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The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Lloyd Bockstruck. For more than a decade Mary Bondurant Warren has been editing the Georgia Governor and Council Journals. The set is one of the most important collections of original source material for colonial and Revolutionary Georgia. The series begins in 1753 and has reached the Revolutionary War years. Her latest volume, the seventh, pertains to the year 1780 and features the civil war in the ceded lands. The... Read the rest of the story »
 One of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century has been put to rest: DNA analysis of bone fragments has proven that two of Czar Nicholas' children believed to have escaped were killed with their royal family during the Russian Revolution.
The chemically damaged and burnt remains were found in the Romanov family's makeshift grave outside the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2007. In 2008, scientists used bone and tooth fragments to identify the remains as those of the two... Read the rest of the story »
The following announcement was written by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration:Digitizing for Preservation and Access: Past is Prologue WASHINGTON, March 12 -- In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the National Archives will host its annual preservation conference entitled Digitizing for Preservation and Access: Past is Prologue, on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Adrienne Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States, and Dr. Michael J. Kurtz, Assistant Archivist, Office of... Read the rest of the story »
A new interactive mapping service shows historic immigration patterns in the United States. You can see where different ethnic groups settled. The interactive map is an excellent use of aggregate data from U.S. Census and geographic information systems. You can see the map at: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html?hp. My thanks to Liv Marit Haakenstad for telling me about the interactive map.
Genoom is a rather new online genealogy service (see my earlier article at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/11/genealogy-meets.html) that features some excellent charts. To show the sorts of results that are available, the company has made public a chart of the Royal Family of Spain (11 generations). You can see the chart at http://public.genoom.com/trees/familia-real/felipe. Make sure you "click-and-drag" the chart to see how it moves around. An brief... Read the rest of the story »
This is about as close to "Academy Awards for Genealogy Software" as you will ever find. The software evaluated is restricted to products that integrate with the New FamilySearch in some manner. The following was written by FamilySearch:SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced the recipients of the 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Provo, Utah. The 12 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative work in advancing products... Read the rest of the story »
The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC), a joint committee of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, has published a White Paper dealing with access to vital records. In a post-9/11 world, the requirements of open access to records and information often conflicts with the perceived need to ensure national security, combat terrorism and to respond to the privacy needs of everyday citizens. Quoting from the committee's web site:The... Read the rest of the story »
Looking for a job? Want to work for a genealogy-related company? FamilyLink.com, Inc. is seeking Inside Sales Representatives. Chosen candidates will initiate outbound sales calls to customers. FamilyLink. com, Inc. is a family of services that includesWorldVitalRecords.com, FamilyLink.com, Worldhistory.com and the We'reRelated and My Family applications on Facebook. The company's ad states that "Family History Research and Genealogy knowledge is an added... Read the rest of the story »
Cedar City, Utah is creating an interactive cemetery online thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Cedar City resident Curtis Weber, 18. Cedar City Engineer Troy Maxwell has been assisting Weber with the project. "He was trying to put together a database where people could look it up," Maxwell said. "I said I could incorporate it to where they have a picture of where the plots are located." Maxwell said that although the interactive cemetery is being worked on, people... Read the rest of the story »
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