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This site is designed to coordinate the 41st (2010), 45th, 50th and subsequent class reunions of the 1969 graduates of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland....
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A Baby Shower for Kimberly Savage
Kimberly Savage is having a baby! And we all love her so much we know we are just going to love this baby too. Come celebrate with us....
Photo-Sleuth
Whistling Bird, the Arizona Cowboy and the Disappearing Lady
The 83rd Carnival of Genealogy, hosted by Janet Isles at her blog Janet the Researcher, is entitled Play Me, and encourages Geneabloggers to write about a musical instrument that they or other family members have played. Apart from my youngest daughter and aunt who both, like the elegantly coiffured and...
Digging for gold on the wild West Coast
Nola Sinclair recently sent me scans of a couple of engaging cartes de visite by H.H. Vorley of Westport, Charleston and Reefton, on the West Coast of New Zealand, who I have featured in a previous Photo-Sleuth article. She explained that "the subjects in the photo are likely to be...
Almost a year ago I posted this image of a rather bizarre transportation device in an article on Photo-Sleuth in the hope that readers would be able to help solve the mystery of what exactly it was, and why it appears in my aunt's collection of old family photographs. The...
All lined up in the school playground in their Sunday best
I have wondered, when looking at old school photographs from the Victorian period, whether the children are wearing their ordinary everyday school clothes, or if an impending visit from the photographer was enough of an occasion for their parents to dress them in their Sunday best. I found mention...
Chrysler Building, New York City, 1931Platinum print by Margaret Bourke-WhiteImage © Time-Life & courtesy of Gallery MMotivated - perhaps inspired would be a better word - by Colleen Fitzpatrick's Forensic Genealogy mystery photo contest this week (Contest #226), I've been thinking art deco (or should that be Art Deco). ...
Jabez Brown (1843-1921) Railway clerk of Litchurch, Derby
Each Saturday night the indefatigable Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings posts an article inviting fellow Geneabloggers to join him in some fun, usually a little exercise on the lighter side of family history. This informal but regular event is a popular one in the geneablogging community but, for one reason...
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OK, so my friends have reached the point of stopping calling and asking me if I want to hang out. I had a stack of essays—ungraded—shuttling back and forth from school to my house for a month. A month! I am teaching five classes, five different preps. And this is...
The Knowledge Sharing Place – LiveBinders Gathering information to share? How do you pull everything together? LiveBinders is your online 3-ring binder. Best of all, it’s free! Would be great for writing portfolios. tags: education, english, livebinders, sharing, organization, portfolio, web2.0, productivity TCRecord: Article Jim Burke shared this article by Nanci Atwell on the...
American literature teachers (and lovers)! Tales of the Jazz Age: 11 Classic Short Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald is available on Amazon for $4.99. I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but it sounded like a great value to me, so I’m passing it on. The collection includes “The...
President Bill Clinton on Shakespeare’s Lessons in Leadership – asides.shakespearetheatre.org Bill Clinton discusses Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Richard II, and Henry V. tags: education, literature, shakespeare, resources Author interview: Barbara Kingsolver | Poisonwood Bible: Fall 2008 Reading Group | LibraryThing Barbara Kingsolver’s interview about the Poisonwood Bible contains fascinating information about the craft of writing. tags: education,...
Literature Circles Resource Center Collection of resources, including handouts and research, for literature circles in the classroom. tags: books, reading, literature, education, resources, litcircles Home Page The Great Books Foundation offers classroom reading and discussion programs and professional development. They focus on Shared Inquiry discussion. tags: books, reading, literature, education Posted from Diigo. The rest of...
I had a great time and went to so many great sessions at this year’s GCTE Conference at Callaway Gardens. This first session I attended explored the use of Plasq’s Comic Life software in school projects (Kristen Kallaher, Stone Mountain High School). I have Comic Life on my Mac, and I...
DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog
Behind the Scenes: WDYTYA? Emmitt Smith
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: This is just in from our friends over at Ancestry.com, one of the sponsors of Who Do You Think You Are? currently broadcasting on Friday nights 8pm Eastern, 7 Central.Behind the Scenes of Who Do You Think You Are? - Emmitt SmithSeasoned researchers know that discovering...
British Institute: 4-8 Oct 2010 SLC
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: Long overdue is the cross-posting of this press release from our friends at the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. Please address all inquiries through the website mentioned below.PRESS RELEASEFor immediate releaseThe International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) is delighted to announce...
Who Do You Think You Are? TONIGHT
DearREADERS,Got things lined up, popcorn ready, and we're poised to queue up again to watch the US version of Who Do You Think You Are? at 8pm Eastern US time TONIGHT. Yes, we're back in Virginia for a month.This week features Emmitt Smith's challenge discovering his roots. From the advertising...
More on Immigration Family History Expo next week
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: This just in with details as about 50 of my DearREADERS have requested about the upcoming Immigration Family History Expo to be held next week in Salt Lake City, Utah.Let Your Light Shine on Immigration!Thursday, March 18th, 2010. 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.At the door registration begins...
Twitters about Footnote.com & Census
DearREADERS,A number of genea-bloggers and researchers have posted tweets about a Footnote.com offer to open the doors to free access of US federal census records. Acting as a casual online genealogy researcher, Ol' Myrt decided to visit www.Footnote.com to check it out.No where is there mention on the site of...
RootsTelevision.com to stay active
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: Good news just received from our friends at RootsTelevision.com. Please address all inquiries to Megan as indicated below.Dear RootsTelevision.com Viewer,OK, you convinced me! After getting inundated with emails, tweets, and Facebook postings and messages about the closing of RootsTelevision.com (RTV), I've decided to keep it going. I...
Amy's Genealogy, etc. Blog
Melvil Dewey and the Winter Olympics
I have always enjoyed the Winter Olympics. I enjoy the grace of figure skating, the thrill of the Alpine events, and the absolute insanity of bobsledding and luge. As a library student, it was a pleasant surprise to find a strong connection between the Winter Olympics and Melvil Dewey, developer...
Revised edition of Ohio Towns and Townships
According to Tom Neel, Library Director at the Ohio Genealogical Society, OGS will be printing a revised edition of Ohio Towns and Townships to 1900: A Location Guide. OGS would like to hear from anyone with additions and corrections for inclusion in the new edition. If you have such information, email...
The Ohio Historical Society has just launched a new website to raise awareness of Ohio’s role in the Civil War: OhioCivilWar150.org. The site features: Digital collections, such as Ohio regimental battle flags A timeline of Civil War events News about upcoming events Discussion forum A section for teachers I am looking forward to watching this site...
Lincoln Collection at the Allen County Public Library
Ever since the announcement that the documents from the Lincoln Collection at the former Lincoln Museum would move to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, I’ve been anxious to see just what treasures are in the collection. If the first round of digital images are any indication, the...
Online petition to save the Library of Michigan
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has issued Executive Order 2009-36, abolishing the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries. This order abolishes the Library of Michigan and disperses the collection. This would be a travesty not only to the people of Michigan, but to the entire United States. The Library of Michigan...
Governor Ted Strickland’s proposed state budget includes a nearly 50% cut in the state’s Public Library Fund. This will be devastating to all public libraries, especially to the approximately two-thirds of public libraries that don’t receive local funding. In such difficult economic times, public libraries play an increasingly important role in...
DNA - Genealem's Genetic Genealogy
Blood of the Isles - DVD Press Release
DVD RELEASE OUT ON 12 MARCH 2010 WINNER OF 2010 IRISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDSBEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES'Blood of the Irish'by Crossing the Line FilmsCrossing The Line Films are delighted to announce the release of the IFTA winning documentary series 'Blood of the Irish', a 2 hour documentary that seeks the...
Who Do You Think You Are 2010 in London
WDYTYA 2010Who Do You Think You Are (WDYTYA) 2010, the world’s largest genealogy conference, was a wonderful success. Like last year, the line at the door started early and stretched for several blocks. But the crowds were definitely larger every day, and the traffic was much heavier on Sunday...
My 23andMe Success Stories #2 & #3
I have successfully found common ancestors for two more of my 23andMe cousins. (See a previous blog for the first cousin found.) I am quite surprised to find my DNA still has enough of my ancestors genes from the 1600s to find matches!As far as the actual markers...
Family Finder Test by Family Tree DNA Just Announced!
No one disputes the fact that tracing women is by far one of the most difficult feats for a genealogist, especially before DNA testing existed. Lineages stop at women for several reasons. Prior to thetwentieth century it was a man’s world. By law and custom husbands controlled society:...
Joan gave permission to have her 23andMe success story posted on my blog. With every success story, interested genealogists can learn the importance of DNA testing and researching your lines in a wide path as you go back in time. Just knowing your direct line is not not very...
Two New TV Series Based on Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy
Greetings,There have been a lot of things happening with DNA testing these days and more yet to come so stay tuned to this blog. Currently, we have two new TV series focusing on genealogy in February and March.Dr. Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. is the first African American to have his...
PC Genealogy Software
In case you missed it (because the RootsMagic News screen is disabled), an update to RootsMagic was released on July 10th. This brings the version number of this leading PC genealogy software to 4.0.4.0. The update includes some new features and some fixes. New Added a feature to fix broken media / image...
Legacy Family Tree Updated to 7.0.0.100
The folks at Millenia released an update to their PC genealogy software, Legacy Family Tree last week. This one adds fields to prepare the software for upcoming integration with FamilySearch. There's a GEDCOM export change that you can use to prevent British Quarter dates from being converted to date ranges. A new...
Family Tree Maker 2009 Service Pack 1 Bug Fix Release
The Generations Network Released a bug fix update to their PC genealogy software Family Tree Maker 2009. This update fixes issues reported in service pack 1. The fixes identified in the update are: Task category creation and use in Person view. Calendars fail to display when showing February 29th. Memory usage...
Family Historian 4 Officially Released Today
While Calico Pie actually made it available for purchase at the end of April, they officially annouced version 4 today. Some of the interface has been completely rewritten to make it easier to use. New features in version 4 include: A new hub component window called the Focus Window, with views...
Here’s a Quick Way to See Relationships in Legacy Family Tree
It's often helpful, when viewing the data in our genealogy software, to see at a glance what relationship one person has to another. In this video: Viewing Relationships in the Legacy Family Tree Family View, I show you how, click-by-click, to display the relationships of the people on the Legacy...
Adding a Spouse in Family Tree Maker 2009
Adding a spouse to a person's record in your genealogy software is a very common task. In this video: Adding a Spouse in PC Genealogy Software Family Tree Maker 2009, I show you click-by-click, how it's done. This includes three ways to begin the process of adding a spouse,...
The Genealogue
The proofreader of the Topeka Capital-Journal may soon be replaced by a 13-year-old.A 13-year-old who began reading when he was in kindergarten won the 2010 Topeka Capital-Journal Regional Spelling Bee in the 25th round when he spelled "geneaology," the study of family history. [Link, via] ...
Kimberly Powell proves that, while not everything is online, enough is online to make Sarah Jessica Parker weepy.My Scots Ancestors presents the geekiest genealogy post in the world, converting Ahnentafel numbers to their binary equivalents. If you were born to a surrogate mother, use base 3.A genealogy blogger wrote about...
Interesting discussion over at Genea-Musings here and here regarding the question whether an American of Colonial descent should be able to document his complete ancestry back ten generations.The problems Randy brings up are rooted in our unique American history:Ours is a federal system of government. Any requirements for BMD registration...
Neil Genzlinger's New York Times column on tonight's premiere of "Who Do You Think You Are?" warns potential family historians not to get their hopes up.Some of us may take the genealogical plunge expecting cool family stories like the ones the celebrities get, only to find that we’ve been ordinary...
Simpsons Genetically Predisposed to Seek Out Blue Beehives?
On last night's Simpsons episode, one of Lisa's paternal ancestors looked remarkably like Lisa's mother, who is related only by marriage to the Simpsons.Back to the Future III had a similar problem. Writer/producer Bob Gale and writer/director Robert Zemeckis were once asked to explain how the same actress ended up...
Don't Blame Stupidity On Your Genes
Who's stupider—Time columnist Joel Stein or his great-grandmother?I found out through the 1930 Census that my father's father's parents paid $45 a month for a one-room New York City apartment for six people and they were the only ones on the block without a radio. My great-grandmother, when asked what...
Creative Gene
First Edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies
The first edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies was published this week. There were 15 participants who wrote on the topic: "Doin' Things Right! Shine a spotlight on a specific program, project, or publication at a genealogical society and tell us why it worked. Tell an anecdote about how...
Michigan History for Genealogists
The Historical Society of Michigan is presenting it's local history conference next weekend in Dearborn, Michigan.The 52nd annual Michigan in Perspective: the Local History Conference will be held March 19-20, 2010 at The Dearborn Inn. The conference was organized by the Michigan in Perspective Planning Committee and the lead sponsor...
The Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan has some great meetings lined up in the next few months...On March 20, the PGSM will hold its first meeting of the year in the Panorama Room at the Orchard Lake Schools from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Polish Mission Director Marcin Chumiecki and Archives Director Rev....
I am honored to be on the 15 Genealogy Blogs You Need to Read! list compiled by Leslie Albrecht Huber for this month's Discovering Family History magazine. What a delight it is to be in such good company too! I learned about this from the Family Matters blog, which is also on the...
My great grandmother, Karolina Furman, was born on this day (yes, today is her birthday!) in 1864, that would be 146 years ago today. Happy Birthday Great Grandma!I've put off writing about Karolina for far too long. My reasons for doing so were twofold. 1.) I have no pictures of...
My sincere thanks to my cousin ME who is so kind and generous. She shared this photo with me and made my wish for a picture of my great grandmother come true!Created for the carnival, Smile for the Camera....
Randy Seaver's Blogs
SEAVER - SEVER - SEVIER Surname Genealogy and Family History
This blog provides information about the genealogy and family history of persons with the surname SEAVER(S) and variants such as SEVER(S), SEVIER, SEVERE, etc....
South San Diego County Graveyard Rabbit
This blog will provide information about cemeteries and graveyards in South San Diego County in California. South County is defined, arbitrarily by me, as south of Interstate 8 which is about 20 miles north of the US-Mexico border. This blog is a proud member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits!...
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Genealogy and family research are an obsession for me. Yea, verily, I am a Geneaholic!...
This is a personal life blog - I will post family pictures as I get them, and make comments on current events and San Diego sports. I will also post "good" jokes and trivia quizzes occasionally. Go Chargers! Go Padres!...
Genealogy research tips and techniques, genealogy news items and commentary, genealogy humor, San Diego genealogy society news, family history research and some family history stories from the keyboard of Randy Seaver (of Chula Vista CA), who thinks that Genealogy Research Is really FUN! Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2006-2010....
Olga's Daughter
Life in a Wartime Nursery : Wimbledon, London
<—Marie Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary The baby room is painted in pretty pale colours, yellow, pink and blue with pictures of bunny rabbits, kittens and puppies stuck on the walls. There are ten cots in a row, each one containing a precious baby, and now the sisters have put another cot at...
<—Home is a Refuge for Friendless Girls Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary Marie: So many people were in the labour room of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, three medical students watching as part of their training, two nurses, Sister and a doctor. After eighteen painful hours it was it was nearly over. “One good...
Home is a Refuge for Friendless Girls
<—The Refuge for Friendless Girls Marie —> Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary I never knew places like this existed. Matron said I was lucky to be here because this is a Catholic refuge and other girls in my state end up in the workhouse, which, she says, are very unpleasant places and...
The Refuge for Friendless Girls
<—The Rape of an Innocent (Continued Olga’s Diary) Dear Diary Matron called me to her office. I’m not surprised. I know my work has not been good lately. I was hoping she would tell me I could go home. Dr Randall, who carries out some of the three monthly student medical examinations, was...
<—Bad News Refuge for Friendless Girls—> Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary What did I do wrong: The water in my bath was so hot the bathroom was thick with steam, burning my skin and I could barely see the bath taps. But I didn’t want to cool it down, I wanted it as...
<—-St Giles Cottage Hospital Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary Oh, damn and blast, I failed my first year preliminary exam. Knew I would. There was so much I didn’t understand, but, Sister Tutor says I can sit the exam again, but if I fail the second time, that’s it, finished. Goodbye Olga. ...
Rush Reunion Benedicta, Maine
I just wanted to let you know that we were ranked in The Top 100 Genealogy Blogs....
Register Now for Rush Reunion 2010
Please all as this reunion is fast approaching please don't forget to register at www.rushreunionbenedicta.com as this is a catered event and May 1st 2010 is the deadline. We would like to see Benedicta come alive once again. Please join us and make it the biggest yet. ...
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The website for the reunion is up www.rushreunionbenedicta.com You may register there and also if you want your family linage to be included in the book The Descendants of John D. Rush please email me at qualey28@roadrunner.com and I will be sure to include them in the book....
Please Register Now for the Rush Reunion 2010
Good Day to you all. I must say thanks to all that put on the 175th Anniversary Celebration of Benedicta as I had a wonderful time and met a number of people there. Thanks for all the chats to various ones of my grandfather and the discussions of...
Donna’s Genealogy Blog
Strategies for Starting Your Family History: Home Sources
Now that you’ve learned the basics of citing sources, analyzing evidence and recording your findings, it’s time to start digging. Where to start? We always start with what we know and move back, carefully, analyzing and recording evidence which will lead to new clues. Your search may...
Strategies for Starting Your Family History: Recording Your Findings
Last week I discussed collecting evidence from documents, and beginning the analysis process. Where do you put the information you’ve collected and how do you develop a research plan for the next steps? You may have selected a software package to assist you in recording your findings, but...
Strategies for Starting Your Family History: Evidence Analysis
Last week I discussed source citations. As we look at various sources, be they books, certificates, census records or other artifacts, we are gathering evidence from them and it’s therefore important that we understand what we’re looking at, why it was created, and where the information contained in that...
Strategies for Starting Your Family History: Citing Sources
At recent genealogy meetings I’ve been introduced to a number of people who are just starting their family history...more than I’ve seen for a few years. That’s exciting. TV programs, news broadcasts and newspapers seem to be writing more often about finding your roots. Adopted children are...
Isn’t that why all of us started to explore our family history? Knowing about our past provides the connection between generations. There are lots of reasons why people are drawn to family history and genealogy...some for religious reasons, some to join a lineage society, some to pass on...
No one said your Irish genealogy research would be easy, but that’s the fun of it. Although I do quite a bit of work for clients in Ireland, I get very little time to work on my own family. My trip to Ireland last summer allowed me to...
AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Georgia
This is the ninth 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.3DFlagsDigital Library of Georgia...
Frugal Genealogy: Conferences, Workshops, and Classes
Many Family History Centers offer free family history conferences once a year or once every other year. Although most of the classes are geared toward beginners, occasionally there is an intermediate topic. Classes on various software, methodology and using the Family History Center to order microforms are almost always included....
The next three weeks I expect to slow down some in my blogging. I've been writing fairly consistently for a long stretch, but the end of the school quarter is coming up and as both a parent and school staff member, that always makes life a bit more intense. Also,...
52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Florida
This is the eighth 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...
March 6 — Describe an heirloom you may have inherited from a female ancestor (wedding ring or other jewelry, china, clothing, etc.) If you don’t have any, then write about a specific object you remember from your mother or grandmother, or aunt (a scarf, a hat, cooking utensil, furniture,...
March 5 — How did they meet? You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit. Do you know the story of how your parents met? Your grandparents?In my mother's wedding book, there is a place to write about how her parents and my dad's parents met. She titled...
Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society
The recent dry weather with clear skies and beautiful sunshine has been a welcome addition to Itawamba County after the wettest October ever recorded. Sunday was the perfect time for a walk in the woods as the Autumn leaves in Itawamba County are at their peak now painting the hills...
The Columbus Decorative Arts Preservation Forum and Antiques Show and Sale will be held November 5-8 in Columbus, Mississippi. On the Tombigbee River, downriver from Itawamba County, Columbus is known for its many antebellum structures. Events at the forum and antiques show include:Gala Preview Opening: Thursday, November 5 from 7...
National Day of Listening is November 27
StoryCorps, the most ambitious oral history project ever undertaken, has announced the second annual National Day of Listening, to take place on November 27,2009. The National Day of Listening is an effort to encourage all Americans to honor a friend, a loved one, or a member of their community by...
Yesterday afternoon I couldn't resist photographing the giant sugar maple tree on Fulton's West Main Street just off the town square. Not long after the Cotswold cottage style home was built during the late 1930's on the site of an old antebellum home lot, this tree was planted and for...
A sign of the colder season coming, this flock of geese was seen headed south over Itawamba County along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway last week. ...
Ancestry Magazine Added to Google Books
Google is an excellent resource for the historian and genealogist and the company is always introducing exciting new features. I am an avid user of Google Books and Google Scholar.This past January I wrote about Google Books adding magazines to its offerings. In December of 2008 Google announced an...
Genealogy Simple & Fun
Poll: Just 31 percent know census is required by law
Very interesting article, I had no idea that census was required by law...I'm glad it is!The article at mytwocensus talks about the survey that Pew Research Center took about the United States Census. Did you know that only 31 percent of the population new that filling out the census form...
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Genealogy Simple & Fun has to be put on hold!
As you can see I haven't posted in a while. The time seems to fly by with well intentions of keeping up with this blog but time just doesn't permit me to do that so I have to put this genealogy blog on hold. Genealogy is my passion and will...
After catching up on emails and find the surprise about the award, I have finally have time to let all of you in on what has been happening around my house. Last weekend we moved our daughter up to Florence, Alabama to attend the University of North Alabama. This is...
WOW! I got a surprise today. Opened my email and received a very surprising award: "Top 100 Blogs" award from The Daily Reviewer. What a nice honor to see that my genealogy blog has been recognized. It's always a good feeling when you are just a normal person blogging, not...
About.com Genealogy
Good News for Roots Television Viewers
Hundreds of free genealogy and family history videos almost disappeared, perhaps forever, last week when Megan Smolenyak announced that Roots Television would be closing its virtual doors. Luckily, enthusiastic support for the site through emails, tweets, Facebook and messages, has convinced Megan that there is a demand for educational genealogical...
Official Minnesota Marriage Index Online
A new free online index of Minnesota marriages from all 87 counties went online last month.The Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) shows the bride and groom's name, the year of marriage, and the county that maintains the record. Marriage certificates can be ordered for a fee. A list of...
Free Tony Burroughs Genealogy Webinar
World-renowned African-American genealogy expert Tony Burroughs is giving a free genealogy seminar for the Ancestry.com webinar series this coming Thursday, March 11, at 8:00 p.m. EST (GMT +5). In his free webinar, "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy," expert Tony Burroughs will share his unique wisdom and experience to help...
Small Nuggets -The Death of Gold Prospector John S. Hodge
Friday's Who Do You Think You Are? episode touched on a number of interesting research dilemmas - including what to do when you encounter conflicting information. In this case, the conflicting information was an obituary for the son of Sarah Jessica Parker's fourth great grandfather, John S. Hodge, which stated...
Who Do You Think You Are? To Air in U.S. This Friday!
It's hard to believe it is actually a reality, but genealogy is finally coming to prime time network television in the United States as Who Do You Think You Are? premieres on NBC this Friday, March 5. The media outlets are buzzing which is a very good sign - the...
New London Parish Records Available Online
A record of Charles Dickens' marriage in Chelsea in 1836, William Blake's burial in 1827 at Bunhill Fields, and the baptism of Jane Randolph (the mother of American President Thomas Jefferson) in Shadwell, East London in 1721, are among the one million new London parish records available online at Findmypast.co.uk...