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A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg against the Bedford Museum over the sale of cemetery records has drawn in principals from the two largest law firms west of Richmond. Representatives of the Bedford Genealogical Society, Inc. sued Continue reading Bedford [Virginia] Genealogical Groups Feuding Over the Cemetery Records
UPDATES – See the links at the end of this blog… Melting snow and rain on the roof of the Iowa Genealogical Society building, during the first major blizzard of the winter, has caused a roof collapse. A month ago, Continue reading Roof Collapse at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library
The public service areas of the Kentucky State Department for Libraries and Archives, in Frankfort reopened Thursday at 10 a.m. after being closed since Nov. 13 because of minimal damage from a water leak. “The damage was not as widespread Continue reading Kentucky State Archives Public Areas Reopen After Water Leak
LITTLE ROCK — The number of visitors each year to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has slipped only slightly in the library’s first five years, surpassing everyone’s expectations, its top administrator says. “We’re at about 300,000 (visitors per year) Continue reading Clinton Presidential Library Continues to Draw Crowds
WASHINGTON—The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public — 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 Continue reading 14 Boxes of Franklin D. Roosevelt Papers to Be Available to the Public Shortly
Build a new library and leave out the genealogy section? This is an odd one… Tulare City Manager Darrel Pyle said he and his staff are working to find a new home for the Sequoia Genealogical Society‘s records collection, which Continue reading Sequoia Genealogical Society’s Collection Needs a New Home
I just received the following notice from Carol Roark, the Manager of Special Collections (Texas/Dallas History, Genealogy and Fine Books) at the Dallas Public Library. They’ve had a change in hours. I note that the hours aren’t all that long Continue reading Hours Change at the Dallas Public Library
The city [Fort Wayne, Indiana] will use $125,000 in income tax revenue both this year and next to provide financial support to the Friends of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection to permanently protect and manage the collection from the defunct Continue reading Fort Wayne’s Lincoln Collection to Be Funded With $125k in Income Tax Revenue
The Massachusetts Governor’s Office announced at a press conference on Thursday, October 29 that Governor Patrick is considering closing the State Library of Massachusetts as a cost-saving measure. Open to the public since 1826, the State Library has developed comprehensive Continue reading Massachusetts State Library May Close to Save $
The following teaser is from an article in the November 3, 2009 edition of the Victoria News, about the loss of a $17,000 annual grant by the Victoria Genealogical Society. It’s feared that their library may be in serious trouble Continue reading The Victoria (B.C.) Genealogical Society Loses Their $17,000 Annual Grant
Pennsylvania public libraries all felt the sting of state budget cuts earlier this month, but the Martinsburg Area Public Library received a double whammy after legislators cut out the Access Pennsylvania program. The library lost $14,000 through the program that Continue reading Pennsylvania Libraries Struggle to Provide Services
The recession continues to take it’s toll on genealogy research facilities. The hours at the popular T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library in Greeneville, Tennessee have been shortened by almost half. The T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library, Continue reading Shortened Hours at the T. Elmer Cox Library
There was a barn raising at the Coley Homestead on Weston Road this past week. But no ordinary barn is being built. Construction workers were busy securing the foundation and erecting large wooden beams for what will eventually become a Continue reading Weston (CT) Historical Society’s New Archive is Being Built
Harold Stephens of Swansboro recently presented the History Place with a $100,000 gift to be used for the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library. The money will be set up as an endowment named the Stephens Family Endowment and was given Continue reading $100,000 Gift For the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library in Morehead City, NC
The growth of the Pensacola, Florida population, as well as lack of space has prompted the move of the Tryon Branch Library on 9th Ave. and College Blvd. to the new location at 1200 Langley Ave. in Pensacola. The good Continue reading The New West Florida Genealogy Library in Pensacola, Florida