Clementine Breaux – 110 yrs. old – 1,000+ Descendants

Happy Mother’s Day!Clementine (Robicheaux) Breaux, the widow of Paul Breaux, must have set a record. As of March 19, 1915 – she was still going strong at age 110 – the mother of 13 children and the matriarch of more than 1,000 descendants born in her lifetime. She lived in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and... (Read More)

Join us to celebrate Halvor Moorshead’s retirement

Halvor Moorshead after a lifetime of publishing in the genealogy industry is retiring.   Join us in person, by e-mail or blog to honor Halvor Moorshead on his retirement.   Dinner 7 pm Thursday, 15 May 2008 at the Hyatt Regency’s Crown Center Peppercorn restaurant. On a budget? No problem, we’re ordering from the... (Read More)

1st genealogy published in America – 7 May 1724

The first genealogy published in America appeared in a newspaper 284 years ago – today – May 7, 1724. It appeared in the American Weekly Mercury. It was a genealogy of King Philip V of Spain. Genealogy articles routinely appeared in colonial newspapers. The first genealogy published in book form was in 1771 –... (Read More)