Dachau Concentration Camp Records

The Dachau Concentration Camp Records are a chilling yet important tool for those searching for relatives who may have been impacted by the world wars.Dachua was the first concentration camp established, and registered over 200,000 prisoners over its history.

 

 

 

The data contained in these records may include:

• Family name
• Given name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Last place of residence
• Street or provincial location
• Prisoner number
• Category of prisoner
• Date of arrival in Dachau
• Ultimate fate Continue reading “Dachau Concentration Camp Records” »

Congress approves plans for new National Archives facility

Congress has approved the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) plan to build a new 525,000-square-foot facility in St. Louis for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GSA announced plans in June 2007 to build a facility for NARA’s National Personnel Records Center on 23.5 acres it bought at 1829 Dunn Road. NARA’s National Personnel Records Center is one of the agency’s largest operations with a central repository of personnel-related records for both military and civil service employees, including military Continue reading “Congress approves plans for new National Archives facility” »

Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

I came across this article from Jean-Yves BAXTER at Genealogy Blog today. According to the article, Daniel Lorello, a State employee of New York, has been arrested for stealing historic documents and selling them on eBay. He has been charged with possession of stolen property, grand larceny and fraud. His crimes were discovered after someone saw the items posted for sale on eBay and alerted the authorities. Included in the missing documents are copies of the Davy Crockett Almanacs and Continue reading “Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents” »

Family Coat-of-Arms on a Wine Bottle

I was thinking about what to get my Wife for Valentines Day and came across this great idea that I thought you might be interested in as well.

Your Family Coat-of-Arms on a Wine Bottle!

Click on the link above and search for one of your surnames. From there, you select the coat-of-arms, provide any special messaging, and then click done! They’ll ship the wine directly to you (for a reasonable price).

Not all US states allow for the shipping Continue reading “Family Coat-of-Arms on a Wine Bottle” »

Family Ancestry

Tracing your family ancestry is a great way to connect with family members around the world. One of the best ways to get started with the process is to find a brief introductory guide in genealogy. You don’t have to become an expert on the subject, but you do need to know some basic tips for sorting through the tremendous amount of data available online and in public records. The Basic Beginner’s Genealogy Guide from Genealogy Beginner provides you with Continue reading “Family Ancestry” »

8th Annual SLC Trip: April 13-20, 2008

Any opportunity you have to get to Salt Lake City and the LDS Library, you should consider it.  The LDS (Later Day Saints) is the single largest collection of genealogy records in the world.  Below is a short post about an upcoming organized trip.  Kathryn Doyle writes:

“It’s not too early to sign up for the 8th annual CGS Salt Lake City Research Tour, April 13-20, 2008. Jane Lindsey, CGS President, and Nancy Peterson, CGS Research Director, return again Continue reading “8th Annual SLC Trip: April 13-20, 2008” »

National Archives Budget Increased for FY08

A press release issued by the National Archives today indicates that they will receive funding in the amount of $411.1 million this fiscal year. This represents a 20.5 percent increase over the 2007 Fiscal Year. NARA has not received regular appropriations in the past, and therefore is funded under the $555 billion 2007 Consolidation Appropriations Act.

Read the full news release

 

A 20% increase is a lot.  However, it sounds like they were overdue.  Let us know if you Continue reading “National Archives Budget Increased for FY08” »

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Wondering if the VA has any records you can use to obtain the military history of a friend or relative? The short answer is no. The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs does not maintain  such as military units assigned to, dates and places of assignment, pay records, etc. For information about military records, visit the National Archives Records Administration website at http://www.archives.gov/.

 

 

I’ll post about The National Archives shortly; they have some interesting news today about Continue reading “US Department of Veterans Affairs” »

Genealogy Photo Archive

DeadFred.com is a great site with a great name!  When I last visited they were boasting over 14,000 surnames indexed and organized with photos for each. The idea is that you search by surname and find photos along with those who submitted them to link up and add to the richness of everyone’s family tree. As they put it, Trace your roots for free with our searchable database containing thousands of identified and mystery photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for Continue reading “Genealogy Photo Archive” »

Online Genealogy Classes

Just came across this. You can read more about these classes or visit GenClass directly.GenClass.com offers online, short-term, fact-packed courses in a multitude of relevant subjects. You might want to add one or more of these classes to your holiday wish list! Most of the founding instructors previously taught these successful online classes at MyFamily.com, and new staffers have since joined. The group now represents instructors living in the US, Canada, England, Scotland and Israel. Classes for January, February and Continue reading “Online Genealogy Classes” »

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