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

The 2015 FGI Offers Two Brand-New, Cutting-Edge Courses for Forensic Genealogists Dallas, Texas – June 12, 2014 – The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) announced today that the fourth annual Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) will be held March 26-28, 2015, at the […]

2015 SLIG Registration Opens Saturday, June 14

Registration for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) 2015 opens on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 9:00 AM Mountain Time! Pick your course, so that you are ready to enroll when registration opens as there are limited seats and ​the ​courses fill fast. The […]

Friday Finds – 06/13/14

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Book Review – Kindred Spirits: Family Ties

Title:  Kindred Spirits: Family Ties Author:  Julie Wilson Format:  Kindle Published:  2014 Synopsis:  (from Amazon)  The first in the Kate Dean & Co genealogical mystery novella series – a tale of modern-day life, monosyllabic teenagers, lots of red wine and ghostly goings-on!  Having discovered she […]

Book Review – It’s In the Genes

Title:  It’s In the Genes Author:  Norma E. Rawlings Format:  Kindle Published:  2013 Synopsis:  (from Amazon)  Liz Carter is forensic scientist, the only daughter of Philip Carter, a linguist, and Alexandra, a nurse.  One day Liz’s parents are killed in a car crash and she […]

Book Review – Benjamin’s Ghosts: An Enid Gilchrist Mystery

Title:  Benjamin’s Ghosts: An Enid Gilchrist Mystery Author:  Sylvia A. Nash Format:  Paperback and Kindle Published:  2014 Synopsis:  (from Amazon)  Benjamin Alexander dug into the past to uncover its secrets. His housekeeper guarded his secrets with her life.  Now Enid Gilchrist must draw on her […]

Family Tree DNA’s Autosomal Test on Sale for Father’s Day

From now until June 17, 2014, Family Tree DNA is offering their Family Finder test (autosomal DNA) for $79, which saves you $20!  That’s a pretty good deal!

Winners Announced for the 2013 GENEii Family History Writers Contest

A big congratulations to all the winners of the Southern California Genealogical Society’s 2013 GENEii Family History Writers Contest.  Below is the list of winners in each of the two categories.  Winning entries will be published in The Searcher, which is the quarterly journal of […]