Are you getting ready to watch the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? It would more fun to watch it with a group of others who love researching family history. The Minnesota Genealogical Society is hosting a fun, social get-together to help kickoff the 2nd season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Please […]
This press release was sent by the U.S. National Archives. As I read this I stood up in my office and yelled “it wasn’t a genealogist!” So often those researching their family history are blamed for things that happen in repositories. The Washington Post had a lengthy and informative article on the matter. Part of […]
I received this press release from Ancestry.com today: “Over a year ago Ancestry.com created Expert Connect as a way to expand its service offerings and provide additional assistance for members through an elite group of professional genealogists and researchers. Through this service, customers were given the opportunity to hire genealogists to retrieve records, perform research […]
“Everyday Genealogy 2011” should fit the bill! Each day of the tear-off desk calendar gives a genealogy tip, website, blog, history fact, or other tidbit useful to genealogists. Everyday Genealogy is available on Amazon or on its own website http://www.everydaygenealogy.com/. Pattie Schultz, the creator, says “there is also an iPhone version available on iTunes. There […]
SALT LAKE CITY—The $99 early bird registration for the RootsTech 2011 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, ends January 15, 2011. RootsTech is a completely new conference focused on bringing technology creators together with genealogy technology users to learn together and identify solutions to family history research challenges. Genealogists and family historians will discover exciting […]
ANCESTRY.COM RELEASES FAMILY TREE MAKER FOR MAC ON THE MAC APP STORE Downloadable Version of the #1-Selling Family History Software Available Today SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 6, 2011– Ancestry.com today announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Mac App Store. Family Tree Maker for Mac provides an easy way to save […]
Support the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Fund by Cari Taplin on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 9:28pm Birdie Monk Holsclaw (1948-2010) was a Certified Genealogist from Longmont, Colorado. She was very active in the genealogical community not only locally but nationally as well. She was most known for her mentoring spirit and knowledge of the […]
When I was born I had these ancestors alive: Parents: William Earl and Patricia Margaret (Hanley) StuartMaternal Grandparents: Maurice Michael and Gertrude Margaret (Cook) HanleyPaternal Grandparents: Earl James and Olga Theodora (Carlsen) StuartMaternal Great Grandparents: John Thomas and Violet (Marie Delia Malvina Daoust/Dow) Cook Paternal Great Grandmother: Emma Louise (Slaker) Stuart (widow of Alexander Charles Stuart) […]
Coroner’s records offer fascinating stories. I have a thick one from 1911 in Chicago that details the death of Great granduncle Edgar Royal Stuart. He died on a streetcar and all the other passengers had to be interviewed and their statements are in the file. How many of you can find proof that at a […]
The Governor General of Canada, announced 54 new appointments to the Order of Canada and one of them is a family historian! According to the press release, “The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, was established in 1967, during Canada’s centennial year, to recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to […]