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An article titled Scanning Project Digitizes 25,000 US Library of Congress Books, by Art Chimes, caught my eye today. I’d previously read that Library of Congress volumes were being posted at www.archive.org, but had not spent any time checking it Continue reading Digital Books From the L.O.C. for Genealogists at the Internet Archive
LibraryThing is a website that I love. If you have a personal library, as I have, then it can be a great tool. I’ve signed up for the service and plan to input my own library collection when I get Continue reading LibraryThing’s Product to Be Exclusively Distributed to Libraries Worldwide by Bowker
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) – The Muncie [Indiana] Public Library is planning to close two branches because it expects a big drop in funding as new statewide property tax caps take effect. Library Director Virginia Nilles says she expects that the Continue reading Muncie, Indiana Local History and Genealogy Library to Close
Last Monday (January 19, 2009) was the 200th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe. Now I see that the Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Poe Museum, is preparing an exhibition dealing with Poe’s life and works. The centerpiece of Continue reading The Poe Family Bible to Go on Display
The Public library in Winsted, Connecticut is asking for donations. Their microfilm readers are beyond repair. Following is an excerpt from an article about the need. WINSTED — Much of Winsted’s history is noted in newspapers, census records, minutes and Continue reading Winsted, Connecticut’s Beardsley & Memorial Library’s Microfilm Readers Need an Upgrade
The Nodaway Valley Historical Museum, in Clarinda, Iowa has been preserving the past since 1988. Since it was built, the facility has grown to include two additions to the main building, the Reminisce Building to display farm equipment and a Continue reading Nodaway Valley Historical Museum – 21 Years of Preserving the Past
A large collection of Lincoln artifacts has been donated to the State of Indiana. From what I’ve read in various publications, the collection will most likely be digitized at the Allen County Public Library for Internet dissemination to the world. Continue reading Lincoln Collection Donated to the State of Indiana
The Salt Rock, West Virginia Library was cramped in the Elementary School for years. Now all library materials have been moved to a new facility across the street at 5575 Madison Creek Rd. And the new library includes a genealogy Continue reading New Salt Rock, WV Library includes a Genealogy Section
Martinsville, Indiana – Several major renovations to the main branch of the Morgan County Public Library beginning Wednesday will shift and limit the availability of several services at the library. The $296,900 project will include roof work and renovation of Continue reading Morgan County Public Library (Martinsville, Indiana) Genealogy Section Closed Jan. 19 to Feb. 18 for Renovations
The Palatine to America Library has been closed. Our collection is being relocated to the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. It is anticipated the Palatine Collection will be available for use sometime in the first quarter of 2009. Courtesy Continue reading The Palatine to America Library Relocating
The following was written by Godfrey staff: Middletown CT (September 22, 2008) – Three basic sources for anyone researching the history, biography, or genealogy of Middlesex County, Connecticut, are now available in their entirety free to the public at the Continue reading Grant to Godfrey Memorial Library Makes Three Standard Middlesex County Histories Available Free Online
It has just been announced that the Wisconsin Historical Society Library will be one of the libraries in which Google will scan and digitize books and “genealogy materials.” This is important to genealogists, because this library has one of the Continue reading Google to Digitize Wisconsin Historical Society Books
“The 1897-1920 Michigan Death Records, a brand-new resource that is available at the Library of Michigan, will benefit family history researchers across the state. The Library of Michigan is able to provide these records thanks to a generous gift from Continue reading Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, Now Available at the Library of Michigan
My friend, Beth Gay, is an institution in the area of Scots genealogy. Now it looks like she’s scrambling to survive in the genealogy field. I know the feeling. Been there – done that. But life goes on, and I’m Continue reading Scots Genealogy Expert, Beth Gay, Sues Her Former Employer
It looks like Independence, Missouri is about to get a facility that at some point could rival the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I was in the library just a short time ago – and the current Continue reading Mid-Continent Library to Build New $8 Million 52,000 Ft. Genealogy Center