Another new preservation venture for the genealogy world under the auspices of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Park Service. “The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Park Service’s Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park announce a partnership to develop a searchable database of more than 130,000 soldiers of the U.S.-Mexican […]
Many Buffalo Soldiers interacted with Native Americans in Nebraska, South Dakota, and other places. In my research, the names of some have been found. I am glad to see that in many places, both private and government, attention is being given to these soldiers. According to the National Park Service’s website, “The National Park Service […]
Lyfmap has been noticed by the media! Thank you Star Tribune and James Lileks. I especially liked the article because it was published on my birthday! Click on the StarTribune link to read what James had to say about Lyfmap. Today is a good time to share your Twin Cities memories and photos. We have […]
Registration is only two days away! This Saturday, July 9th, registration opens for the January 2017 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy at 9:00 a.m. MDT. The 2017 SLIG week is January 22-27. There are many courses to choose from. Descriptions of the courses and registration details are found here. slig.ugagenealogy.org Saturday is also the day […]
I was just checking our DNA results on Ancestry.com and see that a sale is taking place. A holiday present for those needing more DNA test kits! Visit Ancestry.com and order lots at the price of $79. That represents a $20 savings per kit.
The following press release is from Findmypast.com. Get ready for some searching this weekend and more, a total of 8 days! Findmypast celebrates 4th of July with free access to more than 1 billion records From June 29th until July 6th 2016, over 1 billion UK, US and Irish records will be completely free to […]
I love my chosen profession. I work hard, but enjoy what I do. Sometimes, that hard work gets me some nice pats on the back. From the Washington State Genealogical Society blog about its conference I spoke at a week ago: “Can’t express enough superlatives about the 2016 WSGS Conference hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County […]
In several of the presentations I have done in the last few months, I have discussed either the digitized books at FamilySearch.org or Digital Public Library of America. If not discusses, they have been in my handouts. Now, those two efforts are collaborating. As the FamilySearch blog states, “In concert with the American Library Association […]
Did you have a View-Master as a child? I still have mine and a variety of slides. These were an outgrowth of the stereoscopic photography that was the rage in the late 19th into the early 20th centuries. Duplicate pictures were viewed through a stereoscope and the image appeared to be 3 dimensional. These are […]
FamilyTree DNA has a sale starting at Midnight CDT Friday, 17 June 2016 and ending at 11:50 p.m. CDT, 20 July! This sale is mainly for the variety of Y upgrades. There are also some discounts on select testing bundles. Watch http://familytreedna.com/ and various Facebook pages that discuss DNA and many blogs for more details […]