FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2010 National Archives Launches “Inside the Vaults” Video Short Commemorating Veterans Day Video highlights National Personnel Records Center and military records requests Washington, DC. . . How does a veteran apply for a copy of his military service records? Can this be done online? How does the National Military Personnel […]
WEST POINT U.S. MILITARY CADET APPLICATION PAPERS, INCLUDING THOSE OF ‘STONEWALL’ JACKSON, COLONEL CUSTER AND GENERAL SHERMAN, RELEASED BY ANCESTRY.COM Site Commemorates Veterans Day with Free Access to Entire U.S. Military Records Collection PROVO, UTAH, November 10, 2010 – Ancestry.com, which has the largest online collection of historical military records, today added more than 115,000 […]
This press release just arrived from the National Archives. November 3, 2010 New Options Now Available for Reproductions of National Archives Holdings Washington, D.C….The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has expanded the formats available to members of the public who wish to purchase copies of records from its holdings. Copy options for immigration and […]
Did your mother ever tell you to never swim alone – to always have a buddy along? I advocate the same thing in genealogy. Your buddy may be a friend, family member, or fellow genealogist who becomes a friend. So much of our genealogy is done alone at a library, courthouse, or facing our computer […]
This press release was sent out by the Association of Professional Genealogists today. FGS is the Federation of Genealogical Societies which has an annual conference about genealogical research. APG is a long-time participant in FGS conferences. “APG has once again partnered with FamilySearch to produce videos of this year’s Professional Management Conference. The videos present […]
I hope to see some of my blog readers at these events where I am presenting this week. Monday, November 1st, 7:00 p.m. for the Anoka County Genealogical Society at Coon Rapids United Methodist Church, 10506 Hanson Boulevard NW. The topic is “The WPA Era: What it Created for Genealogists.” Saturday, November 6th, all day […]
Still thinking about attending the 2011 edition of the annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy? Think quickly and you save $25.00! If you register today through October 31st you save that $25.00 off the full registration pricee. As I have mentioned in earlier posts, there are many 5 day courses from which to choose. Click […]
I really don’t think there should be a question mark in that title. Whether it be our national, state, county, or city elections it should not be a question. I feel it is a right, a privilege and a duty. I’d like to take that a step further and talk about organizations. Churches, schools, civic […]
I just returned from a great weekend in Portland where I presented an all day seminar for the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. The audience was attentive and the folks who got me from one place to another treated me so wonderfully. I thank Connie, Leslie, April, Gerry, Tom, Jeanette, and all the others who did […]
I regularly read the Salt Lake Tribune online and today was catching up on some of that reading and saw this amazing story. A home in Wellsville, Utah was almost completely destroyed by a fire. Such a scary thought for anyone and for a genealogist with decades of family history materials the word fire strikes […]