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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is a day I remember vividly. I was waiting for a good friend, Helene Liebe, to pick me up to go to a dance at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul. [now University of St. Thomas.] My parents’ had company, their good friends Don and Patty Sheehan. We just stared at the […]
On many message boards, websites, and other places I keep hearing Happy New Year and best hopes for a better 2009. I second those comments. 2008 has been a tough year around the world. In genealogy we have had some good things happen. More and more people are tracing their family tree. Now we need […]
The last month has been incredibly busy and I am sure your’s has been too! I am finally getting around to some holiday greetings. Dear Readers, This is my greeting to you as 2008 comes to an end and 2009 is just about here. No matter the personal, country, or world conditions, there is much […]
If you are going to be in (or live in!) the Washington, DC area in January, you might be interested in today’s Press Release from the National Archives: In January, the National Archives will feature a series of programs highlighting records from its holdings. All programs are free and open to the public and will […]
The worlds of genealogy, history and newspapers have lost a great friend. Willis H. Miller of Hudson, Wisconsin, passed away last Sunday. His obituary reads like an autobiography and I am sure Willis worked on his own obituary over the years. I met this amazing man many years ago and the minute someone mentions his […]
What would a library add in today’s world that would bring it into the 21st century? I am willing to bet you would say computers with internet access, an electronic catalog, or gasp, wireless internet. This library in Roxbury, Vermont is already ahead of many. Fooled you — it already has wireless. So, what has […]
FamilySearch [Family History Library] and Ancestry.com this week announced a joint project to bring more Canadian censuses online. In an agreement similar to the US census agreement announced by the two organizations in July 2008, FamilySearch will digitize and index Canadian census records that Ancestry has acquired, and Ancestry will provide FamilySearch with indexes and […]