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I was alerted to the following story by my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage. This is really interesting! Not long ago, the MyHeritage research team encountered an extraordinary story from Karolina Jurzyk, a user who grew up in Poland. Karolina’s Continue reading MyHeritage User Finds Descendants of the Sisters Her Great-Grandfather Rescued from the Nazis
The following was received from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–FamilySearch announces its free Family History Library webinars for October 2021. Mark your calendar for online classes on the FamilySearch Catalog, Wiki, and Mobile Apps, plus two timely classes on Organizing Your Genealogy, and What’s New at FamilySearch. Check Continue reading Free Family History Library Online Webinars for October 2021
This lady not only found a family photo album, but then located a cousin when tracking down the family. The following excerpt is from Insider.com: Chelsey Brown says she has been going to thrift stores and flea markets for years to Continue reading TikTok User Finds Antiques & Locates Families with Connections to the Items
The following teaser is from an article posted at pymnts.com: Genealogy is big business — and poised to get bigger — as demonstrated by investment firm Blackstone’s December 2020 purchase of Ancestry for $4.7 billion. Further driving the point home was the announcement on Continue reading Former Amazon & Facebook Execs Move to Ancestry.com
The following excerpt is from the National Archives blog. Sept. 21, 2021: Civil War era and related maps from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. The Continue reading Army Corps of Engineers Civil War Maps Are Digitized
A new Google guide is available! Tracing Your Ancestors – Genealogy Research Using Google; by Lisa Alzo; 2021; 66 pp; Soft Cover magazine format; Saddle-Stapled; ISBN: 978-1-926510-15-6; Item #: MM035 The latest Tracing Your Ancestors publication is one of the best Continue reading NEW: Tracing Your Ancestors – Genealogy Research Using Google – 20% Off at the FRPC Website
Great news! The following News Release is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch Completes Digitization of Massive Microfilm Collection Effort makes billions of global genealogy records freely available online September 21, 2021; SALT LAKE CITY, UT—It is a milestone 83 years in the Continue reading FamilySearch Completes Microfilm Digitization Program
The following databases have been posted at FindMyPast this Friday: Warwickshire Parish Records Findmypast have added hundreds of thousands of new baptism, marriage and burial records from St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. Specifically, the new releases cover: Over Continue reading New Warwickshire Vital Records & Newspapers Posted at FindMyPast this Week
Ancestry is offering Free Access to Occupational-related records at their website – but only through Labor Day 2021. That’s Monday, September 6. This includes the 1920 and 1930 U.S., which both have this type of information. Search for Occupational Records Continue reading Free Access Through Labor Day for Occupational Related Records at Ancestry.com
MyHeritage is offering free access to all the census records on their site through September 8. Search now. The Census & Voter Lists category on MyHeritage encompasses a vast repository of over 1.3 billion records, including census records from the Continue reading Free Access to All Census Records at MyHeritage Through Sept. 8
The following news release was posted at Business Wire, via Yahoo! Finance. LEHI, Utah & SAN FRANCISCO, August 31, 2021 Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Geneanet, a Continue reading Ancestry.com Acquires French Genealogy Company – Geneanet
The following listing is that of New and Update Collections at Ancestry.com since July 1st, 2021. New and Updated UPDATED Rhode Island, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1802-1945 8/26/2021 UPDATED Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015 8/25/2021 UPDATED Florida, U.S., Continue reading New & Updated Collections at Ancestry.com since July 1st, 2021
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Regina Negrycz has written three Ancestral Guides for Family Roots Publishing. Two of them deal with X-DNA research and one deals with Online City Directory Databases. FRPC is offering them at the website at 20% off through Dec. 31. All Continue reading Regina Negrycz’ Ancestral Guides – 20% Off (Just $4 each) Through Dec. 31, 2020