I am sitting here putting together some syllabus/handout materials for upcoming presentations. It struck me how many times I cite Cyndislist.com in this material. Every genealogist should know about it. It links me and my audiences to thousands and thousands of websites related to genealogy and history. On 4 March 2011 Cyndi’s List will turn […]
Season 2 of Who Do You Think You Are? begins tonight on NBC. For me it is on channel 11 at 7:00 p.m. (CST) Of course I will be watching it. I love seeing the reactions of the stars as they learn more about their personal family history. No matter who you are, the thrill […]
TODAY, February 2nd, is the Official Grand Opening of the FGS/ISGS 2011 Conference Registration. Hurray! The program is online, the luncheons, workshops, and special events are listed. The Conference Hotel (Hilton) is listed, the Exhibit Hall is filling, and most of all you can register online or print out a registration form and mail it […]
This press release was just sent by Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Marks Black History Month with 250,000 New African American Records Nearly 35 Million Americans Can Find an Ancestor in the World’s Largest Online Collection of African American Family History Records PROVO, UTAH (February 1, 2011) – In honor of Black History Month, Ancestry.com, the world’s largest […]
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has unveiled a new online database containing records of baptisms, marriages and deaths in colonial New Orleans — including those of African slaves, “who until now have been nearly invisible to genealogical research.” The website also has a lengthy explanation of the records of “Slave and Free People of Color […]
Interesting comments in Monday’s Washington Post regarding the ongoing fiasco at the Arlington National Cemetery. “and lack of oversight led to the mishandling of dozens of remains at the nation’s most important military burial ground, according to a three-month review of Arlington National Cemetery’s operations by a consortium of technology companies.” The last sentence in […]
An article in Sunday’s Washington Post tells the tale of how the Library of Congress will be able to display the first map of the United States. “The first map of the United States, created in 1784, has been purchased for the record price of $1.8 million by Washington philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, who is […]
Some of my favorite records are those labeled as “miscellaneous” or “loose.” Others are data in the back of a totally unrelated record book or on the back of a note or index card. MiscellaneousThese may be a collection of related or unrelated papers and the dates of […]
The Chicago Tribune has declined to hear the case of the preservation of the cemetery that sits on land O’Hare Airport wants for expansion. This means that the ruling of a lower court will stand and likely the known 1,000 people buried there will be disinterred. St. Johannes Cemetery is 161 years old. I am […]
Tomorrow, Thursday, 27 January 2011, David S. Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States will be online via the Washington Post‘s website. This will take place at noon Eastern Time. Click here for details or to leave a question. Then at noon EST check back to see the questions and answers. This appearance is in […]