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I spent the weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, speaking to the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society. I want to publicly thank Kathleen Davis, Bill Isaacs, and Dave Patterson for taking such great care of me all weekend. After my arrival on Continue reading A Good Time in Virginia Beach Last Weekend
The following announcement was just received: National Genealogical Society is excited to announce a Free Tour of Ancestry.com and an opportunity to Digitize Your Family Records at the NGS 2010 Family History Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah 28 April—1 Continue reading Free Tour of Ancestry.com During the NGS Conference in SLC
Polk County (Missouri) Genealogical Society has a new ongoing program entitled “First Families of Polk County.” The program recognizes folks who had ancestors in the county – in several different categories. The following teaser is from the March 12, 2010 Continue reading Polk County (Missouri) Genealogical Society Offers “First Families of Polk County” Certificates
The following Call for Papers was received from Joshua Taylor, National Program Committee, FGS/ISGS 2011 Conference today: Call for Lecture Proposals – “Pathways to the Heartland” 2011 FGS/ISGS National Conference – 7-10 September 2011 The Federation of Genealogical Societies and Continue reading Call For Papers for the 2011 FGS/ISGS National Conference in Springfield, Illinois
I got a note today from NEHGS’s Tom Champoux about the success of the “Family History Day” in Boston, sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and Ancestry.com. The event was held Saturday, Feb 20th at the Westin Copley Continue reading Family History Day in Boston Turns Out to Be a Tremendous Success
The following news release was received from Tom Champoux, Marketing Director, New England Historic Genealogical Society: Click on the illustration to see it at the NEHGS website. January 29, 2010 (Boston, MA) – Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Continue reading NEHGS Discovers that President Obama & Senator-Elect Scott Brown are Related
The following note was just received form Kathleen Hinckley. It looks like the Association of Professional Genealogists is looking for someone to act as a sales rep for advertising within the Quarterly. This could be a challenging and rewarding part-time Continue reading Advertising Sales Rep Position for the APG Quarterly Available
Registration is now open for the 41st Annual SCGS Genealogy Jamboree. I’ll be there, giving 4 lectures, and exhibiting at the Family Roots Publishing Co. booth. The Jamboree promises to be a fantastic experience this year! Following is the news Continue reading Registration Now Open for the 41st Annual SCGS Jamboree – June 11-13, 2010
The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced the dates and places for the 2010 and 2011 Annual Conferences. Last night I was given the location for the 2012 conference. I’ll add the dates when I get them. FGS Conferences are Continue reading Upcoming FGS Conferences – 2010, 2011 & 2012
Most of you know that the National Genealogical Society Conference this year will be held here in Salt Lake City (April 28-May 1). But you may not know that the conference locations for 2011 and 2012 have also been selected. Continue reading NGS Conferences in 2011 and 2012
The following news release was just received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society are excited to sponsor Family History Day 2010 — Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 8 am to 4 pm. Held Continue reading Join NEHGS & Ancestry.com for Family History Day 2010 in Boston
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
UPDATE: 12-31-09: 12 pm MST – The NGS website issues have now been resolved. The following was just received: The NGS website technical issues have been resolved and access to the Members Only Section has now been restored. The following Continue reading NGS Website Network Outage
If you have New Jersey ancestors, you may want to get a copy of “Research in New Jersey,” written for the NGS Research in the States” series by Claire Keenan Agthe. The following is excerpted from the December 16, 2009 Continue reading “Research in New Jersey” Now Available from NGS