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NEHGS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE: AmericanAncestors.org
Boston, MA - D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), today announced the launch of AmericanAncestors.org, the organization's new website that will serve as the home of its growing regional and national genealogical resources.
How To Make a Grave Rubbing
Discover the ancient art of gravestone rubbing to record beautiful headstone images or to enhance your genealogy studies. It only takes a few simple tools and you're on your way.
Finding Your “Roots” at Alex Haley Museum Opening
When 17-year-old violinist Joseph Matthews performed at the dedication of the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, he had no idea he would discover his family roots.
The joy of genealogy and family history
See the reasons why people do genealogy and family history. Connect with your family and your ancestry at worldvitalrecords.com. Find your ancestry.
New RootsTech Conference to Bring Technologists Face-to-face with Genealogists
SALT LAKE CITY—Technologists and genealogists from around the world will gather at the first annual RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 10-12, 2011.
Protect Your Hard Work. The Drobo Is Ideal For Genealogists
How do you store all those digitized photos, scanned documents, research notes and family tree data? As rich media (photos, video, movies, music) continues to devour your storage capacity of your local hard drive, you need a solution that allows you to easily manage, protect, and scale storage for your PC or Mac.
What Happened To The 1890 Census?
This is probably one of the most common questions asked. Basically, you are not going crazy. For the most part, they don’t exist.
“Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness” - A Must For The Genealogy Toolbox!
Last week, while listening to one of the many genealogy podcasts I subscribe to, I heard about an organization called “Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness” (RAOGK.org). I decided to investigate.
Telling Your Relatives What To Look For
Ask any genealogist. We’ve all heard the standard response “I don’t know anything about our family” when asked if someone can shed some light on the family tree.
How To Record Genealogy Interviews With Relatives From Around The World
Today’s computer’s and technology makes it easy to record, edit and publish interviews with relatives from around the world without you having to travel all over the place to get them. Although this article will focus on a Macintosh solution, the same principals can be applied to Windows.
Change Is Coming for FamilySearch Web Site
SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch has expanded the public preview of its next generation Web site. The beta test site can be accessed at beta.FamilySearch.org.
Ancestry.com Helps Americans Discover their Patriotic Roots with Launch of New Collection of Revolutionary War Records
60 Percent of Americans Have Ancestors who Lived in America during the Revolution; One in
40 have Relatives who Fought in the War