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Gena Philibert Ortega's Blog – June 2013 Archive (3)

First Female Homesteader Identified

Genealogist Gail Blankenau uses Homestead Act records via Fold3 and Ancestry.com to discover Mary Myers of Gage County,…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on June 19, 2013 at 7:29am — No Comments

Findmypast.com Updates Irish Petty Session Court Registers with 2.5 Million New Records

Record additions from 19 Irish counties cover misdemeanors as far back as 1842

LOS ANGELES (June 4, 2013) – Leading family history…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on June 5, 2013 at 7:14am — No Comments

Southern Appalachians Genealogical Association Established

Dillard, Georgia—On 10 April 2013 a group of genealogists researching in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States came together to establish the Southern Appalachians Genealogical Association (SAGA). The Association will focus on the area of the Appalachian Mountains in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on June 3, 2013 at 7:42am — No Comments