Category Archives: Genealogy News

Jackson County Probate Court consolidates with Juvenile Court

This announcement came after giving notice to the Jackson County Bar Association, the Jackson County Genealogical Society and Jackson County Title Companies and Examiners and allowing the opportunity for the foregoing to provide comment. Beginning Dec. 13, neither probate filings nor marriage license applications will be accepted at the primary courthouse and will only be accepted at… Read More: Jackson County Probate Court consolidates with Juvenile Court »

New historic Ohio Newspapers now online at the Library of Congress

COLUMBUS— The Ohio History Connection is pleased to announce that 9 more historic Ohio newspapers have been digitized and uploaded to the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America website at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov thanks to a $248,600 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio, part of the National Digital Newspaper Program developed… Read More: New historic Ohio Newspapers now online at the Library of… »

Hayth donates volumes of obituary clippings to Jackson Library

JACKSON— Genealogy resources are richer and fuller now at the Jackson City Library through a special donation by researcher Ruth Hayth of Wellston. “This adds to the family histories locally,” Hayth said. “I’ll do just about anything to add to these local family histories.” In 1996, when Hayth’s husband, Robert, died, she found herself clipping… Read More: Hayth donates volumes of obituary clippings to Jackson Library »

Visit Jones Museum to see JHS History and Memories exhibit

JACKSON— Everyone was young once and the newest exhibit at the Jones Museum shows 136 years of local and national history through the lens of youth; how it was for boys and girls who went through Jackson High School through the years. “This exhibit relies heavily on the Osky Wow, the JHS yearbook, along with… Read More: Visit Jones Museum to see JHS History and Memories exhibit »

Genealogy World, March 25th – 29th

Ancestry.co.uk (the British records sister site of Ancestry.com) is making its 1911 and 1901 British census records free this weekend. To view these records you will need to register for a free Ancestry.co.uk account. The Dublin (Ireland) City Library and Archive has posted a free database of more than 46,000 Dublin voters in 1908 (men 21 and older… Read More: Genealogy World, March 25th – 29th »

Genealogy World, March 11th – 15th

RootsTech, the FamilySearch genealogy conference taking place in Salt Lake City March 21-23, has announced its lineup of 13 sessions you can watch free online. They include the opening day keynote by FamilySearch CEO Dennis Brimhall and storyteller Sid Lieberman; Researching Ancestors Online with Laura Prescott; and From Paper Piles to Digital Files by Valerie… Read More: Genealogy World, March 11th – 15th »

Genealogy World, March 4th – 8th

WikiTree, a free worldwide family tree website, has launched a new feature called Surname Following that lets you get updates when other WikiTree users post content related to names you’re interested in. Log in to WikiTree and follow surnames to receive an email alert when related content is added to the WikiTree database or a… Read More: Genealogy World, March 4th – 8th »

Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users

Much has been written about Family Tree, the first of several site enhancements for FamilySearch.org, and the replacement for new.familysearch.org. We’re happy to report that Family Tree is now live on FamilySearch.org and is available to all users. This opens up the contribution, collaboration, editing, and sourcing tools of Family Tree to researchers—including potential family members—… Read More: Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users »

Kelly Clarkson to Appear on the New U.S. Version of “Who Do You Think You Are?”

Here are two news stories rolled into one: Kelly Clarkson will be featured on a future episode of “Who Do You Think You Are?” to be broadcast in the U.S. There WILL be future episodes of “Who Do You Think You Are?” to be broadcast on TLC. The program ended on NBC last year but… Read More: Kelly Clarkson to Appear on the New U.S. Version of… »

Genealogy World, February 18th – 22nd

Ancestry.com has opened its AncestryDNA test to all US residents. From last May until now, the test was open just to Ancestry.com subscribers. This autosomal test analyzes more than 700,000 DNA marker locations and cross-references them with Ancestry.com’s catalog of DNA samples. The AncestryDNA test also breaks down your ethnic heritage by percentage from 20 populations. See… Read More: Genealogy World, February 18th – 22nd »

Genealogy World, February 11th – 15th

At the new, free website from Herthstone Legacy Publications called My Genealogy Hound, you can access thousands of biographies extracted from pre-1900 county history books. Biographies from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee are available now, with more states to come. Search the site or browse biographies by surname or state and county. The site also has… Read More: Genealogy World, February 11th – 15th »

Draper Manuscript Collection Online

The Draper Manuscript Collection is now available online for free at FamilySearch.org. Lyman C. Draper (1815-1891) collected information on America’s first frontier and its notable figures and events, such as Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clarke, and The Battle of King’s Mountain. Draper’s papers include a treasure trove of information on the frontier settlers of the Carolinas,… Read More: Draper Manuscript Collection Online »

Ellis Island Immigration Museum Archive Relocated

The National Park Service has moved treasures from the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York Harbor to a federal storage center due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Oct. 29, the hurricane flooded Ellis Island and water filled the basement of the Immigration Museum, which houses the Great Hall where millions of immigrants started their lives in… Read More: Ellis Island Immigration Museum Archive Relocated »

Genealogy World, February 4th – 8th

PBS has gathered its African-American history content into one place to help you celebrate Black History Month. Watch programs including Freedom Riders and Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr., take a quiz about milestones in African-American history, get ideas for celebrating the month with kids and more. Applications are being accepted for the 2013 Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial… Read More: Genealogy World, February 4th – 8th »

Genealogists Win With FamilySearch/OCLC Partnership

Two indispensable genealogy resources are joining forces, resulting in a win for genealogists wanting to access offline family history materials. FamilySearch and OCLC (the Online Computer Library Center) have reached an agreement to list the holdings of the FamilySearch genealogy catalog in WorldCat, the OCLC’s online search portal to catalogs from 74,000 repositories in more than 70 countries. Under… Read More: Genealogists Win With FamilySearch/OCLC Partnership »