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Parish Registers added to Westminster Collection on findmypast.com

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on March 6, 2013 at 8:30am — No Comments

2.5 Million Criminal Records Now Available Online for the First Time

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 22, 2013 at 11:09am — No Comments

AncestryDNA Test Provides An Affordable, Easy Way to Learn About Your Past and Family

Innovative test now available to the general public provides analysis of your genetic ethnicity, living relative matches, and further insight into family history…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 21, 2013 at 11:04am — No Comments

College and University Student Rates for the National Genealogical Society 2013 Family History Conference Las Vegas, Nevada, 8–11 May 2013 Building New Bridges

Contact: Erin Shifflett

Phone: 703-525-0050, ext. 112

eshifflett@ngsgenealogy.org

For Release: 13 February 2013

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 13, 2013 at 5:25pm — No Comments

MyHeritage Offering DNA Test Discounts

* MyHeritage has launched a special campaign offering deep discounts on DNA tests to mark the first anniversary of the availability of DNA tests on MyHeritage. These tests are offered in partnership with Family Tree DNA. This is part of a giant DNA saleorganized by MyHeritage simultaneously across all its websites - MyHeritage.com, Geni.com and…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 8, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

250 Years of British Newspapers Make Headlines on findmypast.com

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PhotoTree.com Announces: The KwikTip™ Series of Photographic Laminates

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 6, 2013 at 9:28am — No Comments

PhotoTree.com Announces: Photo Restoration KwikGuide™ A Step‐by‐Step Guide for Repairing Photographs with Photoshop Elements®

NEWS For Immediate Release

February 5, 2013, Carlsbad, CA. Phototree.com™, the leader in delivering historical photograph information to genealogists and collectors, has released their latest book titled Photo Restoration KwikGuide™, A Step‐by‐Step Guide…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on February 6, 2013 at 9:16am — No Comments

Announcing.....Zap the Grandma Gap!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

29 January 2013

Are the youth in your family more attached to their iPod or laptop screen than they are to you? How do you connect to your family members and form the kind of close relationships that will support and strengthen them as they grow into successful and grounded adults? Teaching your children and…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 29, 2013 at 1:48pm — No Comments

All Day Genealogy Event at Huntington Beach Central Library

The Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS), celebrating their 50th Anniversary, will

be hosting the inaugural “Genealogy BASH and Book Faire” on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the

Huntington Beach Central Library.

Ten of Southern California’s best family history speakers will give…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 29, 2013 at 9:17am — No Comments

Findmypast.com celebrates Irish Family History Day with 21 million Irish birth, marriage and death records

Findmypast.com recently added 21 million new …

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 23, 2013 at 4:52pm — 1 Comment

Virtual Book Tour Brings Genealogy Books to Readers

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 21, 2013 at 9:53am — 2 Comments

Tracing Your Female Ancestors Special Issue

I'm proud to announce that Tracing Your Female Ancestors, a special issue of Internet Genealogy Magazine is now available

I wrote these articles to help researchers explore new ideas for researching their female ancestors. Researching women is different and these unique…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 8, 2013 at 8:42am — No Comments

Casa Italia Chicago Creates Genealogy Department

Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the Genealogy Department is to collect, catalogue and preserve vital records, documents, published materials, artifacts, and stories pertaining to the family history of Italian Americans in Chicago.

This department’s dedicated and energetic team…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 4, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

THREE PROFESSIONALS UNITE TO PRESENT #GENCHAT; GENEALOGY TWITTER CHATS

Corn & Cotton Genealogy, Finding Our Ancestors

and Ancestral Journeys

Will Start Regular Twitter Chats in January, 2013

If you are interested in learning about resources, skills, methodology and techniques to further your family…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on January 1, 2013 at 9:28am — No Comments