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Mrs. Kendie Reich Winner of Prince George’s County Family Reunion Sweepstakes

July 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Family Reunions
July 2nd, 2008: Largo, MD - Prince George’s County, Reunion Capital USA, announced today the Grand Prize Winner of the Family Reunion Sweepstakes. Mrs. Kendie Reich, of the county’s own Laurel, Maryland will receive a reunion prize package for her family and close friends. “My family is just the most important part of my life” [...]

Center for Research Libraries International Papers to Be Digitized

July 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Digital Online Content, Newspaper Research
I received the following heads-up from my friend, Haybron Adams, Professor of Library Science Emeritus at Brigham Young University. Take note of the important new project being launched by CRL [Center for Research Libraries] to preserve and provide electronic access to newspapers from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Our [...]

Everton’s Genealogical Helper “Online Edition” FREE for the Next Week

July 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Everton's Genealogical Helper - Online Edition
Everton’s Genealogical Helper - Online Edition is now available for download. Cost is only $12 per year for the full six issues of the magazine. Traditional Magazine subscribers get FREE access. However, for the next week, the Jul-Aug, 2008 issue will be “in the clear,” and available to anyone that wants to check it out. Download [...]

Researching WWI Aviators

July 1st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
I had high hopes of locating my husband's cousin (twice removed), Leslie Archibald Powell, in the new Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates database at Ancestry.com and was a bit disappointed...

Family History in the Attic

June 27th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
One thing that many beginning genealogists don't realize is just how much family history can be discovered at home - in the attic, in the back of a closet, stuffed...

New Online Edition for Everton’s Genealogical Helper

June 26th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Leland Meitzler, editor of popular genealogy magazine Everton's Genealogical Helper, wrote this week to let me know that it is debuting a new Online Edition this July - hosted by...

Travel Back in Time - Genealogy Road Trips

June 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Many years ago my mother spent a wonderful summer day getting lost on back country roads in North Carolina looking for old family cemeteries. It was hot and sticky (welcome...

Everton’s Genealogical Helper “Online Edition” is Ready to Roll!

June 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in General
Over the last several weeks, the technical folks at World Vital Records, as well as Everton’s graphic designer, Stefanie Haney, have put many hours into getting the new Online Edition ready to launch on July 1. Well - it looks like it’s ready to roll. I’ve spent a few hours playing with the July-August issue [...]

The Generations Networks Sues Millinnia & BTH2 for a Cool $1,000,000.

June 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, Blog Roll - Ancestry Insider, Software, TGN
It seems that the folks at The Generations Network aren’t happy with the packaging of their competitor’s product. They are claiming trademark infringement in the design of the box used for the recently released Legacy Family Tree Version 7. According to a blog posted by the Ancestry Insider, there is a long list of similarities [...]

Diane Posts Search Tips for Genealogy Databases

June 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in General
Diane, at Genealogy Insider, the Family Tree Magazine blog, has posted a list of search tips for getting the most out of genealogy databases. She’s got some good ideas. Check them out.