Posts Tagged With: #fgs2011
Just a Joy Press Release from FGS2011
September 6, 2011 For Immediate Release: Is It Possible to Find Your Great-Grandfather’s Civil War Sword? Joy Shivar, owner of the JustaJoy.com Family Heirloom Exchange has dedicated the last ten years to that question. As she handled many such artifacts as Revolutionary War items, Civil War letters, WWI and WWII identified photos and hundreds of [...]
Missouri History Museum and Library at FGS2011
Touring around the FGS2011 Exhibit Hall has been wonderful this afternoon.I have had the opportunity to stop and talk to several different people. One was Dennis Northcott. We had the most delightful conversation. Dennis works at the Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center in St. Louis. He told me a few stories about documents [...]
FGS2011 HistoryGeo.com
I had a nice conversation with Greg Boyd of HistoryGeo.com this afternoon. HistoryGeo.com will be opened up to about 100 Charter Members. HistoryGeo.com is an interactive mapping website that allows users to analyze land ownership maps. HistoryGeo.com is part of the Arphax Company which publishes land ownership maps for counties in most states. Many libraries [...]
The Illinois State Genealogical Society Insider’s Guide
I posted a press release about ISGS’s Insider’s Guide this morning. I received one of these guides at FGS2011 and love it! This guide is fantastic. It is a four page laminated guide, folded in half. It contains Illinois history, resources, migration information, research strategies and many many resources available throughout the state. If you [...]
Illinois State Genealogical Society Press Release FGS2011
For Immediate Release INSIDER’s guide to illinois genealogy Illinois State Genealogical Society Debuts New Guide for Family Historians with Prairie State Ancestors September 8, 2011 – Springfield, IL. The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) proudly announces the debut of the Insider’s Guide To Illinois Genealogy – a handy reference guide for family historians and genealogists. [...]
I’m at the Media Hub at FGS2011
Good morning from the FGS2011 Media Hub! I’m sitting in the exhibit hall at the Official Bloggers media hub with Randy Seaver and Lisa Alzo. Thomas MacEntee, Amy Coffin, and Caroline Pointer are hanging out here too. This morning I sat in the opening session and heard David Ferriero speak from NARA. He told us [...]
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