The 8th Annual British Institute —– Offering Irish Research, British Record Research, Scottish Basic Research, and Using Family Search in British Isles Research. All courses are taught by experts in their field of genealogy research.
The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History (ISBGFH) is sponsoring the eighth annual British Institute in Salt Lake [...]
The following is a snippet from a long and interesting Times Union article about famous folks of Albany County, New York Cemeteries.
Buried treasure - Cemeteries reveal region’s history in lives of celebrities and heroes
The region is rich with the resting places of the famous.
“Uncle Sam” Wilson spends eternity in Troy’s Oakwood Cemetery. President Arthur [...]
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has been chasing down unclaimed persons found in County Coroners’ offices. You’ll find a fascinating video about the searches at RootsTelevision.com. Be prepared to shed a tear or two along the way… The following news release was produced by RootsTelevision.com.
PROVO, UT, May 28, 2008 — What happens to people when they die [...]
It's hard to imagine, but hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people die each year whose identities are known (they aren't a Jane or John Doe), but for whom no family member...
Last week, genealogist Dick Eastman got tired of all the complaints about "the high cost of genealogy services" and wrote a knee-jerk reaction article "I Have a Complaint Concerning Many...
Remember - The Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2008 is to be held June 27, 28, 29 at the Burbank Airport Marriott - and deadlines for registration are fast approaching! The following was written by Paula Hinkel - co-chair for the Jamboree.
There’s still time to join us for Jamboree! Don’t miss the largest genealogy [...]
Parish records from Yorkshire online now
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com has today announced that it has added to its online collection of over 10 million National Burial Index records, which go back to 1538.
Working in partnership with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS), findmypast.com has published online burial index records from the parish [...]
Genealogy has certainly suffered a setback with the Vatican’s short-sighted decision banning filming of records by the LDS… Again, I think Jim Beidler’s comments about summed it up…
The Vatican’s recent ban on Mormon microfilming and digitizing of Catholic parish records out of concern they will be used for the LDS practice of baptizing the dead [...]
Osmonds Seek “Lost Family Members;” Major Concert Tour Will Highlight the Importance of Family and the Osmond Family’s Collaboration with GeneTree to Discover Previously Unknown Osmond Relatives in the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Australia; Other Tour Locations Will Include Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia
SALT LAKE CITY & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE) - GeneTree, a leading DNA-enabled [...]
