Birth, marriage and death anniversaries for my ancestors and their kin during the upcoming week: Gregorian Calendar: October 12-18 October 1...

Today is Dogs Rule Day. Created by Pedigree dog food, it is an "International Holiday for Dogs". If anyone deserves their own hol...

The word prompt for the 6th Edition of Smile For The Camera is Funny Bone . Show us that picture that never fails to bring a smile to your f...

Approximately 10 days ago would have been my great grandmother, Bertha Cruvant's 121st or 122nd birthday. As I posted in my weekly list...

The 57th Carnival of Genealogy has been posted. Almost four dozen entries about family history discovered in newspapers. The topic for the ...

Birth, marriage and death anniversaries for my ancestors and their kin during the upcoming week: Emma Van Every - born Oct 6, 1871 (1st cous...

Using mitochondrial DNA, researchers are able to prove that Vikings conquered much of the British Isles. Viking Mice .

The topic for the 57th Carnival of Genealogy is: I read it in the news! Newspapers can be a wonderful source of family history information. ...

Birth, marriage and death anniversaries for my ancestors and their kin during the upcoming week: George Van Every - Born Sept 28, 1888 (1st ...

Google has released some APIs that allow you to embed a book-preview on your own website or blog Browse Fretz Family History by Rev AJ Fr...

Sept 23, 1666 - Barnabas Horton born (7th great grandfather) Sept 25, 1961 - Sarah Ann Foster died (2nd great aunt) Sept 26, 1911 - Moshe Le...

Minnie Van Every Benold (1884-1969), the sister of my grandmother Myrtle Van Every Deutsch, at some point in her later years, the exact date...

When you get most of your news online, like I do, it's easy to miss a local story. Thankfully David at OakvilleBlackWalnut blogged abou...

Harry Odelson - Born Sept 15, 1896 (1st cousin, three times removed) Pearl Odelson - Died Sept 15, 1957 (1st cousin, three times removed) Sa...

My beloved Mac iBook which I have had for several years won't boot, I get a folder with a question mark when I try to start up. And whi...

Three years ago, Jonathan Gurwitz at the Jewish World Review suggested the creation of an American Tisha B'Av . What does that mean? The...

GenealogyBank has announced that their database for the Social Security Death Index is now freely accessible. GenealogyBank has the only S...

The word prompt for the 5th Edition of Smile For The Camera is Crowning Glory. Show us those wonderful photographs of hairdos and maybe eve...

Thomas MacEntee at Destination: Austin Family has recently been posting daily historical births, marriages, and deaths for his family. I l...

I thought I could focus my attentions elsewhere, and then Tom Kemp on his GenealogyBank blog says he's a cousin to Alaska Governor, Sar...