New series Find My Family premieres on ABC November 23
PREMIERE “FIND MY FAMILY,” A HEARTWARMING NEW SERIES THAT BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER, PREMIERES MONDAY, NOV. 23 From the producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” comes the highly anticipated “Find My Family,” a program with one simple mission — to bring families back together. With the help of a dedicated team of researchers, hosts Tim Green and Lisa Joyner guide people searching for lost loved ones through emotional journeys that will change their lives forever. The heartwarming new series premieres MONDAY, NOV. 23 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET), following “Dancing with the Stars.” Full-hour editions of the show will air Mondays from 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET beginning MONDAY, ...
What Happened To The 1890 Census?
AJT of Philadelphia, PA asks… "I've been looking all over for a place that has the 1890 Census records, but I can't find any. Why not? Where can I look?" This is probably one of the most common questions asked. Basically, you are not going crazy. For the most part, they don't exist. On the afternoon of January 10, 1921, the Commerce Building fireman, James Foster, reported seeing smoke in the basement where some of the Census Schedules were reportedly stored. The Fire Department was called. The Fire Department extinguished the fire and contained the damage to the basement, but flooded the area ...
Telling Your Relatives What To Look For
As a 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. When you dig a little deeper with them, the disclose that they have a bible with about 50 names and dates in it. People don't know what we are looking for. They have no idea what could hold clues. So, with this in mind, I wrote a letter last week that I plan to send to every known relative that tells them just what I am looking for. Feel free to copy it. If you ...
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. You just need to find the proper software. Although I am fluent in using a PC, I work as much as I can on my Mac because it makes is easier to do creative stuff like this. If anybody knows of the Windows tools needed to accomplish the same thing, let me ...
“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. RAOGK volunteers agree to do a free genealogy research task at least once per month in their local area as an act of kindness. RAOGK is a global volunteer organization with over 4000 volunteers. After reading about them on the website, I decided to give it a try.
New series Find My Family premieres on ABC November 23
PREMIERE “FIND MY FAMILY,” A HEARTWARMING NEW SERIES THAT BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER, PREMIERES MONDAY, NOV. 23 From the producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” comes the highly anticipated “Find My Family,” a program with one simple mission — to bring families back together. With the help of a dedicated team of researchers, hosts Tim Green and Lisa Joyner guide people searching for... [Read more]
Genline: FamilyFinder Upgrade
In our continuing efforts to improve our service, Genline will be releasing a new version of the Genline FamilyFinder for Windows (GFF) on Wednesday, May 13th at 4 AM Eastern Standard Time. GFF 2.5 will automatically update to GFF 3.0 when you start the GFF program the first time after the update. The update may take a few minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. Summary of Changes New... [Read more]
FamilySearch.org: Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web
SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of death records from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida were the most recent additions. Viewers can search the free collection on the Record Search pilot at FamilySearch.org(click Search... [Read more]
23rd Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor Recipients
NEW YORK, NY – The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) will present the 23rd Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor on Ellis Island, Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 6 p.m. Veteran journalist Marvin Scott, the Senior Correspondent for the WPIX News At Ten and anchor/host of the weekly issues-oriented program, “PIX News Close Up” will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. The ceremony... [Read more]
What Happened To The 1890 Census?
AJT of Philadelphia, PA asks… “I’ve been looking all over for a place that has the 1890 Census records, but I can’t find any. Why not? Where can I look?” This is probably one of the most common questions asked. Basically, you are not going crazy. For the most part, they don’t exist. On the afternoon of January 10, 1921, the Commerce Building fireman, James Foster,... [Read more]
Genealogy Search Basics Using Google
I found this interesting contribution at YouTube last night. I would consider myself a “power User” of Google and plan to relase a similar training video soon. But for now, this video is well done and should help get some quick results. Enjoy! [Read more] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Genealogy Search Basics Using Google", url: "http://www.siriusgenealogy.com/index.php/2009/05/06/genealogy-search-basics/"... [Read more]
Telling Your Relatives What To Look For
As a 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. When you dig a little deeper with them, the disclose that they have a bible with about 50 names and dates in it. People don’t know what we are looking for. They have no idea what could hold clues. So, with... [Read more]
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. You just need to find the proper software. Although I am fluent in using a PC, I work as much as... [Read more]
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