Friday Finds – 02/20/15

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

Call for Presentation Proposals for the 2016 FGS Conference

The 2015 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference has just ended, but planning is well underway for the 2016 conference, which will be held August 31 to September 3, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois.  The press release below is the call for presentations, which are due by […]

Registration Open for 2nd Annual New York Family History Conference

I received this press release last week regarding the 2nd Annual New York Family History Conference that will take place in Syracuse, New York, September 17–19, 2015.  Registration opened on February 11, and the early bird rates will remain in effect through May 31.  Details […]

Finally! New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Releases NY Research Guide

I wrote briefly about this anticipated guide back in 2012 when I had read an announcement in the Fall 2012 issue of The New York Researcher.  I’m glad to see that this multi-year project has finally resulted in the publication of New York Family History […]

Friday Finds – 02/06/15

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

Book Review – Out of the Shoebox: An Autobiographic Mystery

Title:  Out of the Shoebox: An Autobiographic Mystery Author:  Yaron Reshef Format:  Paperback and Kindle Published:  2014 Synopsis: (from Amazon)  A mysterious unexpected phone call hurls Yaron Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in […]

Book Review – What’s in a Name? History and Meaning of Wyckoff

Title:  What’s in a Name? History and Meaning of Wyckoff Author:  M. William Wykoff Format:  Paperback Published:  2014 Synopsis: (from Amazon) The cumulative evidence presented here proves that the origin of the surname Wyckoff is Frisian and refers to a household or settlement on a […]

Friday Finds – 01/30/15

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.