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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 –...
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...
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...
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...
FamilySearch App Maps Ancestors’ Birthplaces
A new app for FamilySearch.org users lets you map your ancestors' birthplaces. It retrieves information about 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...
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...
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...