Category Archives: Genealogy news

…why your female ancestor born in the United States was not a U.S. citizen?  The reason goes back to a 1907 US law which removed a woman’s citizenship if she married a non-citizen!  This was part of the fall-out of … Continue reading →

Today I received an email from John Martino, the Project Coordinator for the Italian Genealogy Group  (IGG) that “Ancestry has made arrangements with New York City Municipal Archives to link to their vital records….This was done to promote the records … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Jan Meisels Allen and to Gershon Lehrer for passing on information to her about these resources: Jan pointed out https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ as a site with free access to newspapers in the Netherlands, and then Gershon sent her another … Continue reading →

Some places seem shrouded in mystery – details of residents are inaccessible via the internet, and research often requires hiring costly researchers  on the ground, or sending payments to foreign governments or researchers with whom contact is often difficult. Good … Continue reading →

Thanks once again to Jan Meisels Allen for alerting us to the following article posted on June 11, 2013 by CBC Canada –  The article begins with the statement “An internal document from Library and Archives Canada suggests the department … Continue reading →

The National Genealogical Society’s annual conference will be taking place in Las Vegas May 8-11.  I am very excited to be attending this year – the line-up of speakers is terrific, and of course the opportunity to interact with other … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is offering free access to select immigration and border crossing records. Free access expires March 17, 2013 at midnight ET. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/passengerlists  and for border crossings: http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/passports Immigration Collections include: New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 California Passenger and … Continue reading →

US Archivist David S. Ferriero, announced on March 11, 2013 that the extended hours of 5 pm to 9 pm three days a week for Research rooms at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and the National Archives at … Continue reading →

Last year at this time, the biggest news was all about the release of the 1940 U.S. census that was released April 2, 2012.  Along with the release of the census to the public were constant news articles about the … Continue reading →