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The following teaser is from Yahoo.com: Sept 17, 2021 (Reuters) by Will Dunham – An analysis of ancient DNA is transforming the understanding of the genetic ancestry of Japan’s modern-day population, identifying a crucial contribution from people who arrived about Continue reading Study Rewrites the Understanding of Modern Japan’s Genetic Ancestry
The following was received from FamilySearch June 7, 2018: FamilySearch added over 700,000 New York naturalization records and one million more historical records and images from Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, and New Jersey. The BillionGraves Index has added over 600,000 Continue reading New Historical Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of June 4, 2018
Explore the new record collections for Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Czech Republic School Registers 1799-1953, United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records 1812-1815, and more than 7 million additions to the Find A Grave Index. Search these Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 28, 2016
The following teaser is from an article posted August 16, 2015 at Military.com: For years after World War II, the photos of the Japanese families mesmerized Grace Hessman. She would turn the pages of the photo album and study the Continue reading The Return of a World War II Japanese Photo Album Found in Foxhole
The following is from FamilySearch: Highlights of this week’s updates include the Alabama County Marriages 1809-1950, Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Philippines Civil Registration (Local) 1888-1984, Utah Obituaries from Utah Newspapers 1850-2005, and Zimbabwe Death notices from 1904-1976. Explore these Continue reading New FamilySearch Data Collections Posted the Week of 27 July 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 39.5 Million indexed records and images to Collections from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 39.5 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Italy, Mexico, Spain, & the SUA
The following information is from FamilySearch.org: 76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalization, immigration, and vital records were added this week for 22 states, including Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since partnering with the National Archives of Italy to Continue reading 76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from an article posted at rafu.com: In remembrance of the 70th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which placed more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps, Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family Continue reading Ancestry.com Offers FREE Access to its Japanese Internment Camp Record Collections Until Midnight ET Feb. 23, 2012
The following excerpt is from an article in the August 11, 2011 edition of refu.com: The grand opening of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation’s long-awaited Interpretive Learning Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, will offer visitors a special opportunity to tour Continue reading Grand Opening Scheduled for the Heart Mountain Relocation Center Interpretive Center
The following teaser is from an interesting article by Michael Hoffman about Japanese names, found in the October 11, 2009 edition of the Japan Times. “How do you do, my name is Saito Ichiro Sama-no-kami Minamoto-no-Ason Tadayoshi.” We can be Continue reading Japanese Names – Cut Down to Business Card Size
To commemorate the 4,669 Americans of Japanese ancestry detained at the Merced County Fairgrounds from April to September 1942, the Merced Assembly Center Commemorative Committee (MACCC) is working on erecting a monument that is scheduled to unveil on Feb. 20, Continue reading Monument to be Erected Commemorating the Merced Assembly Center
A 76-year-old man who was born to a Japanese man and a Filipino woman in the Philippines before World War II and still lives there will soon acquire Japanese nationality because his Japanese ancestry has been confirmed through DNA analysis, Continue reading Japanese Nationality Acquired by DNA Testing
Any chance you’re going to Hawaii in June? If so, then check out “Dark Clouds over Paradise: the Hawaii Internees Story,” an exhibit by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, at the Hawaii State Library from June 5 to 26, Continue reading Dark Clouds over Paradise: the Hawaii Internees Story
This blog is not terribly genealogical, but I’m pleased to be able to post it. Tomorrow (April 18), Seattle University’s School of Law will launch a new center called the “Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.” The purpose Continue reading Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality to be Launched at Seattle University
My readers know that I have strong feelings about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. I’ve written on the subject many times in my 59 years… Our family had friends who got caught up in all this, Continue reading Minidoka Internment Camp Tours & Memorial June 26-28, 2009