TIP OF THE WEEK –GFO VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE 2022The Genealogical Forum of Oregon will be hosting another Virtual Open House this year. Last year they filled over 2,000 virtual seats with attendees from 26 states and five countries. This Open House will run from Saturday, March 26, 2022 – Saturday, April 2, 2022. Twenty-three free presentations are planned. This…
Hi userI am thrilled to announce the launch of our first-ever podcast, Blast From My Past — now available wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify and Apple. The Blast From My Past podcast will feature the incredible true stories of people whose lives were changed by what they discovered through MyHeritage about their family’s pasts — whether it was a close…
EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS 18 MARCH FOR NGS 2022 FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTORegister Now Dear : Be sure to lock in your early-bird discount by 18 March for the NGS 2022 Family History Conference in Sacramento, California, 24-28 May. Early-bird discounts are available to those who plan to attend the conference in person. After 18 March, the price of registration for…
Saturday, March 5 EWGS March Meeting (EWGS Meetings) 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Meeting via Zoom (Zoom link will be posted to the website the morning of this presentation) Pam Vestal will present: “Why They Left, Where They Went and the Tales Their Journeys Can Reveal” Why did our ancestors leave their homes? Why did they…
If you have French roots, you will almost certainly find some family members in this collection. This addition comes alongside the 8 million other historical records we added from France and Norway since the beginning of 2022. Please read more here. The second announcement is that we’ll be running a special offer for uploading DNA kits…
TIP OF THE WEEK –BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS AND A WEBINAR Jill Morelli passed along this tip; it originally came from Valerie Beaudrault. The University of British Columbia has made the BC Historical Newspapers database, a digital collection of 168 newspaper titles published between 1859 and 1995, available on their website. Toward the bottom left hand side of the…
Hi user I’m delighted to tell you that MyHeritage has just published 5.8 million records from 28 collections from JewishGen. The release of these records — made possible thanks to MyHeritage’s collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and its affiliate, JewishGen, a leading website for Jewish genealogy…
Registration Is Now Open for theNational Genealogical Society’s2022 Family History Conference Program Dear Friends at Eastern Washington Genealogical Society, Registration is now open for the NGS 2022 Family History Conference, Our American Mosaic, 24-28 May. This year NGS is offering registrants three ways to participate: In-Person in Sacramento, California, 24-28 May; Online at Home, 27-28 May; and…
