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Gena Philibert Ortega's Blog – August 2013 Archive (5)

Diane C. Loosle Named Director of World Renowned Family History Library

August 21, 2013 - SALT LAKE CITY-FamilySearch today announced that Diane C. Loosle is the new director of its flagship Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. She will have the responsibility of leveraging the skills of the…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on August 23, 2013 at 8:53am — No Comments

FGS and RootsTech will be Held in Tandem in 2015

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on August 22, 2013 at 7:49am — No Comments

Ask Me Anything with D. Joshua Taylor this Thursday!

What: Ask Me Anything on Reddit with D. Joshua Taylor

When: Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Noon EDT

Ask D. Joshua Taylor, lead genealogist for findmypast.com anything! He’ll be answering your questions about genealogy, his career as a professional genealogist and anything else that may be asked.

On Thursday, August…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on August 12, 2013 at 10:54am — No Comments

FamilyTree Magazine: Census Search Dos and Dont's

Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on August 8, 2013 at 5:09pm — No Comments

WE’RE GOING TO THE PRISON AND WE’RE… GONNA GET MARRIED

17th century records published today on Ancestry.co.uk reveal nearly 900,000 ‘quickie’ weddings and baptisms

Records detail marriages from London’s Fleet Prison – the ‘Las Vegas’ marriage capital of its day
Digitised collection reveals the last of England and Wales’ unregulated wedding…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on August 8, 2013 at 8:39am — No Comments