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Wahoo! The following is from FGS: September 1, 2016: Springfield, IL – Today at its annual conference, the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announced the receipt of a historic $500,000 anonymous contribution to the War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Continue reading With $500K Gift, FGS Announces Completion of Fundraising for Preserve the Pensions
The following description is found at the site: The New York Journal Collection consists of The Journal (1896-01-01 to 1896-07-18) and subsequent titles, New York Journal (1896-07-16 to 1897-04-01) and New York Journal and Advertiser (1897-04-02 to 1899-12-31) . In Continue reading The New York Journal Collection 1896-1899 – Posted Online at the Library of Congress Website.
The following teaser is from an article posted August 21, 2016 at theguardian.com: The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich is recognised as one of the most audacious operations of the second world war. But Ján Kubiš and Josef Gabcík, the two Continue reading Heroes’ Memorials Demanded for Czech Assassins of Holocaust Chief
The following is from FamilySearch: New Collections Update: Week of August 15, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The past two weeks have brought a few new large indexed collections, including New York passenger lists, English parish registers, and United Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted FamilySearch: August 15, 2016
The following teaser is from an article posted August 8, 2016 at the FoxNews website. Archaeologists digging at the Alamo may be close to locating the site of the historic compound’s main gate. Experts discovered stones beneath San Antonio’s Alamo Continue reading Alamo Archaeologists May Have Found the Main Gate to the Old Mission
The following databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org from June 28, 2016 to August 8, 2016 Location – Number of Indexed Records – Date Posted or Updated Australia, Tasmania, Migrant Files, 1945-1968 – Browse Images – 20 Jul Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated From June 28 through August 8, 2016
The following was received from FGS: FGS Marshals Volunteers to Help National Historic Park Tell the Stories of Over 130,000 U.S.-Mexican War Soldiers August 8, 2016 – Austin, TX. and Brownsville, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the Continue reading FGS & the NPS Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Partner for 130k U.S.-Mexican War Database
The following teaser is from an interesting article posted August 1 , 2016 at http://alittlebitofstone.com: Stories of [British] conscientious objectors and how bakers, butchers and farmworkers fought conscription are amongst a rare collection of Military Appeal Tribunal records being published Continue reading Records of WWI British Conscientious Objectors Come to Light
The following news release was received from Nick at TheGenealogist.co.uk: This month TheGenealogist is pleased to announce it has added several new early military records. Joining the ever growing and fully searchable Military collection is: ● The Waterloo Roll Call Continue reading Early British Military Records Posted at TheGenealogist.co.uk
Family Roots Publishing has again put together a bundle of 3 items, from three separate publishers, dealing with research on you American Revolutionary War ancestor. If you think you may have Revolutionary War ancestors, this packet is just for you. Continue reading Bundle of American Revolutionary War Research Aids – 30% off through August 9
The following is from the website of the Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum. The Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum, founded by Major Andrew Aaron Jr., informs, unites, and educates the general public on the history of The Buffalo Soldiers. The Buffalo Soldiers Continue reading The Buffalo Soldiers’ Online Museum
The following press release is from Mark at War-Memorial.co.uk. War-Memorial.co.uk, the brand new website dedicated to Photographing, Transcribing and preserving war memorial records for the future, has just launched online providing a unique service that allows the researcher to find Continue reading War-Memorial.co.uk Launches Online
The following excerpt is from m.obsentinel.com Scott Dawson, a native of Hatteras Island and now a resident of Colington, has shared the location of a discovery he made on National Park Service property with that agency, which has now secured Continue reading Lost Roanoke Colony’s Ft. Raleigh? New Find on Roanoke Island Creates Stir
The following teaser is from an article posted on usatoday.com The Nazis aimed to erase the Jewish people. Now, 70 years later, contributors around the globe are etching victims’ names back into memory through an online memorial that’s just hit Continue reading Online database of Holocaust victims hits 1 million records
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