Midwestern Roots Registration Starts Today!

Midwestern Roots Registration Starts Today!

I have roots in Indiana and have longed to travel to Hoosier state to conduct some much needed genealogy research. So you can imagine how happy I was to be invited to keynote at the upcoming Midwestern Roots 2014: Family History and Genealogy Conference being held...

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Obituaries in Newspapers are Going Online

Obituaries in Newspapers are Going Online

More obituaries gleaned from newspapers are going online. This is welcome news for those researching their  genealogy. Recently I blogged about BillionGraves' new Supporting Records feature that allows users to upload documentation relating to ancestors' deaths. This...

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National Archives Facilities Closing

National Archives Facilities Closing

National Archives (US) facilities are closing or restructuring in three locations. But steps are being taken to maintain access (local or online) to the treasure trove of research materials at these facilities. A recent press release states, "As part of ongoing budget...

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10 Brothers Served in WWI: An Amazing Story

10 Brothers Served in WWI: An Amazing Story

The Press (York, UK) recently reported a story about 10 brothers who all enlisted to fight in World War I and the hubbub that followed. "The family became minor celebrities because of the brothers’ service, and their story was used as a recruitment tool as the war...

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World Digital Library at the Library of Congress

World Digital Library at the Library of Congress

I just love hearing about the growth of digital libraries! Here's a recent post from the Library of Congress: "The World Digital Library, a collaborative international project led by the Library of Congress, now includes more than 10,000 manuscripts, maps and atlases,...

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Student Genealogy Grant Announced

Student Genealogy Grant Announced

Do you know (or are you yourself) a young genealogy student between 18-25 who would love to receive an award and attend an AWESOME conference? Then read this press release and share it: "The Southern California Genealogical Society and the Suzanne Winsor Freeman...

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Longtime Family History Mystery Solved Online

Longtime Family History Mystery Solved Online

Everyone's families have a little bit of mystery in their past--or a lot! TheBlaze.com recently posted this great story about a woman who was able to solve a longtime family history mystery by posting it online at Metafilter.com, a crowd-source blog. She posted this...

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Learn US History through the Census

Learn US History through the Census

  Remember the board game LIFE?  Archives.com has put its own spin on this family favorite that experienced a revival in the 1960s. (Quick Quiz: 1. What  year was the game of LIFE created? Bonus: 2. What was the original name?)   We recently discovered this...

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New BCG Standards and Manual

New BCG Standards and Manual

Do you want to become a professional genealogist--or just research like one? The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) recently released an updated, revised version of Genealogy Standards in honor of its 50th anniversary. It's a 100-page paperback manual that...

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Buried Treasure on Family Property

Buried Treasure on Family Property

Recently theBlaze.com reported that a California couple found--literally--buried treasure on their property! It was a stash of coins (now rare and highly prized) that was carefully hoarded away by somebody in the 1800s. They found it partially exposed under an old...

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NGS 2014 App Available for Conference Attendees

NGS 2014 App Available for Conference Attendees

Are you attending the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conference in May in Virginia, USA? You'll want the new 2014 conference app, now available for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, and web-enabled devices. (Need a 5-minute video tutorial on using the app?...

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