Category Archives: News

The Illinois State Archives has two different statewide death record indexes on their website.  One is for deaths that occurred from 1916-1950, the other is for deaths prior to 1916.  The first is a complete index, but the index prior to 1916 is still a […]

The following is a press release issued by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. 2011 FGS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN “Pathways to the Heartland” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists February 2, 2011 – Austin, TX. Registration for the 2011 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, […]

Who Do You Think You Are? is a television series on NBC that follows celebrities on their ancestral journey.  The Season 2 premier is tonight on NBC at 7 pm (CST).

I logged into Blogger a few moments ago to review comments for GenBlog.  One of them mentioned they came across GenBlog through this blog , “because that blog is Blogger’s Blog of Note today!”  This could explain the 32 comments that needed to be reviewed […]

I am happy to report that the photos of Josiah and Ellen (Jones) Bagley, featured in the post Orphan Photos #60 & #61, have been reunited with family!

Hot off the press this afternoon is the following press release from Illinois State Genealogical Society announcing a genealogy writing contest open to Illinois students ages 12-15.  Be sure to pass this along to anyone you know who is eligible to participate.  Keep in mind […]

Several months ago, Family Tree Magazine was searching for the 40 Best Genealogy Blogs.  Although GenBlog was nominated, it did not make the top 40 list.  But, many other wonderful blogs did.  To see the list, refer to Diane Haddad’s blog post Announcing the Family […]

Just got word that Legacy FT version 7.4 will integrate with FamilySearch.  Version 7.4 should be available sometime this month.  Read more at their website.