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- NEHGS Offers Free Access to Online Irish Databases
In recognition of St. Patrick's Day, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering access to its Irish databases free to the public for a limited time. Access will most likely be available through Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The free offerings include:... - Family History and the Holocaust: A Day of Learning
The following is an announcement from the Jewish Genealogical Society in New York City: The Jewish Genealogical Society in New York City will present an all-day seminar, Family History and the Holocaust: A Day of Learning, on Sunday, April 22nd. Five speakers will cover a wide range of Holocaust-related themes. The speakers are... - Follow-Up: Court Hearing on NYG&B's Proposed Building Sale
Yesterday I published a letter from Roger Joslyn concerning a court hearing about the proposed sale of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's headquarters building in New York City. That article is available at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/03/court_hearing_o.html. Today, Roger sent the following update:... - In Memoriam: Diane Dieterle
The following sad news came from Tom Kemp of GenealogyBank.com: Diane Dieterle World's Greatest Genealogist Diane Shutley Dieterle, age 67, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in West Jordan, Utah from complications of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was born March 16, 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Charles Crosby and Mary Weaver Williams Shutley.... - Merging Medical Data is often Impractical
With all the genealogy information and medical information stored on computers, including in various studies, it should be possible to merge it and come up with concrete answers to certain medical conditions, right? It's an interesting concept, says John F. Carlquist, co-director of LDS Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Program, but it's not really practical. There are gaps in the data. And bad information. Some of the records are incomplete. Different people store data in their own ways and some of them are better at it than others.... - £1.6M Secures Historical Treasure for Scotland
Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson has announced that a priceless collection of historical documents has been secured for Scotland. The Dalhousie papers cover 900 years of Scotland's history and its people, and how Scots have influenced the wider world. The Scottish Executive and the National Heritage Memorial Fund - the UK fund of last resort - are both contributing £800,000 towards the total cost of securing the collection for the National Archives of Scotland.... - On the Road Again
I am headed out this week to Provo, Utah. I'll be attending the Computerized Genealogy Conference to be held on March 16 and 17 at Brigham Young University. In fact, I'll be speaking there as well.While I will be carrying a laptop computer and various wireless network devices, there is always a possibility of being left incommunicado. Don't be surprised if there are no new articles posted to the daily newsletter for a few days. Next Sunday's weekly Plus Edition e-mail newsletter also might be delayed by a day or two as I will spend most of next Sunday in... - Plus Edition Newsletter has been Sent
The weekly Plus Edition newsletter was sent to subscribers a few minutes ago. If you are a Plus Edition subscriber and did not yet receive your copy, look in your spam folder. If not there, you need to check with your e-mail provider to see why it was blocked.... - (+) The Latest in GPS Technology
NOTE: This article does not contain much genealogy information. However, it does describe one of the niftiest high-tech devices available today. Along the way, you can use this device to find hidden cemeteries, courthouses, old family homesteads, and much more. About ten years ago I wrote an article on how to use online databases and low-cost GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers to find cemeteries, even tiny cemeteries on farms and other rural locations. I have used these devices to find cemeteries with only five tombstones, all overgrown with scrub brush. That article has since taken on a life of its... - Follow-Up: NARA Proposal to Increase Fees
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has proposed a huge increase in fees charged to individuals who seek copies of documents held by the agency. In the past, NARA's fee increases have been slam dunk actions: NARA asks and then NARA receives. Now you have a chance to change that and to convince government bureaucrats that the people they serve really need to be served properly.... - Court Hearing on NYG&B's Proposed Building Sale
I have written several times recently about the proposed sale of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's headquarters building in New York City. Several months ago, the Board of Directors of the Society voted to sell the building for $24 million and then move the Society's headquarters and library to a yet-unannounced location. Some members of the Society have objected to the sale and also to the manner in which ballots were sent to members asking for approval. You can read my past articles about this issue at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/09/nygb_to_sell_it.html, http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/01/attention_nygb_.html and at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/02/nygbs_response_.html. Now NYGB concerned member Roger D.... - Immigrant Servants Database now Online
The following announcement was written by Nathan W. Murphy: ANNOUNCEMENT: New Online Database of Indentured Servants, Redemptioners, and Transported Convicts PROJECT TITLE: Immigrant Servants Database PROJECT URL: www.immigrantservants.com DESCRIPTION: Nathan W. Murphy, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah, and employee of Price Associates Genealogical Services (project sponsor) is using skills he developed as a professional genealogist to reconstruct a passenger arrival list of indentured servants coming to Colonial America. The project will continue for several years. It follows in the spirit of Peter Wilson Coldham's efforts to publish passenger departure lists from sources in the United Kingdom and... - Dutch Family History Workshop - Call for Papers
The following announcement was written by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society:The Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch will be holding a day-long workshop on Saturday, August 11, 2007, that will acknowledge the important and very long-standing contribution of people with ancestry from the Netherlands. We are looking for proposals for presentations on any aspect of Dutch family history, including (but not limited to) sources, research techniques, historical background, Dutch migration or settlement in Canada or other parts of the world, language or paleography, libraries, archives, and online resources.... - New Website for Burke’s Peerage
The following announcement was written by The Origins Network:A brand new website for Burke's Peerage has just been launched. Specialists in Irish and British online genealogy, The Origins Network (www.originsnetwork.com) have totally re-designed the Burke's Peerage Online service (www.burkes-peerage.net), making it much easier to search the rich genealogical database and to access an extraordinary range of detailed articles and essays on many aspects of the culture and traditions of the British Isles. The Burke's Peerage Online database includes detailed genealogical information on over 15,000 families (some going back over 1,000 years) whose members shaped the history and evolution of Britain... - MacFamilyTree 4.4.1
Macintosh owners have fewer family tree programs to choose from than their Windows-using cousins. Luckily, two or three of the Macintosh programs are just as good as some of the genealogy programs for other operating systems. One of them is MacFamilyTree, and version 4.4.1 of the program has just been released.MacFamilyTree is a Universal Binary program, so it runs well on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. The OS X operating system 10.3.9 or later is required. MacFamilyTree features the same kind of easy-to-use interface that Macintosh applications are famous for. It provides a crisp and clean overview of all your...
