Archive for December, 2008

Genealogy New Year’s Resolutions

Genealogy New Year’s resolutions are a good way to renew your family history spirit. Here are a few of my New Year’s Resolution I would like for you to consider when making your own commitments for the 2009 year in genealogy

Continue Reading December 29, 2008 at 12:22 pm 1 comment

Obituarieshelp.org Review

Obituarieshelp.org is your resource guide for obituaries and genealogy. It has the most complete online resource for newspaper obituaries, sympathy ideas, funeral resources and searchable family ancestors records.

Continue Reading December 25, 2008 at 4:17 pm Leave a comment

I Am Taking Time to say “Merry Christmas” and Thinking of Others

In all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I just wanted to take time to wish everyone a very
Merry Christmas. But, I am also giving thoughts on those who are having a tough time this year.

Continue Reading December 21, 2008 at 7:09 am 1 comment

Grandduchy of Baden Book Review

Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Grandduchy of Baden, second edition, written by Kevan M. Hansen is part of a series compiled to make accessing German records easier. “Its purpose is to aid in identifying what church records to search if a specific town is known. If only a general area is known, perhaps from a passenger list or naturalization record, this resource can also aid in identifying which church parishes can be found in that locality and facilitate accessing those records.”(Foreword by Kavan M. Hansen)

Continue Reading December 16, 2008 at 12:39 pm Leave a comment

Familybuilder DNA Press Release

Familybuilder Debuts Familybuilder DNA Tests
Familybuilder DNA enables Consumers to Discover Their DNA with the Most Affordable Kit Worldwide

NEW YORK, NY – December 4, 2008 — New York City-based Familybuilder‚ (http://www.familybuilder.com), the fastest-growing genealogy service on the Internet used by more than 5 million people on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Orkut, today announces the release of Familybuilder DNA, its line of popularly-priced home genealogy DNA tests.

Continue Reading December 10, 2008 at 2:24 pm Leave a comment

African American Sites to Break Brick Walls

A researcher had gotten her African American ancestors to the 1870 census, and like a lot of you, hit a brick wall. It was not beginning classes she needed, but a few suggestions where to look next and a whole lot of luck. Here are some sugestions that might help.

Continue Reading December 7, 2008 at 4:29 pm Leave a comment