Who Do You Think You Are? Teaser Video and Remaining Celebs Announced
The television channel TLC has picked up the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" and you can tune in to the first episode on Wednesday, July 23 at 9|8c. There's been a slow leak of celebrity names, but the wait is worth buy medication online it. Here's how the...
1950 Census Locational Tool Project for Genealogy
Hands up, who wants to help prep the 1950 U.S. census for us all to explore? The 1950 census won't be released to the public for seven more years, but it took just longer than that to create the locational tools that millions of researchers have used to find their...
Free Irish Genealogy Resources
If you've got Irish roots and haven't started exploring them, check out Irish Genealogy, recently re-launched by Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Beginners rejoice: you can read the site in English and there are helpful links on the lower left...
6 Tips: How to Organize Your Family History
We genealogists often accumulate a lot of family "stuff:" original documents, old photographs and heirlooms. Though it's wonderful to own them, it can be a serious challenge to keep them organized and documented. Sunny's 6 Tips for Organizing Your Genealogical Items...
FGS Conference Early-Bird Registration Ends July 1
From the FGS Press Release: “Journey through Generations” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists June 10, 2013 – Austin, TX. Discounted early-bird registration for the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference will continue only until July 1. Early...
Start Digging! New Worldwide Records Added to FamilySearch
Millions of new images and indexed records are added to FamilySearch.org every week. But here's one that particularly caught my eye: 5.6 million records from Massachusetts Land Records dating from 1620 to the 1980s. It's a browsable collection of "land and property...
How to Make a Daguerreotype
We live in the era of digital photography--far from the time of the daguerreotype. But that didn't stop Seattle-based photographer Dan Carrillo from falling in love with daguerreotypes and bringing this art form back to life. "There's something about a...
United States Colored Troops (USCT) Service Records Digitization Project
Here's the latest from the National Archives: National Archives Marks 150th Anniversary of U.S. Colored Troops Washington, DC. . . Marking (the) 150th anniversary of its creation, the National Archives announces the completion of the United States...
FamilySearch App Maps Ancestors’ Birthplaces
A new app for FamilySearch.org users lets you map your ancestors' birthplaces. It retrieves information about your ancestors from your data at FamilySearch.org. It's called Family Map and it looks like this: While there are lots of maps online, it's fun to see your...
3 Reasons You Need the New Version of Google Earth Just Released
Google celebrated Earth Day by releasing Google Earth 7.1 and announcing some great new content! And there are three reasons you will want to make the upgrade: 1. New Hands-Free Navigation Technology The big news with version 7.1 is Leap Motion support, a touch-free...
Church Records for Genealogy on Archives.com
UPDATE: THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND IS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE ON ANCESTRY.COM. About 4.6 million genealogical records from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are now available on Archives.com. This project represents a unique collection for...
100 Years Ago Today in Newspapers
Spring is in the air, as it was 100 years ago today. On May 14, 1913 the Omaha Daily Bee, the front page sported a comic depicting the eternal struggle of suburban life - fighting weeds in an effort to achieve the perfect lawn. (Omaha daily bee., May 14, 1913, Weekly...
Tech Tool for Discovering What Your Speech Reveals About Your Heritage
How you speak can reveal much about your heritage. If you've ever lived in or visited the U.S. or Canada, you already know we don't all speak English the same way. But did you know that we actually speak eight different major dialects in North America? The...
Family History and DNA: Spencer Wells at SCGS
A couple of months ago, I blogged the cool news that the Southern California Genealogical Society will be sponsoring a one-day genetic genealogy conference on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in conjunction with its annual Jamboree. In the following video interview, a news...
Online Historical Maps: From David Rumsey to the DPLA
Genealogists rely on historical maps to help us navigate the geography of our ancestors' lives. One of the most important resources available online is the David Rumsey Map Collection. Well, Rumsey recently announced on his website that he will be making more than...
Civil War Timeline from the Library of Congress
Do you have relatives who served in or were affected by the American Civil War? Check out this book by Library of Congress staffers, who draw on the unmatched resources of the national library to tell this epic story. The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of...
Genealogy Tips: Find Ancestors in Tax Records
It's time to pay taxes in the United States! Is it any consolation that our ancestors paid them, too? Here's a brief history of U.S. federal taxation and tips on where to find tax records for the U.S. and the U.K. History of Tax Records According to the National...
What the U.S. Federal Government Could Learn from Genealogists
Beware: Personal Opinions are coming your way in this article! In my book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox I emphasize how to use Google to determine what is already available and free online before investing your limited time and money in offline family history...