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Local Authors Release Knox County Family History Book
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (159+ words) EDINA, Mo. " A new book highlighting the history of two Knox County families and the communities they helped shape has been released by local authors Maurine Mayer and Shawn Poore. "They say everyone has a story to tell," Poore said....
Research turns up Confederates from many ethnic backgrounds
17+ hour ago (92+ words) What began as one Wilson County couple's ancestry research turned into a much wider research project. While tracing their family members back through the American Civil War, Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Harris found a surprising range of ethnic heritages among…...
Nazi search engine shows if ancestors were in Hitler's party
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (692+ words) A new German online search engine is helping people to discover if their ancestors were members of the Nazi Party. Christian Rainer, from Austria, told the BBC he found the name of his grandfather "within a few seconds". "I found…...
Celebrating ancestry at the 2026 genealogy resource fair
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (322+ words) The Statesboro'Bulloch County Library welcomed researchers, history enthusiasts, and families on Saturday, April 11, 2026, for the annual Genealogy Resource Fair, a full'day event that brought together experts and organizations from across the Southeast and beyond. The fair, which ran from 10: 30am to…...
Learn more about finding family heritage with Genealogical Society
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (82+ words) FAIRFIELD" Sara Cochran returns to explore more resourcesto help find families between 1880-1900 and complete the case study. This is a follow-up presentation to "Who Needed it Anyway?" The Zoom presentation, May 2, is part of the Solano County Genealogical Society Speaker…...
Genealogy over Lunch to explore newspapers as family research tools
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (121+ words) Nebraska Today Wedding announcements, obituaries, local events and gossip can be found in local newspapers of the 19th and 20th centuries, proving to be a great source of research for family historians. Join Genealogy over Lunch at 11: 30 p. m. April 21 to discuss newspapers as…...
Free genealogy workshop is April 19 at Flagg Township Museum
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (241+ words) Flagg Township Museum in Rochelle Tuesday, August 26, 2025. (Alex T. Paschal) As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence on July 4, 2026, community members are invited to explore their family history and uncover possible connections to the founding of the United States....
New AI Is Changing How We Discover Our Past and Family History
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (657+ words) Discover your family history with My Heritage. DNA testing, billions of records, and Scribe AI help you uncover and understand your roots like never before. Are you still trying to put together pieces of your family history? Genealogy has now…...
Genealogy Search Links Ohio Man to Cof C
19+ hour, 14+ min ago (831+ words) A genealogy search brought Fred Kerner to the College of Charleston campus to visit 14 Green Way, which was built for his great-great-grandfather in 1872. Above (l'r): George Johnson, Aaisha Haykal (manager of archival services at the Avery Research Center), Bernard Powers,…...
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Presents "Travel Your [Family]Tree: Walking in Your Ancestors' Footsteps"
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (420+ words) Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Presents "Travel Your [Family] Tree: Walking in Your Ancestors' Footsteps"The Santa Barbara Independent The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the public to its free monthly meeting on Saturday, April 18, 2026, featuring professional genealogist Lisa…...