Massachusetts Society of Genealogists 2014 Writing Contest

Entries for the 2014 Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG) Writing Contest are due by August 15, 2014.  You must be a member of MSOG to participate.    Entries must be original content (i.e., not previously published) and relate to genealogy or family history.  “Submissions could be […]

Friday Finds – 06/06/14

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

Hotel Reservations Open for 2015 FGS and RootsTech Conferences

I received the following press release from the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) earlier today announcing that attendees can now reserve their hotel rooms for the FGS 2015 Conference and the 2015 RootsTech Conference, which will both be held February 11-14, 2015 in Salt Lake […]

Reminder – Entries for ISFHWE Excellence-in-Writing Competition Due 6/15

Entries for the 2014 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are due by June 15, 2014.    Both ISFHWE members and non-members are allowed to enter the competition.  Here are the categories for this year: Category I – Columns. This is […]

Ancestry – Finally, We Can Sort by Collection Title Again!!

Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see a “new” option (well, new to “new search”) available on my Categories search results page.  In the upper-right corner of the results section, there are now two links that you can toggle between to sort your results. Name […]

Friday Finds – 05/30/14

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

Illinois Korean War Memorial, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield

After reading Heather Wilkinson Rojo’s post, Would You Like to Contribute to the Honor Roll Project for Memorial Day?, I thought I would carve out some time to participate.  Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, has memorials dedicated to World War II, the Korean War, […]

Friday Finds – 05/23/14

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