21 January 2014

Photo + Genealogy Sleuthing = 100+ Year Mystery Solved

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Neat to read how genealogy sleuthing when combined with examining and matching photos from later in life helped solve a mystery. Read...
20 January 2014

The Genealogy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize . As you take a few moments to celebrate his life, hi...
17 January 2014

Upfront Mini Bytes – Old Bailey, Whaling Voyages, Anglican Records (Ireland), War of 1812, Montefiore Census of Jewish Inhabitants, Early 20th Century Irish Speakers, City Directory Abbreviations, Preservation ...

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Welcome to our newest edition of our bi-weekly feature Upfront Mini Bytes.  In Upfront Mini Bytes we provide eight tasty bits of genealogy...
16 January 2014

Oral History at Risk of Disappearing Within 3 Generations!

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The headline of this recent piece is kind of scary to read -- Oral family history can be lost in three generations .  Yet, it does ring...
15 January 2014

OCLC & Worldcat + FamilySearch Catalog = Very Happy Genealogists!

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WorldCat is such a great resource. I am always using it to see what materials are extant for a community.  I do this by searching in t...
14 January 2014

New BCG Genealogy Standards manual limited time discount offer

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NGS is pleased to share the following limited time discount offer, which is available until 27 January 2014. Genealogy Standards, an...
13 January 2014

Managing Mondays -- how to "hopefully" be more productive all week long!

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Source: http://img1.picturescafe.com/pc/monday/monday_005.jpg Mondays can be a very exciting day and also a challenging day.  A...
10 January 2014

National Archives (aka NARA) -- Rubenstein Gallery now open

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Earlier this month, the David M. Rubenstein Gallery at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) building in DC opened...