ARLINGTON, VA, 26 AUGUST 2014: The National Genealogical Society announces the

release of Genealogy and the Law: A Guide to Legal Sources for the Family Historian by Kay

Haviland Freilich, CGSM, CGLSM, FNGS and William B. Freilich, Esq. Genealogy and the Law guides

readers through the variety of legal sources that genealogists need in order to explain many of

the events that occurred in their ancestors’ lives. Land ownership, estate…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 22, 2014

July 22, 2014 – Chicago, Illinois. Jennifer Holik announces the release of two of her latest books. The Tiger’s Widow the second book in the Stories of the Lost series. And, Stories from the Battlefield: A Beginning Guide to World War II Research.…

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is pleased to announce Patti Gillespie

as the winner of the Jimmy B. Parker Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

scholarship for 2015. The competition was strong and many candidates

submitted worthy applications. The committee determined that Ms.

Gillespie's application exemplified the culture of giving back to the

community as demonstrated by Jimmy B.Parker.



Ms. Gillespie is the Virtual Professional Management Conference…

APG to Honor Student and/or Young Professional with Strong Interest in Developing a Career in Genealogy



WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 June 2014-The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) is now accepting applications for the APG Young Professional Scholarship. Requirements have been revised to reflect current economic and educational trends and to be more inclusive of young parents, military personnel, home school candidates,…

For Immediate Release

June 20, 2014

“Gone to Texas” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists

June 20, 2014 – Austin, TX. Discounted early-bird registration for the 2014 Federation of…

The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy to Hold Fourth Annual Forensic Genealogy Institute on March 26-28, 2015…

Military records are free Memorial Day weekend on MyHeritage, just visit: http://pages.myheritage.com/memorialday/

For Immediate Release

May 14, 2014

FGS Hosts 2015 Alaskan Cruise, 2015 New York Regional Conference, and Celebrates Its…

NGS honored excellence in the categories of genealogy and family history newsletter editorship and service to the Society with the presentation of several awards at the Opening Session of the NGS 2014 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on 7 May 2014. The Opening Session keynote speaker was Dr. Sandra G. Treadway, Librarian of Virginia and State Archivist at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, who spoke on the topic “The…

• More than 9,000 reformatory school records reveal criminal behaviour of…

Documents Spanning Over 300 Years Give Insight to the Presence and Influence of Quakers in American History

PROVO, UT--(Marketwired - Apr 28, 2014) - Ancestry.com today released 11.5 million new records documenting one of the most prominent groups in American history, the "Religious Society of Friends," more commonly known as Quakers. Spanning over 300 years (late 1600s - late 1900s), the collection includes birth, marriage, death, disownment, and memorial records,…