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The following announcement was made by FamilySearch during the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina: SALT LAKE CITY: As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, people who had ancestors involved in the conflict Continue reading Millions of Historic American Civil War Records Go Online at FamilySearch.org
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic Continue reading New Historic Brazil & Honduras Records Online at FamilySearch.org
I just got copies of David Norris’ new Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors over the weekend, and sat down to review the publication. The booklet is printed in magazine-style, saddled stapled, 8.5×11, ISBN #: 9780978159276, Item #: MM004, and runs Continue reading Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
Long before the firing on Fort Sumter, long before the War was official between the North and the South, Kansas was already at war. The folks in Lawrence, Kansas will be observing their part in the War, as well as Continue reading Lawrence, Kansas Remembers the Civil War
The following news release is from the National Archive website: Washington, DC… April 12, 2011 – The National Archives today announced the identification of nearly 3,000 Walt Whitman documents written during his service as a Federal government employee. This trove Continue reading National Archives Announces Newly-Identified Papers of Walt Whitman
USA Today has published a special edition called “Civil War, 150 years later, the conflict still reverberates.” It is available on newsstands April 11 to March 16, 2011. They also have a website to go with it. Check it out.
I laid awake last night thinking about the American Civil War and our “celebrations” of the anniversaries. The sesquicentennial of the Civil War is one of those anniversaries that really needs to be remembered, and it’s interesting in how we Continue reading Personal Observations on the Sesquicentennial of the Firing on Fort Sumter
FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. — For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public’s curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost Continue reading Civil War Reenacting to Surge During the Next 4 Years
The following excerpt is from an article in the March 10, 2011 edition of the Deseret News: WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Ancestry.com published newly digitized Civil War records online for the first time Wednesday, allowing users to trace Continue reading The National Archives & Ancestry.com Post Civil War Records
With the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War officially starting on April 12, Ancestry.com has posted new Civil War databases and given everyone FREE access to their Civil War Collection through April 14. The New Databases are as follows: New Continue reading New Civil War Databases at Ancestry.com With FREE Access through April 14
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: 9 Million Browsable Images from 9 Countries Added This Week New Records for Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, U.S., and Venezuela The bounty just keeps coming Continue reading Nine Million Browsable Images from Nine Countries Added at FamilySearch.com This Week
Greg Prickman, a University of Iowa Special Collections librarian, took an 800-year-old book out of a large box and placed it on a table. Prior to now, students had to make a special trip to the Main Library to see Continue reading University of Iowa Special Collections Library to Digitize Its Civil War Collection
The following news release was received from Anastasia Harman at Ancestry.com. I’ve added links to the records. Nearly 35 Million Americans Can Find an Ancestor in the World’s Largest Online Collection of African American Family History Records PROVO, UTAH (February Continue reading Ancestry.com Marks Black History Month with 250,000 New African American Records
Mistakes happen, and sometimes those mistakes can have quite an effect on our family history research. The following teaser is from an article in the January 15, 2011 edition of M2M.tmcnet.com. Jan 15, 2011 (The Leader-Telegram – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Continue reading Mislabeled Photograph Gets a Fix
SARATOGA SPRINGS , NY (12/27/2010)(readMedia) – As the Nation prepares to observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the New York State Military History Museum and Veterans Research Center is making capsule histories of 360,000 New York Civil War Continue reading New York State Military History Museum & Veterans Research Center Posting 360,000 Capsule Histories of NY Civil War Soldiers Online