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March 2012 Blog Posts (39)

MyHeritage appoints industry heavyweights to spearhead global content growth

Appointment of senior executives boosts MyHeritage’s US presence, drives growth of historical content and kick-starts preparations for worldwide crowdsourcing project

PROVO, Utah & LONDON & TEL AVIV, Israel – March 30, 2012 – MyHeritage, the most popular family network on the web, announced today the appointment of industry veterans Russ Wilding and Roger Bell to Chief Content Officer and VP Product, respectively. The former…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 30, 2012 at 12:59pm — No Comments

1940 Census from Archives.Com

Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 29, 2012 at 5:33pm — No Comments

The Three Dynamics of Personal Histories

Since October is Family History Month, I was already thinking about this subject for a new blog article when a Canadian writer and film producer named Robb Lucy asked that I make a contribution to his new book. Scheduled for publication in the Spring of 2009, it is tentatively titled “Legacies aren’t for dead people – It’s about creating and really enjoying yours… now!”

Robb wanted to get additional perspectives on this specialized form of storytelling from other professional…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on March 28, 2012 at 4:39pm — No Comments

NARA: Launches 1940 Census with LIVE webcast 2 April 2012

National Archives Launches 1940 Census April 2 Online at 1940census.archives.gov
Live webcast of Opening Event, 8:30 A.M. EDT

Follow the 1940 Census on Twitter (using hashtag…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 28, 2012 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Brief History Of Kentucky

The history of Kentucky from a genealogical point of view starts out as a history of Virginia.

According to Wikipedia:

1721: Spotsylvania County, Virginia was formed from Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties.
1734: Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
1738: Augusta County, Virginia was formed from Orange County,…
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Added by Harold Stewart on March 26, 2012 at 7:49pm — No Comments

ship's manifest: Mary Friel

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Added by Ellen Foster on March 26, 2012 at 11:15am — No Comments

marriage license for Sarah Canning and Frank Sexton

Added by Ellen Foster on March 26, 2012 at 10:56am — No Comments

ship's manifest for Mary Cannon

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Added by Ellen Foster on March 26, 2012 at 10:24am — No Comments

Sarah Cannon: ship's manifest

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Added by Ellen Foster on March 26, 2012 at 10:21am — No Comments

passenger record for Mary Friel

First Name: Mary…
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Added by Ellen Foster on March 26, 2012 at 10:11am — No Comments

Mocavo's Free Social Security Death Index Advanced Search

If you’re in the genealogy community, chances are you’ve read, researched or at least heard about the ongoing battle over the Social Security Death Index. Our own Michael Leclerc has written a series of blog posts about the matter, and many of you have asked us as a company where we stand.



Today we’re answering that question by releasing…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 26, 2012 at 9:37am — No Comments

Explore the 1940 U.S. Census on MyHeritage with free, easy and automatic discoveries

World’s largest family network pledges to make the 1940 U.S. Census available for free in 38 languages, searchable even on-the-go via mobile, with automatic matching to family trees



PROVO, Utah & LONDON & TEL AVIV, Israel – March 22, 2012: MyHeritage, the most popular family network on the web, today…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 26, 2012 at 9:36am — No Comments

In Case of Emergency

When disaster strikes.

For those of you that don't know, I live in North central Alabama, a little south of Birmingham. If you to take a map and draw a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, you would have a map of "tornado alley".…

A tornado near Seymour, Texas
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Added by Randall Dickerson on March 24, 2012 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Generations Publishes Kids’ Genealogy Textbooks

Chicago, Illinois – March 23, 2012: Professional Genealogist, Jennifer Holik, of Generations publishes six new genealogy textbooks for kids. Parents, teachers, and genealogical societies looking for a how-to genealogy textbook for elementary through high school-aged students need to look no further. In Branching Out, a new series available from Generations, author and professional genealogist Jennifer Holik provides parents…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 23, 2012 at 2:45pm — No Comments

The Genealogy Gap

Check out the link for my new Genealogy blog on  ~  The Genealogy Gap

Added by Marilyn Poole on March 22, 2012 at 11:53am — 2 Comments

2 Spots Left for May 2012 Tour. Book by April 3 to Receive 5% Discount

NO FALL TOUR for 2012. Next trip to Scottish Archives will be May 2013. There are still 2 spots left for May 2012 trip. Book and pay in full by April 3 to receive 5% discount. Come to Scotland. Discover your ancestral heritage. http://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca

Added by christine woodcock on March 22, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Farnham, Weston, Ripley & Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire- Free Headstone Images dating from 1770

Farnham, Weston, Ripley & Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire- Free Headstone Images dating from 1770

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Farnham, Weston, Ripley & Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire-  Free Headstone Images dating from 1770

A small collection of images of…

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Added by Dan Billington, Ancestry Central on March 22, 2012 at 7:18am — No Comments

Midwestern Roots 2012 Conference - July 20-21, 2012 - Indianapolis, Indiana





Where Do You Think You Find It?
July 20 and 21 | Indianapolis Marriott…
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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 21, 2012 at 8:40am — No Comments

Henry Knupp

My gggrandfather Henry Knupp was born in Germany about 1836 and gggrandmother Margeat Shank about 1835. They show up on the United States 1870 census in the state of Ohio as a teamster. I don't know anything else about Knupp or Shank in Germany. Would anyone know how to find any information or know anything about these two families? 

Added by linda s. beckwith on March 20, 2012 at 11:48am — No Comments

New York Church Records

 New York Church Records

 This week past has brought much discussion on NY state church records.

 I have used usgenweb.org and then the county to gather what I could find prior to asking for more help.

 More help is found in many places.  I do not know if the Way Back Machine will find Barbara's site anymore.

 I use Cliff Lamere's site often.

Albany & Eastern New York…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on March 19, 2012 at 10:02pm — 7 Comments

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