New FamilySearch Collections Update: Week of September 21, 2015:
Dick Eastman: eogn.com
"Check out the Pennsylvania Civil Marriages 1677-1950, Ohio County Marriages 1789-2013, and Virginia Richmond City Birth Index 1870-1912 additions this week. Millions more records were also added for Italy (Potenza, Rieti, and Trapani) and Colombia. Search for these new records and more by selecting the links below."
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Genealogy Humor: 7 Funny and Odd Inheritances & Bequests:
GenealogyBank
"Writers and editors love to feature oddities, and genealogists love to read them – so go ahead and enjoy these odd and unusual inheritances and bequests."
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How to use Google Photos for Genealogy:
The Cousin Detective
"To me, the single most important thing in the genealogical detective world is finding and sharing photos. All the hard work of piecing the giant puzzle together really pays off when you find a distant cousin who has photographs of your relatives -- especially really old ones that you'd never dreamed of finding."
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Patrons split on how fast libraries should move into the digital age:
The Washington Post
"The word “library” conjures up a very specific image for most people: rows upon rows of books. But as libraries evolve into a place for more digital research, and teach a different kind of literacy, how long should the bookshelves stay?"
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Helps for Translating the Old German Typeface:
My Ancestors and Me
"As you search for your German ancestors there may be times when a search engine will find an ancestor's name in a newspaper which is printed in German. (Isn't OCR amazing?!) What happens when you know or suspect the article is about your ancestor but you can't read German? There's help if you're willing to patiently examine the letters and translate them."
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Mayflower 400 anniversary events planning visit to Plymouth:
Plymouth City Council:
"US Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun is visiting the city where the Mayflower set off on its historic voyage to the United States almost exactly 395 years ago. The Ambassador is visiting Plymouth over two days and will be meeting the leadership group responsible for planning the Mayflower 400 events for which Plymouth is the lead city in the UK."
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This Day In History: September 28
1607: Samuel de Champlain and his colonists return to France from Port Royal Nova Scotia.
1924: Three U.S. Army aircraft arrive in Seattle, Washington after completing a 22-day round-the-world flight.
1928: Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin when he notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory; it remained for Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to isolate the active ingredient, allowing the "miracle drug" to be developed in the 1940s.
1901 Birthday: Ed Sullivan, television host.
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