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The 150th Anniversary of the United States Colored Troops

On May 22, 1863, the War Department issued General Orders 143, establishing a Bureau of Colored Troops in the Adjutant General’s Office to recruit and organize African American soldiers to fight for the Union Army. With this order, all African American regiments were designated as United States Colored Troops (USCT). …

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 23, 2013 at 10:12am — No Comments

ANCESTRY.COM AND TLC TEAM UP FOR NEW SEASON OF "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"

World's Largest Online Family History Resource Sponsors TV Series with Personal Look Inside the Ancestry of Beloved Celebrities

PROVO, Utah, May 21, 2013– Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, announces it has…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 22, 2013 at 9:28am — No Comments

MyHeritage Offers Free Access to Military Records until May 28th

http://www.myheritage.com/research/category-3000/military…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 22, 2013 at 9:27am — No Comments

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois Conference - June 9, 2013

Those planning to attend The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois' daylong Jewish genealogy conference, “Digging Deeper: Researching Our Ancestors With…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 13, 2013 at 8:41am — No Comments

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical launches in May 2013

Discover Your Ancestors issue 2 now on sale

After a very successful launch issue of Discover Your Ancestors annual bookazine, we are delighted to announce the publication of the second issue.

Both helping newcomers to family history research and reinspiring the…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 13, 2013 at 8:40am — No Comments

Illinois State Genealogical Society 2013 Fall Conference Announced

October 25 & 26, 2013, at Timber Creek Inn & Suites in Sandwich,…

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Findmypast.com Adds 23 Million Records and 121 Million Newspaper Pages From Around the World

Newly added collection documents hundreds of years of significant life events and media headlines

LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, has published more than 23 million new records and 121 million pages of U.S. and world newspapers to its already extensive collection of historical records. New…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on May 1, 2013 at 7:58pm — No Comments

MyHeritage delivers historic U.S. Census records to millions of families worldwide

Travel back in time: Global family history network gives users a snapshot into the lives of their ancestors from 1790 to 1930

PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel - May 1, 2013:…

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A New Tool for Finding Obituaries

GenealogyInTime Magazine, the world’s largest online genealogy magazine, has made it much easier to find obituaries. Online obituaries are now…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 30, 2013 at 7:52am — No Comments

National Genealogical Society Announces Release of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County Research Guide

Contact: Terry Koch-Bostic

Phone: 516-319-1659

E-mail: kochbostic@aol.com

For Release: 29 April 2013

Arlington, VA, 29 April 2013: The National Genealogical Society announces the release of the newest edition in its Research in the States series: Research in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County. This publication was written by native New Yorker and nationally recognized genealogist Laura Murphy DeGrazia, cg, fgbs. Laura is a trustee and…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 29, 2013 at 7:42am — No Comments

NGS Announces Release of Mastering Genealogical Proof

Contact: Darrell Jackson

jacksonda@aol.com

For Release: 24 April…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 24, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

TNGenWeb Research Challenge Springtime Giveaway

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 24, 2013 at 7:48am — No Comments

Bethany Children’s Home Awarded Mocavo Digitization Grant

In November of last year we announced the first ever Mocavo Community…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 22, 2013 at 8:03am — No Comments

New Database of North Carolina Confederate Burials

The NCGenWeb Project is pleased to announce the availability of a new database of Confederate burials…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 18, 2013 at 7:51am — No Comments

MyHeritage releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to bring the power of the cloud to genealogy software

Updated version of world’s most popular free family history software now syncs with online and mobile, opens new channels for the discovery of historical records and is available for the first time also in Chinese, Japanese…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 17, 2013 at 5:19pm — No Comments

One Week to Purchase Tickets for Meals, Tours, and Pre-Conference Events for the NGS 2013 Family History Conference

Contact: Erin Shifflett

Phone: (703) 525-0050

eshifflett@ngsgenealogy.org

For Release: 16 April 2013

ARLINGTON, VA, 16 APRIL 2013: The NGS 2013 Family History Conference will be held 8–11 May 2013 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (LVH), Las Vegas, Nevada. Register within the week to select any meals or pre-conference events or tours you plan to attend. Pre-registration ends on Monday, 22 April 2013, which includes meals and tours sales. On-site…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 16, 2013 at 11:35am — No Comments

UGA Virtual Chapter: Join us for a free Webinar on April 18

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/713778415

Utah Genealogical Association's free monthly virtual chapter meeting.

Our special guest speaker will be Ginny Ackerson. Her topic will be "Hot Off the Press!"

Newspapers are valuable resources for the genealogist. You will learn how to find what newspapers were printed in the time…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on April 10, 2013 at 8:12am — No Comments