GenealogyBank is celebrating its second year of service to genealogists! Join with us and celebrate! We’ll be “Two” on October 18th. How time flies. It has been a wonderful two years! We have loved receiving your fan mail and sharing in your success stories. We’re happy for your amazing finds and knowing the special... (Read More)
It can be very difficult to find women in the early 19th Century – finding sources that actually give their names and genealogical details. It was common in the 19th century for genealogical sources to be brief and give only the basic information about a household in the census – or an entry in... (Read More)
Sunday September 29, 1901 Josephine Ormsby (1871-) gave birth to children number eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen – three boys and one girl. The proud mother Josephine Ormsby said “These are the dearest little things” as she was “propped up in the bed with the three boys in her arms and the little girl... (Read More)
Today’s Bangor (Maine) Daily News has the stunning news that the Swan’s Island Library in Maine has burned to the ground. (Photo: Donna Wiegle – Bangor Daily News 25 July 2008) The library was hit by lighting, caught fire and burned. Click here to read the complete story. The library held over 10,000 books... (Read More)
Saturday we told you that the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society Library was being given to the NY Public Library. The NYG&B has now issued a public statement giving more about the background and rationale for this decision. Since this news release is not on the G&B website – I am posting it here.... (Read More)
The venerable New York Genealogical & Biographical Society sold its building (2007) and has now given its entire library collection to the New York Public Library (NYPL). I was alerted to this by Dick Hillenbrand’s article at Upstate New York Genealogy Blog. The New York Times reported this morning that even though the NYG&B... (Read More)
Hi Tom, I really do need to share with you GenealogyBank‘s latest contribution to my family history research! I really do love GenealogyBank. Without it, I would not know about the accident that caused the death of my grandmother’s youngest brother. Nor would I have known when it occurred. Nor would I have found... (Read More)
As promised – here is the PowerPoint presentation used at the NY Metro Chapter meeting last night. GenealogyBank: The Tour – Resources You’ll Find Nowhere Else! Simply click your way through the presentation. The presentation is focused on the variety and value of resources that you can find in GenealogyBank. With over 230 million... (Read More)
I had the opportunity Monday night to speak to the New York Metro Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. I have been a member of APG from the beginning – and a member of the New York Metro Chapter for many years. Living in Connecticut I welcomed the opportunity to go to the... (Read More)
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