Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
The following announcement was written by the National Genealogical Society:The National Genealogical Society is sponsoring a research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for the last week of January 2010. This is the eleventh year for this educational event and it will be co-led by Shirley Langdon Wilcox, (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
I'd consider this to be a major new announcement. The following was written by RootsMagic, Inc.: SPRINGVILLE, Utah. — November 18, 2009 — RootsMagic, Inc. announced the immediate availability of RootsMagic Essentials, free desktop genealogy software based on their award-winning RootsMagic 4 system. RootsMagic Essentials con (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
The following was written by the Devon Family History Society and by the Friends of Devon’s Archives:In November 2008, an open letter was sent from the Chairmen of Devon Family History Society and the Friends of Devon's Archives to Plymouth City Council and signed by a coalition of 42 Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall County her (Read More)
Newberry Library Genealogy News:
Interested in learning how to research your family history?Visit the Newberry Library this Saturday to get started. At 9:30 a.m. on November 7th, Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History, will introduce novices to the basics of research with an informal orientation. No reservations are necessary. The session (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
The 2010 National Genealogical Society's Family History Conference will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mark your calendars for 28 April–1 May 2010. That may seem like a long time away but it will be here before you know it. Registration opened today.This conference has much to offer. A (Read More)
Genealogy News Center:
Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, has published a 73-page file consisting of letters and telegrams sent in the 1960s by an interesting cast of historical characters, including Congressman J. Arthur Younger, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur II and members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. (Read More)
Genealogy News Center:
It is a great time to get people interested in their family history. Children can be encouraged to ask questions, look at family treasures and understand family relations. (Read More)
Genealogy News Center:
Affordable Access to DNA Testing Reveals Family History, Genetic Cousins, Ancestral Occupations, Geographic Origins and More. (Read More)
Genealogy News Center:
New Alternative Series Produced by Kudrow and Wall To Wall Productions Unearths Celebrity Family Trees and Reveals Inspiring Personal Stories Linked to America's Fascinating History. (Read More)
The Genealogue:
A seventh-grader in California and her grandfather have created the "first known Family Tree chart in history" showing that almost all of the US presidents are related.BridgeAnne d'Avignon, who attends Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville, traced that Obama, and all other U.S. presidents except Martin Van Buren, are (Read More)
The Genealogue:
Josh Sundling knows little about his family's history, but much about the genealogy of superheroes.Sundling, who cannot identify his ancestral homeland or the meaning of his surname, possesses extensive knowledge of the creation of superhero teams, the history of imaginary alien races, and the special powers of countless ch (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
W. David Samuelsen told me of a neat trick that was news to me: you can find family surname timelines on Google. In fact, it only takes a second or two to find timelines of events involving your family name.To find a timeline, go to http://www.google.com and enter the following:surname family historyThe only thing is you ha (Read More)
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
If you can be in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, this Saturday, you might enjoy attending an all-day genealogy seminar. This seminar will include more than 20 classes and presentations on a whole range of subjects, from beginners’ to advanced topics. The all-day seminar also includes a photograph scanning opportunity for attendees (Read More)
Newberry Library Genealogy News:
The Lockport Area Genealogical and Historical Society and the Will/Grundy Counties (IL) Genealogical Society will host An Afternoon with Ancestry.com on Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 1 to 4 pm at the Joliet Area Historical Museum. Guest speakers will be Loretto Szucs and Juliana Smith. The program will feature What's (Read More)