Eastman's Online Genealogy (All News) | Genealogy BlogHalvor Mooreshead to be Honored at the NGS Conference in Kansas CityAPG to Conduct Roundtable on Open Records Access <![CDATA[WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 21 – The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) will conduct a roundtable on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 during the National Genealogical Society Conference at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The topic of the roundtable, which will be moderated by David Rencher, CG, is Into the Future with [...]]]> SCGS Jamboree Early Bird Deadline is May 1, 2007! FamilySearch Labs “Washington State Death Index” Superior To Previous Indexes NGS Appoints Pamela K. Boyer Education & Publications Director Secrets in the Family Tree 16th Annual German Genealogical Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, June 14 The 2008 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards Seminar With George Schweitzer October 18 in Lakeland, Florida Genealogy Conference and Cruise Line-up Announced Newspaper Abstracts From the Villages of Columbiana and East Lewistown, Ohio Sault Ste. Marie Archivist, Linda Burtch, Passes at 55 Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, 1935-2008, Passes Away The Drouin Collection of French-Canadian Family History Records Posted at Ancestry.ca Utah State Archives Posts Prisoner Pardon Application Case Files Online <![CDATA[The Utah State Archives has just posted 8,772 Prisoner Pardon Application Case Files, dating from 1892 through 1949. These files are loaded with information, including often extensive petitions signed by many of the prisoner’s friends and neighbors. These applications are loaded with a wealth of information, and will be of great interest to all genealogists [...]]]> Passport Applications, 1895-1905 Now at Footnote.com Gwendolyn Mackey Hubbard Passes Darke County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Ohio, Sponsoring Seminar | About Genealogy
A neat article by travel writer Jan Burak Schwert appeared in the Seattle Times earlier this week recounting her husband's unusual meeting with his third cousin Franz - a man... Vatican Orders Catholic Parish Registers Off-Limits to LDS Church A recent letter issued by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy directs Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide to keep The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from "microfilming and digitizing information"... Remote Access to Microfilm - How Cool! Genealogist Claire Bettag recently learned that the LSU library has a digital microfilm reader that offers remote access over the Internet and graciously shared her discovery on the Association of... Our Name was Changed at Ellis Island Have you ever heard the story that your family's name was changed at Ellis Island? The United States' most famous port of immigration is also, unfortunately, the source of one... A Place Called Home: Crespières, France The first name on the Monument aux Morts (monument to the dead) located outside the town hall in Crespières, France is Ernest Ollivon, my maternal great, great grandfather. Sadly, he... Writing Your Personal Family History What is British? Millions of people around the world can trace their ancestry to the small area off mainland Europe known as Great Britain. What some don't understand, however, is that "British" doesn't... When Life Gets in the Way of Genealogy I know you've all been there. Whether you're busy juggling the schedules of three busy children, caring for aging parents, dealing with family illnesses or getting through a big project... California Woman Charged with Cyber Grave Robbing According to an article in Wired.com, U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Southern California woman with aggravated identity theft and other crimes this week for allegedly using the Social Security Death... Listen My Children and You Shall Hear... So began Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," documenting the bravery of a man riding into the Massachusetts night of April 18, 1775 to warn his fellow American... |