An additional five counties have been added to the National Archives of Ireland's Census of Ireland 1911 Web site. Census returns for Cork, Donegal, Galway, King's County (Offaly) and Wexford...
When surnames first came into popular use in 14th-century Europe, many people came to be identified by what they did for a living. A blacksmith named John, became John Smith....
Google's logo today is just part of a carefully orchestrated publicity campaign unveiling what many scientists are calling the Holy Grail of human evolution; a nearly intact fossil of a...
The popular Footnote history Web site is taking genealogy to the masses with its new I Remember app at Facebook. The free Facebook application enables Facebook users to view any...
Search by name for obituary listings from the Spokesman Review, published in Spokane, Washington. This free obituary database currently includes over 17,000 records from January 2008. A few older records...
I received a lot of wonderful gifts for my 40th birthday this year - a stupendous surprise party from my husband, gifts from more friends than I thought I even...
