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Genealogy Libraries – 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy

geneabloggers — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:44 CST

Week #8 – Genealogy Libraries Week 8 – Genealogy Libraries: Genealogy libraries (and dedicated departments in regular libraries) are true treasures in the family history community. Tell us about your favorite genealogy library. What or...

Call to Action - Save the SSDI

AboutCom — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:31 CST

Last month I wrote about several popular genealogy sites being pressured into removing or altering access to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) through the actions of four Senators in support of a bill by Representative Sam Johnson (R -...

Pennsylvania Death Index Now Online

AboutCom — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:31 CST

Pennsylvania has long been considered one of the most difficult states for genealogists trying to access older vital records, but a bill signed into law in December 2011 has finally helped us catch up with the times - at least a little. As of...

Archives.com Adds More records

Eastmans — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:07 CST

Archives.com has announced the release of more records. I haven't yet had a chance to look at this new offering because I have been traveling all day. (I am in Fort Myers, Florida tonight.) However, it appears that the new release is a re-release...

Cupid and Friends Reunited Agree to new Website Deal

Eastmans — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:07 CST

brightsolid, the online publishing arm of DC Thomson, owns or manages many web sites, including several genealogy sites, such as findmypast sites in England, Ireland and Australia, Friends Reunited, and the British Newspaper Archive...

Happy Blogiversary to GeneaWebinars!

geneabloggers — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:30 CST

[Editor's Note: in honor of the first blogiversary of GeneaWebinars, here's an interview with Myrt of DearMYRTLE about the site and its important role in the genealogy community.] How did GeneaWebinars get started? There had been perhaps only two...

National Archives Announces Website for 1940 Census Records

GenealogyInsider — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:19 CST

When the 1940 census is released free online this April 2 at 9 a.m. ET, you can view
your ancestors’ records free at 1940census.archives.gov.

According to the National Archives announcement, no other...

Expanded Access to Pennsylvania Vital Records

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:10 CST

The following excerpt is from the February 15, 2012 edition of Berksmontnews.com: … the public may now access birth and death records online and in person for free at the Pennsylvania State Archives thanks to a new law, according to state...

Old Wedding Invitation Leads to Heir

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:10 CST

The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2011 edition of the Wetzel Chronicle. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An old wedding invitation has helped West Virginia officials track down the heir to a South Charleston resident’s estate and give...

Dutch Genealogy - Researching Your Dutch Ancestors in the Netherlands

AboutCom — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:15 CST

Learn how to research your Dutch ancestors in a wide variety of records with this step-by-step series of articles

Amesbury, Massachusetts Library Receives Large Donation to Preserve Historical & Genealogical Archives

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:08 CST

The following excerpt is from the February 20, 2012 editon of the Newburyport News. AMESBURY [Massachusetts] — Pending approval from the Municipal Council, the Amesbury Public Library will be receiving $80,000 to help ensure that its valuable...

LDS Church Apologizes for the Proxy Baptism of Simon Wiesenthal’s Parents.

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:08 CST

The following teaser is from an article published February 20, 2012 edition of the Calgary Herald. LOS ANGELES – Simon Wiesenthal’s parents should not have been posthumously baptized, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has...

More things to do in Birmingham and Alabama

FGSConfNews — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:11 CST

This is the third installment of Local Host Co-Chair Liz Wells' 101 Reasons to Visit Birmingham (and Alabama)! Learn more about many of these via www.birminghamal.org/index.aspx According to American Garden Guidebook Bellingrath Gardens in...

Genealogy Blogging Beat – Tuesday, February 21, 2012

geneabloggers — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:24 CST

Today is Tuesday, February 21, 2012 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to GeneaWebinars (started February 21, 2011). Today...

Next Stop, St. George Family History Expo

AncestryInsider — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:07 CST

The Ancestry Insider discusses the St. George Family History Expo with Expo organizer, Holly Hansen Now that RootsTech is over, it is time to start looking forward to the St. George Family History Expo on the 24th and 25th of...

Radkey Goes After Romney

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:12 CST

The following excerpt is from a Washington Post article about activist Helen Radkey and her current obsession with going after Governor Romney – attempting to tie him to both the posthumus baptism of off-limits Jews, as well as some of his...

Genealogists’ Public Enemy #1

GenealogyBlog — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:12 CST

The following teaser is from “The Legal Genealogist” website. This is best article I’ve seen written about the very real possibility that genealogists will lose access to the Social Security Death Index. PLEASE let the teaser...

Outrageous Advertisements from the Past

Eastmans — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:06 CST

From an ad that claims smoking is healthy to one telling mothers they should give Coca-Cola to their babies, these shocking posters give a fascinating insight into a time gone by. One even tries to promote cocaine a remedy for toothache. The Daily...

Upcoming DearMYRTLE Workshop Webinars

DearMyrtle — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:00:16 CST

DearREADERS,Three DearMYRTLE genealogy webinars are on the docket for genealogists.