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101 Best Genealogy Websites
FamilyTree Magazine has published its list of 101 Top Genealogy Websites. Have you visited them all? Click here to explore. |
Big Win for Genealogists: NY Death Index
Reclaim the Records has notched another big win for genealogists and freedom of information with the public release of the FULL New York State Death Index, from 1880 through the end of 2017. And as soon as they hand over the data, it will be published online, for free, in both searchable and downloadable formats, without any restrictions or usage contracts or paywalls, so that neither the state nor commercial entities can ever withhold it again.
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Pope Leo XIV's Family Tree
From the Facebook page: Genealogists climb the brick wall in the family tree of new Pope Leo XIV. Click here to read. |
RootsMagic SALE
Sale! RootsMagic version 10 is out with additional features, including tools for working with DNA matches. Click here for more. |
Reclaim the Records - New York
Reclaim The Records is supporting legislation, S.7782, that would direct the New York Department of Health to work with a private partner to finish digitizing the state's historical birth, marriage, and death records and put them online with searchable public indexes. Read more about it, and how you can support the efforts, here. |
The 1870 Double Census
Did you know that back in 1870, three major U.S. cities filled out the federal census TWICE? This article from NGS Monthly explains why, and how the two enumerations are different. Click here to read the article.
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Free WWII records at MyHeritage
From the Facebook page: In celebration of VE Day, MyHeritage is offering free access to all their WWII collections from May 7–11, 2025. They have more than 127 million records across 13 collections, covering enlistment, draft, casualty, and prisoner of war records from the U.S., Europe, Australia, and beyond.
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FPAN for May
Estuaries Day
Apalachicola National Estuarian Research Reserve
108 Island Drive, Eastpoint, FL
1:30-5:30pm EST
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Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting & Conference
Hilton Hotel and Conference Center
1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL
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Florida Emancipation Day Celebration
Historic Holy Family Center
203 Dr. Frederick Humphries Street, Apalachicola, FL
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Summer Opening: Volunteer Archaeology Lab
FPAN Coordinating Center
207 E Main Street, Pensacola, FL
10:30am-4:00pm CT
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New Exhibit Showcase: Sunken Series
Art instillation by Jenna Zydlo
FPAN Coordinating Center
207 E Main Street, Pensacola, FL
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Border changes in Europe
From the Facebook page: 1,000 years of border changes in Europe. When you're researching your ancestors, it's important to know where they lived, because that can change how and where you search for records. Click here to watch. |
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