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Murder mystery fans will rejoice in reading Connie White's newest novel that intertwines the investigation of a professor’s murder with the unprepared discovery of a family’s buried secrets.

OurBlackAncestry.com (OBA) today launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to build their existing portal into a subscriber based destination for African Americans seeking to discover ancestral roots in slavery.

David Fiske specializes in genealogy, document retrieval, and local history research in Saratoga, Washington, and Warren Counties in New York State.

Book launch by authors of Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade chronicles a shared journey toward race reconciliation.

Taipei Taiwan User Utilizes New Approach to Saving and Sharing Family History Through Audio Recordings

Amateur genealogist Anne M Powers has published a fascinating and true study of life in the 18th century sugar plantations of Jamaica and mercantile London. Told through private letters the book follows one family through times of slavery and fortune

Two enormous ancestral history eBooks have just become available today from MPC, Inc. They are almost certainly the largest digital books in the fields of both genealogy and history, and probably the largest digital books in any field.

Forensic Genealogy News just released their January 2012 newsletter.

Harvey E. Morse, authored a chapter in the book, “Advanced Private Investigation,” on locating missing heirs. Mr. Morse’s family has continuously served the legal community since 1939, helping to locate missing and unknown heirs.

Do you keep "everything" in fear of tossing something "valuable"? Do you know the best formats for digital items? What do you want people to remember about you? A new book will help you ponder this to create & maintain your personal family archive.

How will people remember you when you are gone? How do you want to be remembered? ArchivesInfo announces the release of a new book to help you thoughtfully create and maintain recorded information that describes your life and helps mold your legacy.

One of the presenters at 'Write On The Sound' writers conference will be Emily Hill, a coach for writers who wish to self-publish. Here, on the eve of that conference, Ms. Hill reveals how she assists - via internet - those writers in her footsteps.

Code_IT Legacy, offers QR plaques that can be affixed to a gravestone to tell the stories of the person buried there. When scanned with a smartphone, you see pictures, videos, memories, stories, genealogy information, donation pages, and much more.

As more and more Americans become interested in family history, they are seeking conferences and education events such as the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference to learn more about their roots.

Murder mystery fans will rejoice in reading Connie White's newest novel that intertwines the investigation of a professor’s murder with the unprepared discovery of a family’s buried secrets.

OurBlackAncestry.com (OBA) today launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to build their existing portal into a subscriber based destination for African Americans seeking to discover ancestral roots in slavery.

In this presentation, Sheila Lafferty will teach you how to begin as well as expand your family history by using Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and HeritageQuest.com.

David Fiske specializes in genealogy, document retrieval, and local history research in Saratoga, Washington, and Warren Counties in New York State.

The living history of the 20th century is at risk of being lost. The Living Legacy Project embarks on a massive effort to save it before it is lost forever.

Book launch by authors of Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade chronicles a shared journey toward race reconciliation.

Creative media production studio opens it doors with a passion for helping families preserve their histories.

Taipei Taiwan User Utilizes New Approach to Saving and Sharing Family History Through Audio Recordings

We research your Revolutionary War through Spanish-American War ancestors in order to provide you with a clear and concise history of their wartime experiences, in a one of a kind softcover book for your family to cherish for generations to come!

The Family History Fair at the North Carolina State Library will provide information and guidance for experienced family history researchers and beginners alike. It is part of the Library’s ongoing 200th birthday celebration in 2012.

RootsMagic to be a founding member of Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO)

Amateur genealogist Anne M Powers has published a fascinating and true study of life in the 18th century sugar plantations of Jamaica and mercantile London. Told through private letters the book follows one family through times of slavery and fortune

Historical Fiction Uses Genealogy to Trace African American and Native American Connections. Geared Toward Readers Ages 8 and Up.

World’s largest family network moves into pole position: completes publishing all 3.8 million images of the 1940 U.S. Census, while its searchable index kick-starts easy discoveries

Selling at a steady clip, Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century rose to #3 on the Amazon bestseller list this past week for paperbacks in the category of U.S. genealogy.

Country music and television star Reba McEntire learned about her ancestors' history in North Carolina through genealogical research at the North Carolina State Archives for an NBC television show.

Discovering family history while simultaneously exploring distant lands gives seniors something to write home about. Tourism companies are developing programs with this in mind as they offer the senior population an easy road to genealogical travel.

“Obviously I’m devastated about poor, old, great aunt Irene… but sorry, did you say £4.7million?”. You get a call, something about an inheritance from a long-lost aunt. Is this the opportunity you‘ve been dreaming off..?

Two enormous ancestral history eBooks have just become available today from MPC, Inc. They are almost certainly the largest digital books in the fields of both genealogy and history, and probably the largest digital books in any field.

Forensic Genealogy News just released their January 2012 newsletter.

Nancy and Biff Barnes, managing editors from Stories To Tell, will join host Thomas MacEntee on GeneaBloggers Radio, at 8:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, December 16th to discuss the question, “Do Books Still Matter in Genealogy?”

Harvey E. Morse, authored a chapter in the book, “Advanced Private Investigation,” on locating missing heirs. Mr. Morse’s family has continuously served the legal community since 1939, helping to locate missing and unknown heirs.

Elaine Morrison Fitch is pleased to announce that The 1879 Dubuque Iowa Times is now available on Amazon's Kindle and Barnes and Noble's Nook Reader

How to Write Your Family History is a new app that uses tried-and-tested teaching methods to help you turn the extraordinary lives of your ancestors into compelling stories - for fun, for publication and for posterity.

Nik Walker, Director of Harrisons Research & Genealogy responds to STEP briefing on Genealogist Fees

Do you keep "everything" in fear of tossing something "valuable"? Do you know the best formats for digital items? What do you want people to remember about you? A new book will help you ponder this to create & maintain your personal family archive.

Lynn Palermo, also known as The Armchair Genealogist, asked author John Paul Godges for tips about writing and publishing a family memoir and also about involving family members.

Editors Nancy and Biff Barnes will help genealogists and family historians turn their research into books at the Northern California Family History Friday, October 7 and Saturday October 8 in San Mateo.

How will people remember you when you are gone? How do you want to be remembered? ArchivesInfo announces the release of a new book to help you thoughtfully create and maintain recorded information that describes your life and helps mold your legacy.

One of the presenters at 'Write On The Sound' writers conference will be Emily Hill, a coach for writers who wish to self-publish. Here, on the eve of that conference, Ms. Hill reveals how she assists - via internet - those writers in her footsteps.

Elaine Morrison Fitch is pleased to announce that her book, The Philadelphia Repository, 1803 is now available on both the Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook Reader formats.

Excavating his family history led author John Paul Godges to discover that the immigrant experience of today is very similar to that of a century ago, he explained to Lisa Louise Cooke, host of the “Genealogy Gems” podcast.

Baltimore holds a secret that is nearly 150 years old. It is the identity of ‘a lady, married to a Union officer’ whose testimony before a Civil War military commission saved the life of Confederate blockade runner, Colonel C. T. Jenkins.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces its new free mobile app which allows members, genealogists and family historians keep up with the latest FGS news as well as events and services.

Code_IT Legacy, offers QR plaques that can be affixed to a gravestone to tell the stories of the person buried there. When scanned with a smartphone, you see pictures, videos, memories, stories, genealogy information, donation pages, and much more.

As more and more Americans become interested in family history, they are seeking conferences and education events such as the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference to learn more about their roots.

The Living Legacy Project aims save the living history of our time before the people who made it (our parents and grandparents) pass on.To achieve this an army of Personal Legacy Advisors will be recruited to assist both families and the community.

Over Memorial Day weekend, attention turns to our national, local and family histories. Just in time, Līve-brary.com — the digital branch of the 56 local public libraries of Suffolk County, NY — offers four new databases.

The Curtin Clan Inc. will hold its seventh Clan Gathering in Chicago, June 24th-26th, 2011.

Tpstry adds data portability options by rolling out new import and export features.

Family history research projects on GenealogyFreelancers.com get a boost by using Tpstry.com to gather information.

Life stories are not just for our parents. A new webinar series for Boomers will shine a light to some of our shared events resulting in interesting triggers to start Boomers writing their memoirs. Great stories will be written easily.

7 Days and 7 Ways to Learn More about Your Name and Other Monikers

Alabama-Genealogy.net has announced that they are accepting sign ups for their Alabama Genealogy Newsletter which is expected to start later this year.

The genealogy market lacks tools that help genealogists build well documented family trees. Our online family tree builder program is designed to help genealogist do just that.

Funium announced today the integration of its forthcoming Facebook game, Family Village, with FamilyLink’s We’re Related on Facebook, a top 300 social application. Farmville™-like game first social game tying to real-world content discovery.

Genery Software has announced the release of Agelong Tree 4, a new version of the program for building family trees.

Your Ancestral Family, LLC , a full service professional genealogy research service announces a new web site as well as monthly heritage discounts. View www.yourancestralfamily.com.

Tpstry.com, a website taking a unique approach to discovering and sharing family memories, announced today the launch of a groundbreaking "Family Memories Website" feature as part of its new redesign.

The use of DNA testing for genetics allows one to trace ancestry back 25,000 or more years. The Elbert library (Colorado) will host a presentation about using DNA for genealogical research on Janurary 8, 2011.