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Library of Congress Records on iTunes and YouTube
March 26, 2009, 6:53 am EDT - Genealogy - About Genealogy

The U.S. Library of Congress has begun uploading some of its audio and video archives to iTunes and YouTube in an effort to make its materials easier for the public...

Secrets of a Successful Genealogical Society
March 25, 2009, 5:06 am EDT - Genealogy - About Genealogy

It's no secret that a number of genealogical and historical societies have been struggling in recent years with membership decline. Many say the Internet and proliferation of online databases and...

Roots Television
March 18, 2009, 10:20 am EDT - Genealogy - About Genealogy

I know a lot of you have probably heard of and enjoyed Roots Television, but for all of you out there who have never checked it out the site has...

New Red Cross War Dead Archive Uncovered
March 14, 2009, 3:21 am EDT - Genealogy - About Genealogy

An estimated 20 million sets of details on the capture, death or burial of servicemen from over 30 nations during World War I have just been discovered "virtually untouched since...

New York Times Immigration Explorer
March 13, 2009, 3:35 am EDT - Genealogy - About Genealogy

The New York Times has added a fantastic new interactive map which displays historic U.S. immigration patterns since 1880; what countries the immigrants came from and how much of the...

Alex Haley's Roots Go Back to Scotland
March 6, 2009, 4:21 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

I'm always amazed just how much you can actually learn about your family history through DNA if you really dig down into the details. Alex Haley, the famous author of...

Fascinating Oral Histories Online
March 4, 2009, 3:18 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Most of us involved in researching our family tree have interviewed at least a relative or two. Asked questions about their parents, grandparents, school life and wedding day. Learned some...

New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages Now Available Online
February 25, 2009, 2:32 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Having recently had reason to do some research in the online births, marriages and deaths of Victoria, Australia, I was thrilled to see yet more vital records are now available...

Metes, Bounds & Meanders
February 23, 2009, 2:37 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Have you ever found a land deed for an ancestor that measured distance in poles or chains or used trees and streams as boundary marks? This early system of land...

Facebook Forever
February 17, 2009, 6:02 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Genealogists have taken Facebook by storm this past year - everywhere I go it seems like I'm meeting more of my Facebook "friends," which is wonderful! But as more...

Using Genealogy to Identify an Amnesia Victim
February 17, 2009, 3:56 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Just as genealogists have come to the rescue in connecting recently deceased individuals with next of kin who have proven difficult for coronors to identify and trace, genealogy is also...

Presidents in the Family Tree
February 16, 2009, 4:59 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Is there presidential blood flowing through your veins? If your ancestors have been in the United States for more than 100 years, your chances are pretty good - especially if...

Romance Through the Ages
February 10, 2009, 7:15 am EST - Genealogy - About Genealogy

Where would we be without romance? What was courtship and marriage like for our distant ancestors? In anticipation of Valentine's Day, enjoy this stroll back through romantic heritage with this...

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