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I spent much of the day searching for paper to print on. By getting very creative, FRPC was able to purchase enough paper to get us through the busy Christmas season. It cost about 25% more than it did a Continue reading There is a Huge Problem in the Paper and Book Industry
Family Roots Publishing has a good stock of the popular Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide. And we’re including them at 15% Off. Following is a description of the guide: Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Continue reading Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide – 15% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021
Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The Effects Climate Change and Other Natural Phenomena have had on the lives of our Ancestors – 40% Off Nov 8-14, 2021 In 2018, Wayne Shepheard wrote a new book on how climate change has influenced our Continue reading Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The Effects Climate Change and Other Natural Phenomena have had on the lives of our Ancestors – 40% Off
The following excerpt is from an article written by Becky McCreary for the Green Valley News. The American Red Cross led a campaign in 1917, and by 1918 print publications nationwide carried advertisements to collect peach pits. Factories in Connecticut Continue reading The U.S. Army Wants Your Peach Pits
The following excerpt is from an article posted at roanoke.edu and was authored by Jesse Bucher, Ivey Kline, and Ashtyn Porter. Project Description and Process: In early 2020, the CSSR began a research project called the Genealogy of Slavery. The Continue reading Provisional Notes on Slavery at Roanoke College
One hundred eighty-eight years ago, on November 8, 1833, the first recorded deadly passenger train accident took place on the Camden & Amboy Railroad. Only two months had elapsed since the line replaced horses with steam locomotives. The mishap took Continue reading The First Deadly Train Accident – Nov 8, 1833
Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire: Slovakia, Czechy, Ukraine, Galacia and Hungary. The first edition book was 45 pages. The new volume, edited by Lisa Alzo, has expanded to 196 pages. This volume is currently on sale Continue reading Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire: 2nd Edition – 10% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021
The following teaser is from ibj.com: Indiana officials plan to build a $35 million facility for containing the state’s voluminous archives on the near-east side of Indianapolis after a years-long search for a compatible site. The 50,000-square-foot building would be Continue reading State planning $35M Indiana State Archives on Indianapolis’ Near-East Side
Most Americans know nothing of Guy Fawkes or why he’s celebrated every November 5th. However, if the patriots hadn’t won the American Revolution, chances are that we’d be standing around bonfires in the evening of every November 5. Our colonial Continue reading Guy Fawkes Day – Celebrated in the U.K. every November 5th
The following excerpt is from an article written by Michael Paluska published in the November 3 edition of abcactionnews.com: TAMPA — The disappearance of Gabby Petito shone a spotlight on missing persons cases. But forensic anthropologists at the University of Continue reading How Forensic Anthropologists Use New Techniques to Solve Cold Cases
If you have determined that ‘Mc’ and ‘Mac’ surnames are the most complicated surnames originating in the British Isles, you need to read this book. And if you haven’t already worked that out, you ‘desperately’ need to read this book. Continue reading The Madness of the “Mac” Surnames – 15% Off at the FRPC Website
Remember Airmail? When I was a kid U.S. Airmail was used whenever we wanted to get a letter somewhere quickly. It all started August 12, 1918, when the Post Office took over airmail service from the United States Army. Four Continue reading The United States Postal Service Brings Us Airmail 1918-1977
I just finished reading a new book – a book that was unique, in that the author looked at genealogy, and family history in a way that most of us might not think of. When I began reading the book Continue reading The Soul of the Family Tree – Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit
The FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City has announced that they are moving to Phase 2 of their reopening plans. Beginning Saturday, November 6, 2021, the library will expand its days of operation to include Saturdays from 9:00 Continue reading The Family History Library Expands Their Hours of Operation – Now Including Saturday
Working with the author, Kevan Hansen, Family Roots Publishing has now made 65 volumes of the popular Map Guide to German Parish Registers available as linked PDF eBooks. This took about two years, but is finally now available. The PDF Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Now Available as PDF eBooks – 15% Off Thru Friday, Nov. 5