Genealogy News

This months lecture/presentation at Damer House Annex is given by Susan Chadwick, Genealogist, entitled "Discover your roots, an introduction to family history and genealogy" These talks/presentations are proving very popular and anyone with any interest in family history should go along.

If your surname is Nixon, Dixon, Anderson, Beattie or Graham then the chances are your ancestors were driven out of England in the reign of James 1 for misdemeanours such as cattle rustling.

Captain West, portrayed by his descendant Phil Brown, is the first casualty of the Bond School House shootout which took place in 1863.

Do you need help growing the branches of your family tree? In the new Billings Public Library, resources to unearth old family connections will be available in the Genealogy Room.

Genealogy has been a practice of mankind since times immemorial. Whether it was for the sake of inheritance insurance or pride in racial lineage, genealogy has come in handy for a return to one's roots.

9 a.m. to noon, Thursdays, Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road. Library volunteers are available to give general genealogy research guidance and one-on-one assistance in using online and print genealogy resources for family researchers.

March 10: Grapevine Namedroppers meet the second Monday of the month in the Presentation Room of the Grapevine Public Library located at 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine,at 10:30 a.m. for local area support, questions and answers.

Those interested in attending are asked to preregister by calling 419-332-2081, ext.

Author, historian and genealogist Donna Bradley will be the featured speaker when the Lake Elsinore Genealogical Society meets this Thursday, March 13, from 1-3 p.m. in the Mission Trail Library in Wildomar.

Dallas, TX , March 8, 2014 - - The Dallas Genealogical Society is pleased to announce its 2014 Writing Contest for original material on topics of interest to genealogists and family historians.

Frank C. Arganbright Genealogy Library maintains a collection of non-circulating books relating to Tippecanoe County history, genealogy, Native American culture, historic furnishings and more.

The Monmouth County Archives will present a workshop, "Genealogy Research," from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 12, at the Monmouth County Connection, 3544 State Highway 66, Neptune.

Below are my editor's picks for things to do today, Sunday, March 9: Join Girl Scouts: Celebrate National Girl Scout Week, by registering your daughter to become a Framingham Girl Scout.

An American-Irish family that recently relocated to the village is organizing a new parade to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Author Carolyn Boyles discussed her book, "The Early Days of Pilot Mountain: A History and Genealogy" as part of the Mount Airy Museum of ... As a young girl, Carolyn Boyles used to spend hours on her grandmother's front porch, enthralled by the stories of the past.

The AlgoCoil software company today is thrilled to announce their v1.2 release of LiveHistory, a genealogy app for the iPad, with features that extend its data model with biographical facts such as where people lived, and with whom.

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The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group will meet. The meeting includes a presentation by Suzanne Hansen on "Diggin Information Out of Distant Family Members."

This just in from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Jurupa Valley: on March 22 the church is sponsoring Jurupa Valley Discovery Day.