This has nothing to do with genealogy, but is a heart-warming story that I think should be shared.

Frank Knight's decades-long battle to save New England's...

I have written a number of times about Mocavo, the genealogy search engine. My past articles may be found by starting at http://goo.gl/MtdPs....

Construction at a portion of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center has stopped in San Jose, Calif. because crews have unearthed pine boxes filled with the...

The graves of about 80 slaves in Florence, Alabama are being threatened by a planned new Wal-Mart store. The slaves were owned by ...

Once upon time, such as last year, any time you discussed the subject of computer viruses, the Mac owners would always say, "Macs don't...

Perhaps we should see more classes like this one. The following announcement was written by the West Valley Genealogical Society:

The West Valley Genealogical Society, 12222...

The following announcement was written by the organizers of the RootsTech 2013 conference:

March 21-23, 2013
Salt Lake City, Utah

The world of genealogy is changing at...

The last undeveloped Revolutionary War era prisoner-of-war camp has been saved from encroaching development. Camp Security is surrounded by residential neighborhoods just east of York,...

This article has nothing to do with genealogy. However, I do believe every American should read this, or similar, articles.

I admit to being a bit...

The following announcement was written by the folks at the Finding Your Roots television program on PBS:

What does it mean to be Latino? This...

I wish I could attend this session!  If you are in or near Indianapolis, perhaps you can do so. The Indiana State Library, the Indiana...

How many families can make claims like this one? Mother's Day has special meaning to Mollie Wood, who celebrated her 111th birthday last month. The...

Valued at $26.16 at the opening of trading this morning, Ancestry.com Inc.'s stock price dropped $3.59 during the day to close at $22.57...

Imagine a central clearinghouse for letters, manuscripts, and other pieces of evidence used by genealogists, historians, and many academics. A new online hub that researchers...

A few days ago, I wrote and published an article of Peer Review of Open-Source Books: An Opportunity for Genealogists? I proposed a free...

The following is a Plus Edition article, written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.

Too many genealogists are addicted to paper. In this day and...

After the end most major genealogy conferences, I usually host a Saturday night dinner for readers of this newsletters as well as their friends,...

The following announcement was written by Ancestry.com Inc.:

PROVO, Utah, May 13, 2012 -- Ancestry.com Inc., the world's largest online family history resource, today commented on...

I have been writing all week about this year's annual conference of the National Genealogical Society. The conference ended on Saturday afternoon. However,...

The annual conference of the U.S. National Genealogical Society wound down on Saturday. Most of the day continued in much the same manner as...