I have had several inquiries wondering what happened to my columns in the Ancestry Weekly Journal/Ancestry 24/7 Family History Circle. In December, Ancestry decided to take the writing of the columns “in house” and change the focus. This meant that all of us doing the writing for our excellent editor, Julianna Smith, were let go. […]
Author: Paula Stuart-Warren
Footnote.com Content Update
I received a press release from Footnote.com that lists some of the recent new and updated content. Footnote is a subscription database with images that are indexed and digitized. I have discovered some wonderful items via Footnote. Not for my own family, but for clients and for my niece. Some of the new content is […]
If only I had that 1890 Census . . .
I would guess that is one of phrases used by most family historians over and over. I absolutely need it for my Dow family in Superior, Wisconsin. Were my Great Grandmother’s brothers still living? What would be the relationships given for people living in that household? Were any of the other relatives from Canada in […]
New Danish Historical Atlas Scheduled
On Thursday, February 19th, The Copenhagen Post Online reported that the Danish National Archives has received a grant to create a historical digital atlas of Denmark. This geographic gem will have data as early as the mid 16oos. The project is scheduled to last three years and has several partners as detailed in the article. […]
February 12, 1809 — the birth of Abraham Lincoln (and Charles Darwin)
Abraham Lincoln was born 200 years ago today. I wonder what he would think of the United States and the World if he were alive today. These are some websites that are honoring the bicentennial of his birth and have excellent information on the man, his family and his life. I wonder how many of […]
Genealogy Blog Prompt #6: Cooking and Food
Every so often I will be joining a host of other genealogy bloggers in writing about the same general topic. This is one of those ideas that is right up my alley. When my Mom was a teenager, she was a soda-jerk! She worked in the store at the corner of Hamline and Randolph avenues […]
David Rumsey Map Collection
If you have never used the David Rumsey Map Collection, you are missing a wonderful resource. I have used maps from many states and have been well rewarded in my searches. The site has almost 20,000 digitized maps. Rumsey is a retired San Francisco real estate developer. That in itself puts him high in my […]
2009 FGS/AGS Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists’ Program is Live!
The program and registration for this year’s Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists is live at the FGS/AGS Conference website. The program can be viewed as a whole, sorted by speaker, or by subject area. Click on the various buttons in the left hand column to see info on special events, hotels, Exhibit Hall registration, keynote […]
The Texas Slavery Project.
As we approach Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, the online and offline activities to celebrate black history connections are burgeoning. The Texas Slavery Project examines the spread of slavery into the border areas between the U. S. and Mexico from 1820-1850. The government of Mexico was trying outlaw slavery in Texas. This […]
Columbia University Alumni and the Military
I noted this on a list I read almost every day: Archives & Special Collections at the Columbia University Health Sciences Library is pleased to announce the addition to its web site of the “College of Physicians & Surgeons Civil War Veterans List.” The list contains the names, ranks, military units, and dates of service […]