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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
The following column is written by Bryan L. Mulcahy, and was received from him in this weeks’ newsletter. I found it interesting, and as he asks us to share his columns, I thought I’d pass it on. The column brought Continue reading Excommunications and Genealogical Research
You never know what you might find when you clean out the closet. It seems that the Rev. Mary Moore at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio was doing just that when she came across an old metal box Continue reading Old Records Discovered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio
Shakerism never appealed to me a whole lot. I’ve visited a few historic Shaker compounds over the years, and found that it must not have appealed to many other folks either – for they’re all empty (of live people, that Continue reading Ohio’s Early Shakers Had Few Descendants
Tammy Tipler-Priolo writes a very good column on your ancestors’ religion this week, and points out that they often did not consistently stay with the same denomination from generation to generation. Check out her column in the January 19, 2009 Continue reading Religious Beliefs From Generation to Generation
BARRE, Vt. (CNS) — The official newspaper of the Diocese of Burlington celebrated its 50th anniversary by giving a gift. The Vermont Historical Society’s collection of Catholic materials increased significantly in September with a donation of 83 parish histories from Continue reading Vermont Historical Society Receives Catholic Parish Histories
The following is an excerpt from a news release from the new Church of England (Anglican) website. Having realized the need by genealogists for information about records, the Anglican Church has created a new website, with which to guide researchers Continue reading The New Church of England (Anglican) Genealogy Website