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The following excerpt is from the August 10, 2011 edition of Indian Country. The Fort Smith Historical Society, in Fort Smith, Arkansas is looking for papers, displays and living history presentations covering the Native American tribes of Arkansas and Oklahoma Continue reading Call for Papers for the 4th Annual Fort Smith History Conference.
My friend, Jennifer Sheppard, alerted me to this article about the Lost Colony. Jennifer works with the Scott Dawson in researching the “Croatian” mystery. Following is a teaser: It’s a typical day at the Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum in Continue reading The Lost Colony Revisited
Footnote.com just sent out the following news release: We are excited to announce the release of our latest interactive collection: the Native American collection. Working together with the National Archives and Allen County Library, Footnote.com has created a collection featuring Continue reading Footnote.com Announces the Interactive Native-American Collection
San Leandro, CA, November 02, 2009 – (PR.com) – Join Author Anita Wills for a Presentation of her book “Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family.” It is author Anita Wills, second book, after “Notes and Continue reading Anita Wills Book Presentation – “Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family” at Hayward Library on Dec. 2, 2009
An upcoming exhibition entitled “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” will be of interest to genealogists. The exhibition will take place November 10, 2009 through May 23, 2010 at the National Museum of the American Indian, located on the Continue reading African-Native American Exhibition to take place at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
Some might think the library is only good for finding books, but Marquita Johnson knows different. Through the help of several employees at Bartow Public Library, she found her father, Earl V. Whipple, whom she had not seen since she Continue reading Father Found After 56 Year Separation
Tuesday’s Davis County Clipper (the local bi-weekly her in Bountiful) had a short article in the Davis People section about the Hess Family Reunion which took place last week. The following is from the paper: Farmington – The Hess Family Continue reading The Hess Family Reunion
Talk about an historic property! It only seems right the the Osage Indian Tribe ended up being the purchaser. They plan an interpretive center on the site. Following is an excerpt from an AP article at the newsok.com site. ST. Continue reading The Osage Indians Buy the Last St. Louis Indian Mound
Justice Department lawyers have moved to dismiss claims against the government in a lawsuit over the remains of the legendary Apache warrior Geronimo. In February, a group of Native Americans claiming to have descended from the 19th century military leader Continue reading Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Claims over Geronimo’s Bones
Follow America’s Byway – Great Lakes Seaway Trail – to NY History Signature Event – July 3-5 – More than 2,300 Reenactors Restage History at Old Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY – On July 3-5, more than 2,300 colorful historic reenactors Continue reading Over 2,300 Reenactors to Restage History at Old Fort Niagara July 3-5
Footnote.com has added over a million new images the last month. As my readers know, Footnote is extremely user interactive, and even allow us to add notes to the 1930 census. Pretty cool site. Following are links to just a Continue reading Footnote.com Adds Over a Million Images This Month
April 29, 2009, (Sawf News) – DNA evidence shows that Native Americans and Greenlanders are more closely related to each other than to any other existing Asian populations, except those that live at the very edge of the Bering Strait. Continue reading DNA Confirms That Native Americans Are Descended From One Ancestral Group
I happen to be a Johnny Cash fan. In fact, you could say I am a fan of the entire Cash family. As a boy I started collecting Johnny’s albums. I would get one of my friends to drive me Continue reading Tribute Album Produced Honoring Johnny Cash’s “Bitter Tears”
In Revisiting Anne Marie: How an Amerindian Woman of Seventeenth-Century Nova Scotia and a DNA Match Redefine American Heritage, Marie Rundquist shows how a single, Native American DNA test proved her documented French-European lineage invalid, calling an American heritage into Continue reading Early American Family History Explores How DNA Testing Can Reveal a Hidden Ancestry
Footnote.com sent out an update today stating the new records that can be found at their site. The following items are new or updated for January. I added a listing of cities for which Footnote earlier posted city directories. Indian Continue reading New at Footnote.com – Indian Census Rolls – City Directories – Civil War Widows’ Pensions – Arkansas Civil War Service Records