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June 20, 2008
10:38
Logan County magistrates showed concern over a 26 percent payroll increase over the past two years for the Logan County Public Library during last week's fiscal court meeting.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
08:11
A comprehensive listing of St. Lucie County events and activities. Updated June 19.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
08:11
The 20-year vision of a collaborative effort between the Cole County Historical Society and Lincoln University has been achieved.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
01:43
To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Clubs & hobbies" in the subject line.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
June 19, 2008
23:30
It seems that the folks at The Generations Network aren’t happy with the packaging of their competitor’s product. They are claiming trademark infringement in the design of the box used for the recently released Legacy Family Tree Version 7. According to a blog posted by the Ancestry Insider, there is a long list of similarities [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
11:33
We are still working our way backward on the census records. After the 1900s we would expect to go to the 1890 census, but alas it's not there. Most of the 1890 population schedules were destroyed or badly damaged by fire.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
11:18
Diane, at Genealogy Insider, the Family Tree Magazine blog, has posted a list of search tips for getting the most out of genealogy databases. She’s got some good ideas. Check them out.
Source: The Genealogy Blog
01:41
The Dallas Genealogical Society "Call of the West” Summer Institute will be July 24-28 at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St., Dallas. Lecturers include Lloyd DeWitt, library genealogy section supervisor and author, and John Philip Colletta, lecturer and faculty member of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University and the Salt Lake Institute of ...
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
01:33
Genealogy is popular - we all know that! But genealogy still generally gets overlooked by the mainstream media unless it has something to do with the roots of the latest...
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
June 18, 2008
18:34
Those of you who attended the National Genealogical Society conference in Kansas City, MO this last May might have seen the latest Family Tree Quilt panel. It can be customized with your family names and made into any number of styles of quilt or wall hanging. Fun Stuff for Genealogists, Inc. has purchased a bolt [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
10:15
GRAYSLAKE – Sex, murder and money. That will be the topic of discussion during the Lake County Area Computer Enthusiasts meeting Saturday, June 14, at the Grayslake Area Public Library. Professional speaker Mike Karsen will present “Sex, Murder, and Genealogy,” which is the story of Dora Feldman McDonald, who made headlines in 1907 when she was alleged to have shot her lover.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
June 17, 2008
22:28
Joyce Loving, with the St. Louis County Library, sent me a note saying that Ann Fleming, former president of both the National Genealogical Society and the St. Louis Genealogical Society, has authored & published a new book entitled St Louis Family History Research Guide.
Joyce highly recommends the book, saying, “This “must-have” guide for [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
18:04
Dick Hillenbrand, at the Upstate New York Genealogy blog, recently posted that the New York Public Library has just launched a really nice batch of New York Plat Maps and Atlases. I checked them out - and they are great! Not every county is covered by the online collection, but there are quite a number [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
14:56
David and Matt Stewart (father and son) are going on a bike trip this summer - through Eastern Europe in search of family roots for Jewish relatives who fled for New York in the first part of the 20th century. They will be starting in Warsaw and ending in Odessa. They realize that [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
07:02
Though they didn't want to move out of their current home at the History Museum, the Great Falls Genealogy Society members are excited to move into their new home at the Great Falls Public Library where the rent is almost free.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
00:06
Arlene Eakle wrote a very informative blog this week about how RootsMagic 4 will have the ability to interface with New FamilySearch. Now, RootsMagic won’t be the only program to do this kind of thing, but it happens to be the one that Arlene’s most interested in at the moment.
And she explains why you do [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
00:03
To assist residents and businesses across the valley who are suffering from flood damage, The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society is passing on advice on how to preserve and minimize flood damage to documents and photographs.
Source: Yahoo! News - Genealogy
June 16, 2008
19:16
We announced the publication of Everton’s Genealogical Helper as a digital Online Edition this last week. I didn’t expect to arouse a lot of attention, but knew that we would probably interest a fair number of folks to subscribe to a hotlinked digital Genealogical Helper for two reasons:
The ability to hotlink website and email addresses.
The [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
June 15, 2008
13:38
I started out my day this morning - at the computer - as usual, with the receipt of an eCard from my grandson. He had some good advice for me. It ran something like this… To the Big Guy - who works all the time. Take it Easy…
Good advice for a father on Father’s [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
June 14, 2008
23:43
Update: Jackie King sent me a link to an article that gives a rosier picture - maybe the library materials will survive after all. See the article in the Gazette Online.
Sarah Uthoff is reporting that the books at the Cedar Rapids Public Library were only “moved to higher shelves.” I’m sure no one [...]
Source: The Genealogy Blog
