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For me, the day started off with a MyHeritage Friends buffet breakfast, which included the gift of a personal bag – with pouches and pockets. It’s kind of a cross between a backpack and a purse… Really cool. I will Continue reading Thoughts on Day Four of RootsTech 2018
The following article is by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, Kentucky Name Lists: Published and Online Censuses & Substitutes, 1773-2000. Prologue: The highlighted events of this historical timeline for Kentucky are focused on the first visitors to Continue reading Kentucky Historical Timeline, 1541-1998
We started the day with the general session which featured the day’s sponsor, FindMyPast, and Scott Hamilton. Scott told his story today. He told the audience that this is the first time he’s ever given this talk, one about family… Continue reading Day Three of RootsTech 2018
The following news release is from MyHeritage: We are excited to announce a major upgrade to the Chromosome Browser on MyHeritage. With this upgrade, we’ve upped our genetic genealogy game considerably to help people better understand how they are related Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Chromosome Browser Gets Upgrade
The following news release is from MyHeritage: For the past 2.5 years, MyHeritage and FamilySearch engineers have been developing together a unique feature — FamilySearch Tree Sync — that allows members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Continue reading MyHeritage Posts FamilySearch Tree Sync
The following announcement from FindMyPast was made today at RootsTech 2018: ● Findmypast adds indexes containing over eight million New York records to its exclusive Catholic Heritage Archive ● Released online for the first time, family historians can now search Continue reading FindMyPast Brings New York Catholic Records Online
There’s been quite a buzz at RootsTech about this new inititive for adoptees, sponsored by MyHeritage. Following is their News Release. MyHeritage is excited to announce a new pro bono initiative — DNA Quest — to help adoptees and their Continue reading DNA Quest – Free DNA Testing for Adoptees – From MyHeritage
The day started off with an absolutely inspiring opening session. Photographer and storyteller, Brandon Stanton, founder of the Humans of New York photoblog was with us. He told the crowd how he went from being a failed trader in Chicago Continue reading Thoughts on Thursday, Day 2 at RootsTech
The following article is by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, District of Columbia Name Lists, 1600s-1997. Prologue: For genealogists looking for evidence of their DC ancestors, access to records from the territory, county, city, and district Continue reading District of Columbia Historical Timeline, 1790-2017
What an amazing day! RootsTech got off to a great first full day with numerous classes, starting at 9 am – on site, as well as online. I was pleased to see that the online classes were done in such Continue reading My Thoughts on Wednesday, Day 1 of RootsTech 2018
The Palatines to America German Genealogy Society 2018 National Conference will be held in Buffalo, NY from June 13 to 16, 2018. It has been said that during the height of the Erie Canal era (1830-1865) more immigrants passed through Continue reading The Palatines to America German Genealogy Society 2018 National Conference in Buffalo, NY June 13-16
The following news release was received from FindMyPast: FindMyPast Acquires Genealogy Startup Twile – Winner of Two RootsTech Innovation Awards Leading British family history website, Findmypast, has announced their acquisition of genealogy startup Twile, creators of the visual family history Continue reading FindMyPast Acquires Genealogy Startup Twile
The first classes are now underway at RootsTech. There are over 300 of them being offered this year. Since early morning, I’ve watched crowds of people walking down West Temple, heading for the Salt Place entrance, from my Plaza Hotel Continue reading RootsTech is Off and Running… And America’s Pastor Lies in State
Many genealogists have enjoyed the Genealogy/Local History resources found at Chicago’s Newberry library. I was alerted to a change in their Digital Image policies by the American Library Association. The following excerpt is from an announcement posted to the Newberry Continue reading Newberry’s Digital Collections Are Now Available for Re-use Without Licensing or Fees
Well, that was fun. I got into the RootsTech registration line about 4 pm and was out of there about an hour later. I understand that some folks were in line for 1 1/2 to 2 hours earlier in the Continue reading RootsTech Registration in the Salt Palace