Old Drawyers are hard at work Continue reading Old Drawyer’s Presbyteran Church & Cemetery in Odessa, Delaware Celebrates 300 Years
And here’s another church history recently published… I absolutely love church histories, and would be delighted if all churches produced these once in a while. I think it should be a “requirement.” Not enforceable, of course, but these things are Continue reading Pasadena, California’s Holy Family Church Publishes History Book
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfield at FindMyPast.co.uk: 8,000,000 records to be indexed in two years Records date back to the 16th century Family history website www.findmypast.co.uk is making available online for the very first time fully Continue reading FindMyPast.co.uk to Publish the Parish Registers of Wales for the First Time
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta At FamilySearch.org: October 27, 2010: People with ancestors from Ghana now have free online access to valuable census records, the first images from that African country to be published on FamilySearch. Continue reading Over 2M Records From 6 Countries Just Posted at Beta.FamilySearch.org
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr.,was definitely descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish chieftain of the fifth century, Ugo Perego, a senior DNA researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation has discovered. … Recent DNA tests show that the Continue reading Joseph Smith Jr. Descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish Chieftain of the 5th Century
A few weeks ago, we displayed our books at Family History Expo’s Immigration program, held at the Masonic Temple here in Salt Lake City. While there, Patty and I took the opportunity to meet for a few minutes with Marianne Continue reading Genealogy Research at the Masonic Temple
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Jurors leaned in to peer at sacred forms in the case of Merril Leroy Jessop. Jessop, 35, a member of a polygamous sect, is on trial, charged with sexual assault of a child in connection with Continue reading Genealogy Record Books Used as Evidence at Jessop Trial
The retired Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly has launched a new edition of his popular book on the history of the priests of the diocese of Derry. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry, co-written with Fr Kieran Devlin, Continue reading “The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry” in a New Second Edition
A couple of misconceptions persist regarding the Church History Library, opened in June by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s not a relocation of the church’s Family History Library. And while the Church History Department enjoys its Continue reading Confusion about the Family History Library & the Church History Library
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
Two million new records were added to the FamilySearch Records Search pilot. The completed statewide deaths index for Alabama was published—over 1.8 million names. This collection covers deaths from 1908 to 1974. Digital collections were added for Jamaica (Trelawny Parish Continue reading Two Million Records added at FamilySearch Records Search Pilot