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“If anyone knows the whereabouts of my daddy who was last seen behind a tombstone please contact me because I miss him!” These are the words of Sonia Rosenblatt from a letter she wrote to the Irish Jewish Genealogical Society which was founded by her father Stuart over 14 years ago,so its safe to say Stuarts family life has suffered since he started…

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I have several ebooks about Texas (or a particular area of Texas) that I would like to transcribe / format for posting on the Texas county pages at Trails To The Past. All of these books are in the ‘public domain’ (not copyrighted) and were written in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.



The books contain history about the state, Texas counties and cities as well as biographies…

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The holidays aren't complete without that special family recipe. Archives wants to celebrate your family's favorite holiday recipes. Between now and 12:00pm (PST) on December 21, 2012, enter the Archives Family Recipes Contest for a…

I was speaking with a friend the other day about my observations of some of the people that I work with, explaining that for some people, there is a melancholy in their recollections of the past and where they are today. My friend told me how much she loved that word, ‘melancholy’ and how distinctly different it is from the current usage of the word ‘depression.’

I…

 I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stuart Rosenblatt  for an upcoming "radio package" on the Irish Jews and their roots and I will shortly post a link to that interview.Stuart has spent the last 14 years painstakingly researching the family trees of the Irish Jewry and his Family History Database contains  information on over 48,000 individuals.If anyone needs…

All I know is she was in the household of A.T. Loudermilk in the 1910 Census. She was 9 yrs. old and A. T. granddaughter. Was B: in West Virginia. Her grandmother was Rosanna f. Loudermilk. Any help would be appreacated. Can contact me here or at gabbygaila@yahoo.com.....

thank you for your time.  Gail

It's coming soon -- the deadline for the GENEii Family History Writers Contest is looming. Writers have until December 31, 2012, to submit their entries for…

MY GRANDMOTHER mtDNA haplogroup A2 PATERNA

MY GRANDMOTHER mtDNA haplogroup A2 PATERNA

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Clan Aiyana

In human genetics, Haplogroup A is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.

A haplogroup is believed to have originated in Asia about 60,000 years before present. Its ancestral haplogroup was Haplogroup N.

A haplogroup is found throughout modern Asia. Its A1 subgroup is found in northern and central Asia, while its subgroup A2 is found…

Family history network buys rival and advances international expansion with new funds

LOS ANGELES, California, PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel – November 28, 2012 – MyHeritage, the popular online family history network, announced today it has acquired long-time rival…

November 27, 2012 – Austin,…

Hello everyone,I am researching Isaac Herzog,the first Chief Rabbi of the Irish Free State and I would be grateful if anyone has any info,thank you all.

Franklin was born 26 June 1860 Greene Co. PA and died June  1940 in Wheatland , Wyoming was carried back by train to Iowa for burial next to his wife. Mom was expecting me and she could not go. It broke her heart. 

Franklin Cornelius Hoffman, son of Sanford and Rachel Plants Hoffman raised three children:

Robert, Grace and Cecil Leroy. Their mother was Samantha Abigail DuVall, also born in PA near Franklin.

Mom always called him Grandpa Frank.  The  man…