News about genealogy discoveries

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group is offering a free genealogy workshop Sept. 16, 2026. Genealogy workshop offered at OSU Extension The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group is offering a free genealogy workshop at 10 a.m. Sept. 16, at the Oklahoma…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (551+ words) 10 September 2026 09:21 ANC to oppose DA's intervention in case against IEC over late candidate submissions 10 September 2026 09:06 Could AI cure cancer? Tech boss thinks it could happen in our lifetime 10 September 2026 08:34 Corruption-accused Mapisa-Nqakula a no-show in court due to ill health Have…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1037+ words) The entrance to Gortroe cemetery in Co Cork I’d never heard of the Western Sydney University until a few days ago when I was going back over bits and pieces I had written over the last half-century or more. Sixty-five…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (185+ words) DEFIANCE, OHIO – Genealogy enthusiasts and family historians are invited to a free seminar featuring author and genealogist Sunny Morton on Saturday, September 26, at the Serrick Center, 202 E. Sessions Ave., on the Defiance College campus. The program is presented by Defiance…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (251+ words) KayLee Walker, Dairy Ambassador for Susquehanna County and local Orphan School history enthusiast Michael Berol. KINGSLEY — This Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Harford Historical Society will hold an Open House at Harford Soldier's Orphan School, 2238 Orphan School Road in…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (316+ words) Updated September 8, 2026 The Seattle Public Library is marking 100 years of its Genealogy Collection — the largest genealogy resource in Washington state — with two full-day programs this fall, both open to the public and worth considering for families with kids curious about…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (174+ words) If youu2019ve been considering a DNA test, FamilyTreeDNA is offering a sale rightnow. For $39.00 you can get an autosomal DNA test: thatu2019s the one that can uncoverrelatives you didnu2019t know you had. They call theirs the u201cFamily Finder test.u201d It is also the one…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (186+ words) Author Frank G. Honeycutt’s fascinating exploration of the connection between genealogy and theology takes readers into the lives of two of his ancestors and how their circumstances and actions influenced the person he became. In 1908, Honeycutt’s great-grandfather Sheriff Frank Honeycutt of…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (157+ words) WHAT: Tracing Ancestors in Probate RecordsWHEN: Saturday, September 10, 2026 | 6:30 PM WHERE: 80 N. Marietta Parkway, NW | Marietta, GA 30060RESERVATIONS: CobbLandmarks.com [This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (393+ words) A TROVE of paperwork documenting land and property sales, school records and even medical procedures is set to change hands. Documents, including some auction catalogues and deeds dating as far back as the 17th and 15th century, and medical records from Monmouth…...