Did you know my hometown is the birthplace of Father's Day? This year marks one hundred years of the very first celebration, an idea founded by Sonora Smart Dodd and endorsed by the Spokane YMCA, along with the local Ministerial Alliance. In the next few days, I'll attempt to highlight some of the history of Father's Day. Here's a public service announcement from one of Spokane's own:
Here's a list of some local events highlighting the centennial and honoring dads.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Southern California Genealogical Society's 2010 Jamboree: Day Three (Saturday)
I missed the first session Saturday morning, as planned, since I figured I would need to take things slowly (I'm not a morning person). Before 10 AM, however, I was ready in Academy Room 4 with Thomas MacEntee, Steve Danko, Elyse Doerflinger, and Randy Seaver, all panelists for "Blogger Summit Part 1: From Novice to Reader to Blogger in Sixty Minutes." We covered What Is a Blog?, How Can I Use a Blog for Genealogy?, Finding Genealogy Blogs, Genealogy Blog Types, Genealogy Blogs as Sources, Easy Ways to Read Genealogy Blogs, and Creating a Genealogy Blog.
Thomas was a great moderator and there was some excellent give and take between the audience and panel. There definitely is an interest in genealogy blogging, and I hope we encouraged others to read and/or write genealogy blogs. In between Part 1 and Part 2, many bloggers took photos of one another and we got several group shots as well. The picture belows shows many, but not all, of the genealogy bloggers in attendance at Jamboree:
Part 2 was also moderated by Thomas, and the panel included Craig Manson, Schelly Talalay Dardashti, Lisa Louise Cooke, and Kathryn Doyle. The topic was "Now That You're a Genealogy Blogger" and covered How to Keep the Blogging Momentum Going, considering having more than one blog, Finding Your Blogging Niche, Your Brand and Your Blog, Copyright and Copy Wrong, SEO - What It Is and Why It Matters, Advertising - What Works and What Doesn't.
It was then time for lunch, and I went to the Daily Grill inside the Marriott with Kathryn Doyle, the footnoteMaven, Denise Levenick, and Denise's mother Suzanne Brown Freeman. There was a long wait to get in, so by the time we were served, ate, and finished up, the first afternoon session was already in progress. We decided to stay for coffee and continued chatting and getting to know one another a little better, talking about all things genealogy and more! We discovered that all of us, sans Suzanne who had left our group a little early, were the eldest of our siblings, and thereby dubbed ourselves the Eldest Lunch Bunch!
I very much wanted to attend "Pennsylvania's Land Records: An Indispensable Resource for Genealogists" by John T. Humphrey, CG, but the room was full and they would not allow anyone to stand in the room due to fire codes. So I retreated to the bloggers' lounge, taking photographs and visiting. Then I went to Thomas MacEntee's "Twitter - It's Not Just 'What I Had for Breakfast' Any More!" While in his class, I tweeted about it (the only one doing so), so it helped to give some live examples to the audience (unintended on my part). In this session, I learned something, too: I discovered TweetDeck, downloaded it to my netbook, and have enjoyed using it very much!
That was the last session of the day, so as I had promised Elyse (who's underage), I celebrated her recent graduation from community college with Shirley Temples outside the exhibitor's hall. Jean Wilcox Hibben and her husband Butch created wonderful entertainment with their guitar and saw, and Thomas and Jean harmonized on some lovely folk songs while many listened or sang along.
For dinner, Elyse, Liz Morgan Hall, and I ran across the street to George's Greek Cuisine for dinner. You gotta love the name Liz picked out for her blog: My Big Fat Cajun/Irish/Scottish/English/German/French/Southern Family Blog! Afterwards, we hung out in the bloggers' lounge once again and took even more photos, which I loaded onto my Facebook profile!
Day One
Day Two - Part I
Day Two - Part II
Day Four
Day Five
Thomas was a great moderator and there was some excellent give and take between the audience and panel. There definitely is an interest in genealogy blogging, and I hope we encouraged others to read and/or write genealogy blogs. In between Part 1 and Part 2, many bloggers took photos of one another and we got several group shots as well. The picture belows shows many, but not all, of the genealogy bloggers in attendance at Jamboree:
I very much wanted to attend "Pennsylvania's Land Records: An Indispensable Resource for Genealogists" by John T. Humphrey, CG, but the room was full and they would not allow anyone to stand in the room due to fire codes. So I retreated to the bloggers' lounge, taking photographs and visiting. Then I went to Thomas MacEntee's "Twitter - It's Not Just 'What I Had for Breakfast' Any More!" While in his class, I tweeted about it (the only one doing so), so it helped to give some live examples to the audience (unintended on my part). In this session, I learned something, too: I discovered TweetDeck, downloaded it to my netbook, and have enjoyed using it very much!
That was the last session of the day, so as I had promised Elyse (who's underage), I celebrated her recent graduation from community college with Shirley Temples outside the exhibitor's hall. Jean Wilcox Hibben and her husband Butch created wonderful entertainment with their guitar and saw, and Thomas and Jean harmonized on some lovely folk songs while many listened or sang along.
Day One
Day Two - Part I
Day Two - Part II
Day Four
Day Five
Third FGS Conference Hotel Now Available
I received this press release from the Federation of Genealogical Societies:
The two conference hotels (the Hilton and Holiday Inn) are filled. We have been able to secure a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza Knoxville at the rate of $108/night for persons still needing lodging. In order to receive the rate, you must contact the hotel directly at 865-522-2600 extension 2366 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT. Be sure to mention that you are with "Federation of Genealogical Societies" to receive this special group rate. The hotel is 2.5 blocks from the Convention Center and is on the city of Knoxville's free trolley route. It will take approximately 10 minutes via the trolley to reach the convention center. A trolley arrives approximately every 15 minutes. The full service hotel features Mahogany's Restaurant and a Starbucks. The hotel is only 2 blocks from the East Tennessee History Center.
The two conference hotels (the Hilton and Holiday Inn) are filled. We have been able to secure a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza Knoxville at the rate of $108/night for persons still needing lodging. In order to receive the rate, you must contact the hotel directly at 865-522-2600 extension 2366 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT. Be sure to mention that you are with "Federation of Genealogical Societies" to receive this special group rate. The hotel is 2.5 blocks from the Convention Center and is on the city of Knoxville's free trolley route. It will take approximately 10 minutes via the trolley to reach the convention center. A trolley arrives approximately every 15 minutes. The full service hotel features Mahogany's Restaurant and a Starbucks. The hotel is only 2 blocks from the East Tennessee History Center.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Southern California Genealogical Society's 2010 Jamboree: Day Two (Friday) - Part II
When I returned to the Marriott from the Evergreen Cemetery Tour, I went at once to the "blogger lounge" to pick up my Geneablogger Welcome Bag. It contained all kinds of freebies from various genealogical products companies and other bloggers, as well as my Geneablogger button and my mardi gras beads that all geneabloggers wore. Denise Levenick, a.k.a. The Family Curator, has a photo of the Welcome Bag Team and the list of sponsors here.
Hanging out in the lobby were many more of my longtime online blogging friends, and before you know it, I was exchanging hugs with some of my favorite people:
For the last session of the afternoon, I attended Arlene Eakle's "American Migration Patterns into Central US." I've long been a fan of Dr. Eakle, ever since I borrowed conference tapes of her informative and powerful lectures from my genealogy society's tape tub. She gave numerous examples of alternative records to use to trace migration patterns, including "occupation maps," maps which show things like all the iron works on the east coast at a particular time period if your ancestors were iron workers and "disappeared" from a certain area.
After the lecture times ended, I wandered around the exhibitors hall for a while, talking to vendors and introducing myself to a few online friends such as Lisa Louise Cooke of the Genealogy Gems Podcast. A mariachi band was playing lively music in the background and keeping everyone entertained. I had not planned to attend any of the evening banquets; soon after I retired for the evening, exhausted from my long day, yet thrilled by all the day's adventures!
Day One
Day Two - Part I
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Hanging out in the lobby were many more of my longtime online blogging friends, and before you know it, I was exchanging hugs with some of my favorite people:
- my distant cousin, Randy Seaver, of Geneamusings - and I later met his wife, the Angel Linda (she really is an angel!)
- Thomas MacEntee of Genebloggers and the Pearl Mesta of genealogy bloggers
- Steve Danko of Steve's Genealogy Blog
- Amy Coffin of WeTree
- Holly Hansen of FamilyHistoryExpos
- Cheryl Palmer of Heritage Happens
For the last session of the afternoon, I attended Arlene Eakle's "American Migration Patterns into Central US." I've long been a fan of Dr. Eakle, ever since I borrowed conference tapes of her informative and powerful lectures from my genealogy society's tape tub. She gave numerous examples of alternative records to use to trace migration patterns, including "occupation maps," maps which show things like all the iron works on the east coast at a particular time period if your ancestors were iron workers and "disappeared" from a certain area.
After the lecture times ended, I wandered around the exhibitors hall for a while, talking to vendors and introducing myself to a few online friends such as Lisa Louise Cooke of the Genealogy Gems Podcast. A mariachi band was playing lively music in the background and keeping everyone entertained. I had not planned to attend any of the evening banquets; soon after I retired for the evening, exhausted from my long day, yet thrilled by all the day's adventures!
Day One
Day Two - Part I
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Southern California Genealogical Society's 2010 Jamboree: Day Two (Friday) - Part I
My Day Two was Jamboree's Official Opening Day. I started out by boarding the tour bus for Evergreen Cemetery in East Los Angeles at 8:15 AM. On the bus were Canadian geneablogger Joan Kerr Miller of Luxegen and her husband, Reg, although we didn't actually get introduced until the next day. I sat next to a sweet, older woman by the name of Nancy Griffin. It was her first time at Jamboree, too, although unlike myself, she is fairly new to genealogical research. A local resident, she answered my many questions about the beautiful flowering shrubs and trees in the area. I was especially interested in the Jacaranda, a gorgeous lavender-colored flowering tree, with a heavy fragrance similar to a lilac.
It took about a half an hour to reach Evergreen from Burbank. The oldest cemetery in the city, it is the final resting place for local founding fathers, Japanese-ancestored Congressional Medal of Honor awardees of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, other ethnic minorities (including celebrities and civil rights workers) who were denied burial in other cemeteries, and my husband's great-great-grandfather, Pleasant Clark TOLLIVER (1861 - 1918), my main reason for taking the tour.
The tour was led by Steve Goldstein (author of the recently-published Beneath Los Angeles) and Joe Walker (a Crime Analyst with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department) of The Studio for Southern California History, and it was absolutely fascinating! One of the first photos I took was of the grave of Eddie Anderson, who played the character of Rochester in the Jack Benny Show, one of my husband's favorites. I texted him from the cemetery with this information, and even he, the eye-rolling non-genealogist, was excited!
About 40 minutes into the tour, I tore myself away to go to the cemetery office to get a map and directions so I could locate the TOLLIVER grave. Nancy was very kind to go with me and help me look for the gravestone. I found it without too much trouble, and she snapped the photo!
Of course, I had to call my husband's sister in Portland, Oregon to tell her about my find. She is a huge FindAGrave fan and contributor and she was as thrilled as I was.
After the tour concluded, we stopped as planned for lunch at the famous Philippe's, home of the French-dipped sandwich. I ordered a beef roast sandwich, coleslaw (well-made) and a soda, and chatted with some of the other members of the tour. We returned to Burbank via the Pasadena Freeway, the first one built in the US. We got back to the Marriott a little later than expected, due to a traffic slowdown from a burning car along the way.
Day One
Day Two - Part II
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
It took about a half an hour to reach Evergreen from Burbank. The oldest cemetery in the city, it is the final resting place for local founding fathers, Japanese-ancestored Congressional Medal of Honor awardees of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, other ethnic minorities (including celebrities and civil rights workers) who were denied burial in other cemeteries, and my husband's great-great-grandfather, Pleasant Clark TOLLIVER (1861 - 1918), my main reason for taking the tour.
The tour was led by Steve Goldstein (author of the recently-published Beneath Los Angeles) and Joe Walker (a Crime Analyst with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department) of The Studio for Southern California History, and it was absolutely fascinating! One of the first photos I took was of the grave of Eddie Anderson, who played the character of Rochester in the Jack Benny Show, one of my husband's favorites. I texted him from the cemetery with this information, and even he, the eye-rolling non-genealogist, was excited!
About 40 minutes into the tour, I tore myself away to go to the cemetery office to get a map and directions so I could locate the TOLLIVER grave. Nancy was very kind to go with me and help me look for the gravestone. I found it without too much trouble, and she snapped the photo!
Of course, I had to call my husband's sister in Portland, Oregon to tell her about my find. She is a huge FindAGrave fan and contributor and she was as thrilled as I was.
After the tour concluded, we stopped as planned for lunch at the famous Philippe's, home of the French-dipped sandwich. I ordered a beef roast sandwich, coleslaw (well-made) and a soda, and chatted with some of the other members of the tour. We returned to Burbank via the Pasadena Freeway, the first one built in the US. We got back to the Marriott a little later than expected, due to a traffic slowdown from a burning car along the way.
Day One
Day Two - Part II
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Welcome to My Blog
Good morning! I'd like to welcome those of you who are arriving for the first time to my blog as a result of Blogger Summit I at Jamboree (10 AM in the Academy 4 room). We hope you enjoy this summit and will also stay for Blogger Summit II immediately following at 11:30.
For your convenience, see the right-hand menu to bookmark this blog. You can also choose to add it to your favorite blog reader, such as Google Reader or Bloglines. Or you can choose to have the posts sent to your e-mail address, daily.
Another blog that I contribute to frequently is my local genealogical society's, the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society blog. If you are considering starting a blog for your own society, you may wish to visit there. It is written by a team of three: Charles Hansen (our society researcher), Donna Potter Phillips (our society president), and myself.
Please check out my two new websites aimed at helping genealogists and historians find online historical resources at both free and subscription websites:
For your convenience, see the right-hand menu to bookmark this blog. You can also choose to add it to your favorite blog reader, such as Google Reader or Bloglines. Or you can choose to have the posts sent to your e-mail address, daily.
Another blog that I contribute to frequently is my local genealogical society's, the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society blog. If you are considering starting a blog for your own society, you may wish to visit there. It is written by a team of three: Charles Hansen (our society researcher), Donna Potter Phillips (our society president), and myself.
Please check out my two new websites aimed at helping genealogists and historians find online historical resources at both free and subscription websites:
Thank you for dropping by!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Southern California Genealogical Society's 2010 Jamboree: Day One
OK, so officially, Jamboree has not begun. But here I am in beautiful, WARM Burbank, California all excited about my first day of Jamboree time!
I very much enjoyed my flight to Burbank from Spokane via Oakland, chatting with fellow Eastern Washington Genealogical Society board members, Donna Potter Phillips and Cecily Cone Kelly. It has been 23 1/2 years since I've been to California (I marched in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day 1987 with The Salvation Army Band - another lifetime ago!) and 25 years since I have flown. I love flying! I used to do it all the time growing up in Alaska and again as a college student in Washington State. But that was pre-Internet and pre-9/11 and flying has taken on another form from what I remember. The advantage of being able to book a flight and print my boarding pass online was heavily outweighed by the seriousness of airport security and reminders of the threat of terrorism. It was much like returning to one's childhood home: while you cherish those fond memories, things have changed and you realize that you can never really go back home again.
After lunch and rest, I went to the Marriott Hotel lobby to pick up my syllabus and registration packet, since I had pre-registered and had that option. While there, I ran into all kinds of old friends and new, most of whom I'd never met in real life until today! They included:
Day Two - Part I
Day Two - Part II
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
I very much enjoyed my flight to Burbank from Spokane via Oakland, chatting with fellow Eastern Washington Genealogical Society board members, Donna Potter Phillips and Cecily Cone Kelly. It has been 23 1/2 years since I've been to California (I marched in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day 1987 with The Salvation Army Band - another lifetime ago!) and 25 years since I have flown. I love flying! I used to do it all the time growing up in Alaska and again as a college student in Washington State. But that was pre-Internet and pre-9/11 and flying has taken on another form from what I remember. The advantage of being able to book a flight and print my boarding pass online was heavily outweighed by the seriousness of airport security and reminders of the threat of terrorism. It was much like returning to one's childhood home: while you cherish those fond memories, things have changed and you realize that you can never really go back home again.
After lunch and rest, I went to the Marriott Hotel lobby to pick up my syllabus and registration packet, since I had pre-registered and had that option. While there, I ran into all kinds of old friends and new, most of whom I'd never met in real life until today! They included:
- Paula Hinkel, organizer extraordinaire of Jamboree
- The footnoteMaven, who was wearing a tiara!
- Kathryn Doyle of the California Genealogical Society and Library blog
- Schelly Talalay Dardashti of Tracing the Tribe
- Becky Wiseman of kinexxions
- Cheryl Palmer of Heritage Happens
- Gini of Ginisology, and her husband Steve
- Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
- Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage.com, and
- Tom Ryder of EasyNetSites.com (a great place to go if your genealogy society is looking to build a new website!)
- Ruth Himan of Genealogy is Ruthless Without Me
- Maureen Taylor of The Photo Detective
Day Two - Part I
Day Two - Part II
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Footnote.com Opens the Largest Online U.S. Civil War Collection Free to the Public
-Millions Of Original Documents Help Americans Gain A New Perspective On The War-
June 10, 2010 – Lindon, UT – Today Footnote.com announced that its U.S. Civil War Collection will be made free to the public through the month of June. Footnote.com has worked with the U.S. National Archives over the past three years to create the largest repository of Civil War documents on the web featuring over 30 million documents, photos and maps.
“Our strong partnership with the National Archives has allowed us to build an extremely valuable resource for researchers, historians and genealogists,” explains Russell Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “Now more people than ever have access to records relating to one of the most prolific events in our history.”states.” Major events as well as accounts from individuals are brought to life on Footnote.com. Visitors to Footnote.com will find:
· Union and Confederate Soldier Service Records
· Widow’s Pension Files
· Emancipation Documents and Slave Records
· Confederate Amnesty Papers and Citizens Files
· Lincoln Assassination Investigation and Trial Papers
· U.S. Civil War Photos and Maps
More than just a repository, Footnote.com incorporates community contributions and interactions to enhance these records. “When documents and member contributions come together, a more powerful side of history is revealed,” says Justin Schroepfer Director of Marketing at Footnote.com. “Our members have added comments, insights and information that significantly increase our understanding of these events and the people involved.”
On Footnote.com members can also create their own pages to highlight their discoveries and research. Members have created Footnote Pages relating to the U.S. Civil War that cover topics such as:
· Female Civil War Soldiers & Spies
· Papers of Robert E. Lee
· Union African Americans in the U.S. Civil War
· Confederate Soldiers Graves
To see how Footnote.com is changing the way we view U.S. Civil War history, visit http://go.footnote.com/civilwar/.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Heading Out to Jamboree!
I'm sure my regular readers have noticed a bit of a blogging slowdown on my part lately, as well as the lack of a Massachusetts post for my Online American Digital Archives and Databases series. Well, it's just that crazy time of year again, folks! It's the last week of school (I work in a special education classroom at a local middle school), and most of the classrooms are being packed up to accommodate building construction and remodeling over the summer. Added to that chaos are a number of upcoming family celebrations. Besides the typical graduations and Father's Day events that most families face in June, we have seven birthdays and an anniversary among close family members! Additionally, our nephew (who graduates from college this Saturday) will be married on the 19th and our son is in the wedding party. As wild as it all gets, I do enjoy the time to get together with family on both sides and mark these special occasions.
You all know I'm headed to Jamboree later this week, and if you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you know I've been recovering from a bad upper respiratory infection. I was almost relieved when I came down ill last Friday. Being a firm believer in Murphy's Law, I was glad that if I had to be ill, it would be in time to recover before heading to Burbank! ;-) I thought being in bed all day would give me the time to write and pre-schedule some posts, but a nasty sinus headache prevented me from having much of a clear mind.
So what does this mean for my readers? You can be sure I'll be posting as often as I can, as soon as I can, about my adventures at Jamboree. After I return home and the wedding is over, I'll settle in to get caught up on my regular posts, especially the Archives and Databases ones. Thank you so much for hanging in there, and I hope to meet many of you this weekend!
You all know I'm headed to Jamboree later this week, and if you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you know I've been recovering from a bad upper respiratory infection. I was almost relieved when I came down ill last Friday. Being a firm believer in Murphy's Law, I was glad that if I had to be ill, it would be in time to recover before heading to Burbank! ;-) I thought being in bed all day would give me the time to write and pre-schedule some posts, but a nasty sinus headache prevented me from having much of a clear mind.
So what does this mean for my readers? You can be sure I'll be posting as often as I can, as soon as I can, about my adventures at Jamboree. After I return home and the wedding is over, I'll settle in to get caught up on my regular posts, especially the Archives and Databases ones. Thank you so much for hanging in there, and I hope to meet many of you this weekend!
Monday, June 07, 2010
Family Tree DNA Offers Summer Special
As a Family Tree DNA Group Administrator, I received the following from Family Tree DNA:
Dear Family Tree DNA Group Administrator:
Last summer we offered a pricing special that was the most successful offering of its type in our company history. Project administrators got behind the recruitment efforts and for those that did, their projects grew and our database grew, so we'd like to offer a summer special again.
Here are the details:
Bypass the Y-DNA12 and Y-DNA25, and get the best Genealogy tests on the market!
The promotion will start June 5 and will end June 25. Kits need to be paid for by June 30, 2010.
As, always, thank you for your continued support.
Dear Family Tree DNA Group Administrator:
Last summer we offered a pricing special that was the most successful offering of its type in our company history. Project administrators got behind the recruitment efforts and for those that did, their projects grew and our database grew, so we'd like to offer a summer special again.
Here are the details:
- Y-DNA37 for $119 (Regular price would be $149)
- Y-DNA67 for $199 (Regular price would be $239)
- Y-DNA37+mtDNA for $159 (Combined test would cost $238)
Bypass the Y-DNA12 and Y-DNA25, and get the best Genealogy tests on the market!
The promotion will start June 5 and will end June 25. Kits need to be paid for by June 30, 2010.
As, always, thank you for your continued support.
Win a Copy of Elyse Doerflinger's Organizing Book!
Geneabloggers is offering a chance to win Elyse Doerflinger's e-book, Conquering the Paper Monster Once and For All from now through Thursday. Contest rules and details are here.
Friday, June 04, 2010
Live Genealogy Gems Podcast at Jamboree
Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Podcast Queen Extraordinaire, will be interviewing three very special guests for her Genealogy Gems Podcast on Saturday, June 12th at 1:00 PM in the Pavillion. Jamboree attendees are invited to view these live podcasts as Lisa interviews Maureen Taylor, Suzanne Russo Adams, and Chris Haley. Take a moment to view the two-minute video that Lisa prepared to get you excited for this free event:
In addition, Lisa will be giving away lots of free prizes during the show! You won't want to miss this!
In addition, Lisa will be giving away lots of free prizes during the show! You won't want to miss this!
FamilySearch Indexing Update: Over 100 Active Projects from 29 Countries and in 11 Languages
4 June 2010
There are now over 100 current indexing projects from 29 countries and in 11 languages!
Thirty-four new indexing projects were started in just the past two months. They cover six different languages: Norwegian, Dutch, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. Eighteen of the new English projects are county marriages from various states in the U.S. Please help index one of the current projects if you do not see your preferred state(s). Additional states will be added as these projects are completed.
New Projects in the Past Month
Recently Completed Projects
(Note: Recently completed projects will be published at pilot.familysearch.org in the near future.)
Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
About FamilySearch
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There are now over 100 current indexing projects from 29 countries and in 11 languages!
Thirty-four new indexing projects were started in just the past two months. They cover six different languages: Norwegian, Dutch, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. Eighteen of the new English projects are county marriages from various states in the U.S. Please help index one of the current projects if you do not see your preferred state(s). Additional states will be added as these projects are completed.
New Projects in the Past Month
- België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D]
(In partnership with Algemeen Rijksarchief en Rijksarchief in de Provincien) - Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912
- Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 70–92]
- Mexico, Zacatecas—1930 Federal Censo
- Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903
- U.K., Manchester—Parish Registers, 1813–1925 [Part A]
- U.S., Alabama—County Marriages, 1809–1950 [Part A]
- U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VIII]
- U.S., California—County Marriages, 1850–1952 [Part A]
- U.S., District of Columbia—County Marriages, 1811–1950 [Part A]
- U.S., Idaho—County Marriages, 1864–1950
- U.S., Illinois—County Marriages, 1810–1934 [Part A]
- U.S., Indiana, Dearborn County—Marriages, 1811–1959
- U.S., Iowa—1885 State Census
- U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]
- U.S., Minnesota—1905 State Census
- U.S., Minnesota—County Marriages, 1860–1949 [Part A]
- U.S., New Jersey—County Marriages, 1682–1956 [Part 1]
- U.S., New York—1905 State Census [Part 2]
- U.S., New York—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., New York—Marriages, 1908–1935 [Part A]
- U.S., New York—Marriage Licenses, 1908–1938 [Part A]
- U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part A]
- U.S., Oklahoma—County Marriages, 1891–1959 [Part A]
- U.S., Pennsylvania—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Rhode Island—1885 State Census
- U.S., Tennessee—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part B]
- U.S., Tennessee, Carroll County—Marriages, 1881–1939
- U.S., Texas—County Marriages, 1837–1977 [Part A]
- U.S., Utah—County Marriages, 1887–1966 [Part A]
- U.S., Vermont—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Virginia—1910 Federal Census
- Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть А]
Recently Completed Projects
(Note: Recently completed projects will be published at pilot.familysearch.org in the near future.)
- België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel B]
- Canada, New Brunswick—Births, 1810–1906
- Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 39–69]
- Jamaica—Civil Births, 1878–1899 [Part B]
- Mexico, Jalisco—1930 Federal Censo
- Mexico, Michoacan—1930 Federal Censo
- Mexico, Nuevo Leon—1930 Federal Censo
- Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Parte 2A]
- U.K., Cheshire—Parish Records, 1538–1850 [Part 2]
- U.S., California, San Francisco—Mortuary Records, 1850–1917
- U.S., District of Columbia—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Hawaii—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Indiana, Daviess County—Marriages, 1811–1959
- U.S., Minnesota—1865 State Census
- U.S., New Mexico—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., North Carolina—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., North Dakota—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Ohio—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Oklahoma—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Oregon—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Rhode Island—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., South Carolina—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., South Dakota—1945 State Census [Part B]
- U.S., Texas—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Texas—WWII Draft Registration, 1942
- U.S., Utah—1910 Federal Census
- Украина, Киев—Метрические Книги, 1840–1842
Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
| Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989 | English | 88% |
| België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D] | Dutch | (New) |
| Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie A] | French | 25% |
| Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935 | English | 14% |
| Deutschland, Westfalen, Minden—Volkszählung, 1880–1900 | German | 5% |
| España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935 | Spanish | 51% |
| France, Quimper et Leon, St. Louis—Registres Paroissiaux, 1722–1909 | French | 28% |
| Norway—1875 Census [Part B] | Norwegian | 18% |
| Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982 | Spanish | 24% |
| U.K., Norfolk—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 | English | 1% |
| U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3] | English | 18% |
| U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908 | English | 50% |
| U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940 | English | 32% |
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
See You at Jamboree!
Today marks only one week until I leave for the Southern California Genealogical Society's annual Jamboree at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California. This three-day extravaganza (June 11 - 13) not only is an opportunity to learn genealogy research tips and strategies from the best of the best as well as browse a variety of vendor tables with all the latest and greatest products, it's also a social gathering of the many geneabloggers around the globe. Last year was the first Geneablogger Meetup at Jamboree, and like every other geneablogger who was unable to attend, I was green with envy!
Well this year, I'll be my normal coloring, because not only will I be attending, I'll also be one of the panel of geneabloggers in the Blogger's Summit (Part I) on Saturday morning at 10 AM, along with Elyse Doerflinger, Thomas MacEntee, Pat Richley (DearMYRTLE), and Randy Seaver! Besides the Blogger Summit, there are a number of other lectures I know I will enjoy, as well as the Evergreen Cemetery tour Friday morning. While at the cemetery, I hope to have an opportunity to visit the grave of my husband's ancestor, Pleasant Clark TOLLIVER (1861 - 1918).
If you are a reader of this blog or a fellow geneablogger and are planning to be in attendance, I hope you will introduce yourself if you see me. I have a number of mini Moos from both my AnceStories blog and my Online Historical Directories and Online Historical Newspapers websites that I will be handing out as well. I'm very much looking forward to connecting with others!
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Skytop Lodge Family Reunion 2010 Contest
GenealogyToday.com is partnering with the Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania to host a contest for a "Skytop Family Reunion":
This promotion will provide one lucky winner an opportunity to host 10 family members who will enjoy a four-day, three-night stay, a welcome ice-cream social, a day of adventure; think rock-climbing, paintball, laser tag and mountain biking. Guests will also enjoy three meals a day, and full use of the resort's onsite activities including any equipment rentals. The winners will leave with a professional family portrait, and our partner; GenealogyToday.com, is providing an annual membership to their powerful website that will help the winning family continue their quest to expand the family tree.You can read more about the contest here and enter to win on Skytop's Facebook page. Contest ends July 31, 2010.
June 2010 Calendar of Events
Fine weather in June
Sets corn in tune.
Holidays, History, and Heritage
June is...
...Caribbean American Heritage Month
...Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
June 6th: Swedish National Day (Sweden)
June 7: Canadian Forces Day (Canada)
June 10th: Portugal Day
June 14th: Flag Day (United States)
June 17th: Icelandic National Day
June 19th: Juneteenth (United States)
- see more below
June 20th: Father's Day (United States)
June 21st: Soltice (Summer - Northern Hemisphere; Winter - Southern Hemisphere)
June 24th: St. John the Baptist Day - celebrated in many European cultures in conjunction with the Summer Solstice (Midsummer)
June 25th: Statehood Day (Croatia; Slovenia)
...Caribbean American Heritage Month
...Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
June 6th: Swedish National Day (Sweden)
June 7: Canadian Forces Day (Canada)
June 10th: Portugal Day
June 14th: Flag Day (United States)
June 17th: Icelandic National Day
June 19th: Juneteenth (United States)
- see more below
June 20th: Father's Day (United States)
June 21st: Soltice (Summer - Northern Hemisphere; Winter - Southern Hemisphere)
June 24th: St. John the Baptist Day - celebrated in many European cultures in conjunction with the Summer Solstice (Midsummer)
June 25th: Statehood Day (Croatia; Slovenia)
June 27: Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom)
Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?
Carnivals and Other Events:
Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival",here.
Posted June 1 - the May 2010 Issue of Shades of the Departed
Posted June 1 - the June 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - The Interesting, the Odd, the Beautiful
Posted June 4 - the 94th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - The Changing Role of Women
Posted June 19 - the 4th Edition of the African-American Carnival of Genealogy - Freedom Bound
Posted June 19 - The Freedom Tweet - Celebrating Juneteenth
Posted June 30 - the 30th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy - Arrival New Lands
June 1 - Data Backup Day
Read the latest "Today is Backup Day!" post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.
Scanfest: Sunday, June 27th, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!
Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar,courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.
Look at your corn in May,
And you'll come weeping away;
Look at your corn in June,
And you'll come home to another tune.
Monday, May 31, 2010
52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Maryland
This is the 21st post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, college and university history, library, and archive websites, as well as public and private library and museum sites, and historical and genealogical society sites.
Archives of Maryland Online - http://aomol.net/html/index.html - broken down in to the following categories: City Directories (Annapolis and Baltimore); Codes, Compilations of Laws, Rules and Regulations; Constitutional Records; Early State Records; Executive Records; Fiscal Records; Judicial Records; Land Records; Legislative Records; Maryland Manual (Archives of Maryland publication); Military Records; Probate Records; Session Laws; Slavery Commission; and newspapers, maps, history, and more. This site is difficult to search and scroll through records, so much patience is required!
Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage - http://www.mdch.org/ - a collaborative effort between libraries, academic institutions, genealogical and historical societies, and museums highlighting photos, maps, documents, diaries, letters, and other items of Maryland History
Maryland Historic Trust - http://mht.maryland.gov/Survey_MIHP_Search.html - from the Maryland Department of Planning; check out the Maryland inventory of Historic Properties, and explore local historic districts, historical markers, cemeteries and monuments, and living tradtions and oral history from your ancestors' communities.
Maryland Historical Society - http://www.mdhs.org/ - Eubie Black Collection, Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Music Collection, Obsolete Currency, Cross Section of Photograph Collection (a selection from the 800,000 photos owned by MHS and sorted by subject), Painting collection (more than 1,500 images dating from the 17th century to the present), Maryland Historical Magazine tables of contents (or access to online editions for MHS members). It is recommended that you click on the Library link and then explore the following Collections Overview and Digital Resources links. You can also check out the Maryland Memory Project here (http://www.mdhs.org/library/mmphome.html).
Maryland State Archives - http://www.msa.md.gov/ - while this site has some overlap with the Archives of Maryland Online (access to Maryland Manual, for instance), from this web page, one can access Maryland death records, land records, the state museum, Plats.net (must subscribe via e-mail), the Special Collections, order digital images from the Archives, and search the Underground Railroad Database.
SAILOR - Maryland's Public Information Network; Maryland Digital Collections - http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/sci/_dig.html - a search engine of a wide variety of digital collections from various institutions
Check out my Maryland Online Historical Directories and Maryland Online Historical Newspapers pages.
Archives of Maryland Online - http://aomol.net/html/index.html - broken down in to the following categories: City Directories (Annapolis and Baltimore); Codes, Compilations of Laws, Rules and Regulations; Constitutional Records; Early State Records; Executive Records; Fiscal Records; Judicial Records; Land Records; Legislative Records; Maryland Manual (Archives of Maryland publication); Military Records; Probate Records; Session Laws; Slavery Commission; and newspapers, maps, history, and more. This site is difficult to search and scroll through records, so much patience is required!
Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage - http://www.mdch.org/ - a collaborative effort between libraries, academic institutions, genealogical and historical societies, and museums highlighting photos, maps, documents, diaries, letters, and other items of Maryland History
Maryland Historic Trust - http://mht.maryland.gov/Survey_MIHP_Search.html - from the Maryland Department of Planning; check out the Maryland inventory of Historic Properties, and explore local historic districts, historical markers, cemeteries and monuments, and living tradtions and oral history from your ancestors' communities.
Maryland Historical Society - http://www.mdhs.org/ - Eubie Black Collection, Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Music Collection, Obsolete Currency, Cross Section of Photograph Collection (a selection from the 800,000 photos owned by MHS and sorted by subject), Painting collection (more than 1,500 images dating from the 17th century to the present), Maryland Historical Magazine tables of contents (or access to online editions for MHS members). It is recommended that you click on the Library link and then explore the following Collections Overview and Digital Resources links. You can also check out the Maryland Memory Project here (http://www.mdhs.org/library/mmphome.html).
Maryland State Archives - http://www.msa.md.gov/ - while this site has some overlap with the Archives of Maryland Online (access to Maryland Manual, for instance), from this web page, one can access Maryland death records, land records, the state museum, Plats.net (must subscribe via e-mail), the Special Collections, order digital images from the Archives, and search the Underground Railroad Database.
SAILOR - Maryland's Public Information Network; Maryland Digital Collections - http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/sci/_dig.html - a search engine of a wide variety of digital collections from various institutions
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College of Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Studies Center - http://www.csmd.edu/library/smsc/ - although there is not a lot of resources online, there are some photos from the Headen Collection available for viewing, as well as lists of finding aids.
Johns Hopkins University Digital Projects - http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/digital.html - from the Sheridan Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections; includes the Baltimore Architecture Project, the James Birney Anti-Slavery Collection, Laurence Hall Fowler's Lost Baltimore, and more
Towson University Digital Collections - http://library.towson.edu/index.php - photos and student newspapers; you can also access a chronology of the university and the biographies of the university presidents here (http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/archives/archivesIndex.cfm)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/ - Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Digital Collections - http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/ - photos, newpapers, Civil War Collection, theses and dissertations
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore - Frederick Douglass Library - http://www.umes.edu/fdl/SpecCol/special_collections.htm - historic images of UMES
University of Maryland University Libraries Digital Collections - http://www.lib.umd.edu/digital/ - from the University archives to the National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection to the Sterling Family Papers to the Jim Henson Collection, there is something here for everyone!
Johns Hopkins University Digital Projects - http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/digital.html - from the Sheridan Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections; includes the Baltimore Architecture Project, the James Birney Anti-Slavery Collection, Laurence Hall Fowler's Lost Baltimore, and more
Towson University Digital Collections - http://library.towson.edu/index.php - photos and student newspapers; you can also access a chronology of the university and the biographies of the university presidents here (http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/archives/archivesIndex.cfm)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/ - Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Digital Collections - http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/ - photos, newpapers, Civil War Collection, theses and dissertations
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore - Frederick Douglass Library - http://www.umes.edu/fdl/SpecCol/special_collections.htm - historic images of UMES
University of Maryland University Libraries Digital Collections - http://www.lib.umd.edu/digital/ - from the University archives to the National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection to the Sterling Family Papers to the Jim Henson Collection, there is something here for everyone!
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society Archives and Web Exhibitions - http://www.borhs.org/Archives/Archives.html - if your ancestors lived in an area that was served by the B&O, you may want to check out these online documents and maps to see how the railroad affected their lives
Baltimore County Public Library - Baltimore County History - http://www.bcplonline.org/info/history/local.html - This page has a number of great history and genealogy links for anyone with Baltimore County roots. Be sure to check out the Baltimore County Legacy Web (http://external.bcpl.lib.md.us/hcdo/lw_home.html), where you can do a search of the collection of digitized images.
Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture - http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/ - Delmarva stands for the area where DELaware, MARyland and VirginiA come together. This site features student research, local heritage, and family history highlighting the Delmarva history and culture. Included are digital collections.
Enoch Pratt Free Library Digital Collections - http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/ - a variety of collections; of particular interest to historians and genealogists are the Burnt District Reports, the Baltimore Fire of 1904, Mapping Maryland's Counties, Prominent Marylanders, Slave Documents Collections, Views of African American Life in Maryland, and the Works Progress Administration of Maryland.
Howard County Marriage Records Index - http://www.hchsmd.org/marriages.htm
Jewish Museum of Maryland Collections & Research - http://www.jewishmuseummd.org/collections-research - in the Family History & Genealogy section of this website, there is access to "Maryland's most extensive listing of Jewish cemetery burials and other on-line resources". You can also search the collections as well as browse random images and online exhibitions, and visit the Timeline of Baltimore Jewry.
Montgomery County Historical Society - http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/ - genealogy club newsletter, links to digital images of aerial photos of Montgomery County, history, and online exhibits
Talbot County Free Library's Local and Genealogical Special Collections (Maryland Room) - http://www.tcfl.org/mdroom/index.html - a nice small online collection of photos, documents, postcards, maps, historic sites, local history narratives, plus a description of genealogical holdings
Washington County Free Library Genealogy Databases - http://www.washcolibrary.org/localhistory/genealogy.asp - obituary locator (1790-2007), historic Newspaper Index, marriage, school, church, and cemetery records, plus links to other sites with area records
WHILBR - Western Maryland's Historical Library - http://www.whilbr.org/default.aspx - featuring images, documents, newspaper articles, books (city/county directories) and more from Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties
Baltimore County Public Library - Baltimore County History - http://www.bcplonline.org/info/history/local.html - This page has a number of great history and genealogy links for anyone with Baltimore County roots. Be sure to check out the Baltimore County Legacy Web (http://external.bcpl.lib.md.us/hcdo/lw_home.html), where you can do a search of the collection of digitized images.
Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture - http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/ - Delmarva stands for the area where DELaware, MARyland and VirginiA come together. This site features student research, local heritage, and family history highlighting the Delmarva history and culture. Included are digital collections.
Enoch Pratt Free Library Digital Collections - http://www.prattlibrary.org/digital/ - a variety of collections; of particular interest to historians and genealogists are the Burnt District Reports, the Baltimore Fire of 1904, Mapping Maryland's Counties, Prominent Marylanders, Slave Documents Collections, Views of African American Life in Maryland, and the Works Progress Administration of Maryland.
Howard County Marriage Records Index - http://www.hchsmd.org/marriages.htm
Jewish Museum of Maryland Collections & Research - http://www.jewishmuseummd.org/collections-research - in the Family History & Genealogy section of this website, there is access to "Maryland's most extensive listing of Jewish cemetery burials and other on-line resources". You can also search the collections as well as browse random images and online exhibitions, and visit the Timeline of Baltimore Jewry.
Montgomery County Historical Society - http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/ - genealogy club newsletter, links to digital images of aerial photos of Montgomery County, history, and online exhibits
Talbot County Free Library's Local and Genealogical Special Collections (Maryland Room) - http://www.tcfl.org/mdroom/index.html - a nice small online collection of photos, documents, postcards, maps, historic sites, local history narratives, plus a description of genealogical holdings
Washington County Free Library Genealogy Databases - http://www.washcolibrary.org/localhistory/genealogy.asp - obituary locator (1790-2007), historic Newspaper Index, marriage, school, church, and cemetery records, plus links to other sites with area records
WHILBR - Western Maryland's Historical Library - http://www.whilbr.org/default.aspx - featuring images, documents, newspaper articles, books (city/county directories) and more from Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Memorial Day Special on Casefile Clues
Michael John Neill is offering a Memorial Day discount offer of $15 for an annual subscription to his e-newsletter, Casefile Clues, through Monday, May 31st. I wrote a review about Casefile Clues a while back, and I highly recommend it! You can order a subscription securely through Paypal. Check it out!
Check out all the Memorial Day specials on my Special Offers page!
Check out all the Memorial Day specials on my Special Offers page!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Genealogical.com Offers 25% Discount on Any Book or CD During Memorial Day Weekend
This just in from the Genealogical Publishing Company...
Our Memorial Day Sale is now underway! From today through 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, you can order any product available at www.genealogical.com at a discount of 25% off the current selling price of the book(s) or CD(s) of your choice. To take advantage of this special holiday discount, simply add the code MDS10 (all caps, with no spaces) in the Discount Code box on the "Calculate Shipping and Discounts"page during the check-out process.
You can use your special MDS10 discount code as many times as you like, so long as you place your final order by 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
Order now and save on:
Remember, to take advantage of this special Memorial Day discount, simply add the special code MDS10 (all caps, with no spaces) in the Discount Code box on the "Calculate Shipping and Discounts" page during the check-out process before 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
Our Memorial Day Sale is now underway! From today through 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, you can order any product available at www.genealogical.com at a discount of 25% off the current selling price of the book(s) or CD(s) of your choice. To take advantage of this special holiday discount, simply add the code MDS10 (all caps, with no spaces) in the Discount Code box on the "Calculate Shipping and Discounts"page during the check-out process.
You can use your special MDS10 discount code as many times as you like, so long as you place your final order by 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
Order now and save on:
- Our collection of military CDs, including Revolutionary War Pension Records and Virginia Military Records: Colonial Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812
- Besting-selling books, such as Evidence Explained, by Elizabeth Shown Mills, and the 5th edition of the International Vital Records Handbook, by Thomas Jay Kemp
- Brand-new titles, such as A Who's Who of Your Ancestral Saints, by Alan J. Koman, and The Surnames of North West Ireland, by Brian Mitchell
- Hundreds of Genealogy Warehouse books already reduced by 40%-50% or more
- Any of the 2,000 Genealogical Publishing Company or Clearfield Company books on our website
Remember, to take advantage of this special Memorial Day discount, simply add the special code MDS10 (all caps, with no spaces) in the Discount Code box on the "Calculate Shipping and Discounts" page during the check-out process before 11:59 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
More Special Offers for Memorial Day Weekend...And Some Freebies!
Geneabloggers, authored by Thomas MacEntee, is holding a Data Backup Weekend contest in which participants can win one of four copies of Handy Backup Standard by Novosoft LLC (value $39 US)! To enter, leave a comment at Geneabloggers' contest post about data backup between Friday, May 29 and Monday, May 31st no later than 11:00 PM, CDT. Details and rules are available here.
This is the sixth free Cheat Sheet Thomas has designed. You can find links to more at my Special Offers page.
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At another of Thomas' blogs, Hi-Definition Genealogy, he has recently announced a free E-mail Signature Cheat Sheet:
An email signature is usually a snippet of text or an image embedded into your blank email template. Each time you create a new email, the text or signature will appear at the bottom...Look at the bottom of your email as real estate that should be used wisely. If you run a business, you should be placing links to your website or advertising your latest special or offering. If you sit on the board of a genealogical society, think about advertising your next event or project. It costs nothing and every time you send an email, the message gets out.
This is the sixth free Cheat Sheet Thomas has designed. You can find links to more at my Special Offers page.
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Family Tree Magazine is having a Memorial Day Weekend sale! When you spend $30 or more, you’ll get 15 percent off Family Tree Magazine products and free US shipping when you enter the offer code FTREMEMBER at checkout. They encourage you to think about Father's Day and June wedding gifts while making your purchases. This sale is on now through June 2. Click here to start shopping.
id you miss Ancestry.com's free webinar on Finding Your Military Heroes on Ancestry.com? Not to worry; all their webinars are available for free and are archived here. You can also see notifications for upcoming ones!
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id you miss Ancestry.com's free webinar on Finding Your Military Heroes on Ancestry.com? Not to worry; all their webinars are available for free and are archived here. You can also see notifications for upcoming ones!
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Speaking of Ancestry, they now have two classic genealogy reference books available online for free (no subscription required!) at their new Ancestry.com Wiki:
The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy has been called the bible of genealogy. Focusing mainly on record types and methodology, The Source is one of the best places to learn how to do genealogy.
Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources looks at each state and offers an in-depth look at what records are available and where to go to find them. As one of the most valuable books in place-based research, it has helped researchers for more than 20 years.
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