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This morning I happened across an article published in an August 2006 online edition of Smithsonian magazine. The article was by David von Drehle, the author of Triangle, The Fire That Changed America. In the article, he tells of his Continue reading The 1911 New York Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Considering how easy it is too lose your data, we all need to heed this advice. From “Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter” for November 01, 2013 It is the first day of the month. It’s time to back up your genealogy Continue reading Dick Eastman Reminds Us: Back Up Your Genealogy.
So many of our Christmas Tour Family live where there have been awful fires so far this year…….. New Mexico and Colorado and now Oklahoma. My heart cries for the dear folks who have lost their homes….. lost everything. Today Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………. Week’s Peek
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Free Access Provided by Fold3 May 4, 2012– Austin, TX: The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is proud to announce its recent participation in making the Sultana Disaster records available to Continue reading FGS Stern Fund Helps Make Sultana Disaster Records Available to the Genealogy Community
It’s now 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic. All kinds of materials can be found online about the ill-fated voyage. Following are just a few interesting and informative sites: RMS Titanic – article at Wikipedia.com Sinking of the Continue reading It’s the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
More than 200,000 records reveal a story 1,517 people didn’t live to tell. Discover fascinating details about passengers and crew who sailed aboard the doomed ship in our new Titanic collection. From occupations, names and ages of those who bought Continue reading Titanic Records Available FREE Online at Ancestry.com Until April 15, 2012
The following news release was received from Kathryn M. Doyle, Communications, California Genealogical Society & Library: “I’m Sorry. Those Records Were Lost” California Genealogical Society Publication Gives Researchers New Hope OAKLAND, California–July 25, 2011–The California Genealogical Society (CGS) announces publication Continue reading New Edition of Book on Pre-1906 San Francisco Research Now Available
The following teaser is from an article published in the April 26, 2011 edition of gather.com. The mystery of the Titanic’s unknown child has now been solved. Using genetics, Ryan Parr, an adjunct professor at Lakeland University in Ontario, and Continue reading Titanic’s Unknown Child Identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin