Latest News
Below, you will find some of the latest news headlines on genealogy and family history from around the web. It includes some articles specific to Rhode Island Genealogy, although most are more generalized.
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Save Library & Archives Canada: How Ordinary Citizens can Make an Impact
This is a follow-up to my earlier article at http://goo.gl/ll53g: Kimberly Silk has posted a blog article describing how Canadians can take action now to save and greatly improve Library & Archives Canada. You can read Kimberly’s excellent article at http://goo.gl/KsuPw.
Who Do You Think You Are? Live! to be Held February 20 to 22, 2014
The Who Do You Think You Are? Live! event is probably the largest family history gathering in the world. It typically attracts 12,000 to 15,000 attendees each year. It is always held at the Olympia Centre in London, England. Past conferences have typically been held on Friday through Sunday. However, the show’s organizers have announced a change for the 2014 show: it will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 20 to 22 February, 2014. The format of the 2014 will remain similar to past events: more than 150 free workshops, free services which can identify and date military memorabilia…
Ireland’s General Register Office Records Finally to Go Online
I received the following note from Steven C. Smyrl FIGRS, MAPGI, the Executive Liaison Officer for the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations: The Irish government has announced that indexes to birth, death & marriage records which date from 1845 are soon to be made available through its genealogy portal www.irishgenealogy.ie. This is terrific news, announced in CIGO’s 21st year, the year in which it ‘comes of age’. Founded as the GRO Users Group, but soon after renamed the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations, CIGO began life as a direct response to the 1992 government announcement that the General Register Office…
6 Best Free Genealogy Programs
Joanna Maria has published a list of what she believes are the six best FREE genealogy programs. I am not sure if I agree exactly with her list or not, but I will agree with five of the six. The remaining one she listed is a program I have not used so I don’t yet have an opinion about that one. The title of “best” is open for discussion but her list is a great starting point for that discussion. You can read Joanna Maria’s list of the 6 Best FREE Genealogy Software at http://goo.gl/HqeOC.
U.S. Version of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Returns to Television on TLC, Starting July 23
NBC had a very successful series in “Who Do You Think You Are?” but canceled the television programs after three seasons. Producers Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky have since negotiated a deal with TLC Network (see my earlier articles by starting at http://goo.gl/zzidk) and now have announced the premiere date for a new season: July 23 at 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central. Ancestry.com will remain as the sponsor. TLC will air eight one-hour episodes in the new season. The celebrities featured this year include: Christina Applegate, Kelly Clarkson, Cindy Crawford, Chris O’Donnell and Zooey Deschan. You can read more…
Are Digital Libraries Going to Replace Traditional Books?
Is it time to stop the presses? It seems that every week I report in this newsletter about more and more genealogy books that are being converted to electronic format. Sure, old books have been digitized for several years now. However, even new books are now appearing as electronic publications. The Kindle, Nook, and other e-book readers are hot items these days. Now the world’s first completely paperless public library is scheduled to open this summer in San Antonio, Texas. The so-called BiblioTech is a low-cost project with big ambitions. It will have 100 e-readers on loan, and dozens of…
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LIBRARY NEWS – May 23 – Wicked Local
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LIBRARY NEWS – May 23
Wicked Local Did you know that with your library card you can check out passes to museums all over Massachusetts and Rhode Island that will give you free or discounted admission? The library also has passed for discounted Paw Sox tickets, zoos, state parks … |
HEMET: Descendents of original ‘Aunt Ri’ to attend Ramona Pageant – Press-Enterprise (blog)
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HEMET: Descendents of original 'Aunt Ri' to attend Ramona Pageant
Press-Enterprise (blog) According to family genealogy, Harriet, aka âAunt Ri,â was affectionately referred to as âHattieâ by family and friends, of which she had many. She was a cheerful, service driven citizen and was prominent in Hemet area affairs, and president and … |
In A Cluster Of New Sitcoms, ‘Family Tree’ Stands Tall – Rhode Island Public Radio
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In A Cluster Of New Sitcoms, 'Family Tree' Stands Tall
Rhode Island Public Radio In the new HBO series Family Tree, Chris O'Dowd (above left, with the series' writer-director-producer Christopher Guest) stars as a guy who has just lost his job and girlfriend and fills the void by looking into his family genealogy. Originally … |
Wallingford’s Merriman family to mark founder’s 400th birthday – Meriden Record-Journal
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Wallingford's Merriman family to mark founder's 400th birthday
Meriden Record-Journal We'd be scratching our heads with no real genealogy.â Nathaniel Merriman left London at age 19 … Nathaniel Merriman's son, Nathaniel Merriman Jr., was killed in the war in a âbloody swamp fightâ in Rhode Island. Besides serving as the settlement's … |
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Column: Interviewing Grandma makes family’s history come alive – News & Observer
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Column: Interviewing Grandma makes family's history come alive
News & Observer I misspelled my middle name for most of my childhood. I was maybe age 10 before there was a total epiphany, when my parents told me that âJonâ had no âh.â That's where it stood for 15 years. The three letters, I assumed, were an anchor to our Judaism … |
Tonya’s Cookies have rich family history – WRAL.com
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Tonya's Cookies have rich family history
WRAL.com At the age of 7 or 8, Council would sit with her grandmother and crack the nuts for use in pecan pies. She also learned the basics like making pie crust and flipping an egg. But she wasn't learning from just any cook. Council is part of Southern food … |
Kids invited to sign up for family history adventure – Fremont News Messenger
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Kids invited to sign up for family history adventure
Fremont News Messenger FREMONT â Children in fourth through 12th grades can sign up for an adventure at the Hayes Presidential Center. âBe a Family Detective â Genealogy for Kidsâ leads kids and their parental companions on a quest to uncover their ancestry. Head librarian … |
How history shapes a family – Heritage Florida Jewish News
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How history shapes a family
Heritage Florida Jewish News In an interview in his Upper West Side apartment, he explains that while he was growing up in New York City, his father said little about his Jewish roots or their family history. âI understood,â he says, âbecause it wasn't talked about, that it was … |
Genealogy Expert to Unlock Path to Family History – ChrisD.ca
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Genealogy Expert to Unlock Path to Family History
ChrisD.ca Genealogy One of North America's top genealogy experts will be in Winnipeg on June 1 to unlock the secrets of the world's largest collection of family history records. Kahlile Mehr was the East European Genealogical Society's (EEGS) Slavic collections … |
Reverend Arthur Cowburn: Tracing my family history – This is Cornwall
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Reverend Arthur Cowburn: Tracing my family history
This is Cornwall I HAVE recently begun the task of tracing my family history, and from what I've discovered so far there is no doubt that I'm a Lancastrian. There are traces of genetic input from other places, sadly none from Cornwall as yet, but the vast majority of … |
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Search for your roots: Jewish genealogy conference coming to Skokie – Skokie Review
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Search for your roots: Jewish genealogy conference coming to Skokie
Skokie Review âDigging Deeper: Researching Our Ancestors With Technologyâ will feature speakers Warren Blatt, managing director of Jewish genealogy website www.JewishGen.org, and Duff Wilson, senior product manager of Family Tree Maker at Ancestry.com. |
Gen Y: The Top Lessons Learned From Genealogy – Huffington Post (blog)
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Gen Y: The Top Lessons Learned From Genealogy
Huffington Post (blog) My generation thinks genealogy will be similar. "Y's" are interested in a five-minute rather than five-year genealogy. Some baby boomers strive for years to link branches of their family tree together, while Generation Y might "pop-in" from time-to … |
Lisa Kudrow’s Celebrity Genealogy Show Who Do You Think You Are Gets A … – Cinema Blend
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Lisa Kudrow's Celebrity Genealogy Show Who Do You Think You Are Gets A …
Cinema Blend NBC aired three seasons of the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? before canceling it last year. Now it looks like the show is getting a second chance, as TLC has reportedly picked it up for a new season, which will debut in July. |
Genealogy Expert to Unlock Path to Family History – ChrisD.ca
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Genealogy Expert to Unlock Path to Family History
ChrisD.ca Genealogy One of North America's top genealogy experts will be in Winnipeg on June 1 to unlock the secrets of the world's largest collection of family history records. Kahlile Mehr was the East European Genealogical Society's (EEGS) Slavic collections … |
Genealogy program planned at library – Daily Journal
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Genealogy program planned at library
Daily Journal Those interested in finding out more about their family history can learn how to at the White River library. Linda Talley from the Johnson County Museum of History will give a talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 5 at the library, 1664 Library Blvd., to offer … |
Event aims at bringing genealogy research up to date – Exponent-telegram
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Event aims at bringing genealogy research up to date
Exponent-telegram Hoping to help the public capitalize on that development, the Harrison County Genealogy Society will host a Genealogy Training Seminar at 7 p.m. Thursday at Waldomore. The Sons of the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark Chapter, Daughters of … |
Genealogy News Center
Ancestry.com to Acquire iArchives Footnote.com
Ancestry.com to Acquire Professional Genealogy Firm ProGenealogists, Inc.
JewishGen and MyHeritage.com collaborate to build the Family Tree of the Jewish People
Popular Jewish Family History Research Database Expands
Ancestry.com to Acquire Sweden’s Genline.se
Skytop Lodge Family Reunion 2010 Contest
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