Genealogy News

Mocavo Unveils New Products and Genealogy Content at RootsTech
Mocavo, the world’s largest free genealogy search engine, today announced several new product capabilities and content additions that will be demonstrated at this week’s RootsTech Family History and Technology conference in Salt Lake City.

Genealogy expert to offer advice Saturday
A genealogy expert will offer advice Saturday in Nashville about tracing the family history of slavery.

Genealogy 101: Finding websites
More tips on how to trace your family tree from Margaret Houben

Genealogy: FamilySearch indexes all U.S. censuses, will add 1940 quickly after April release
Genealogy: FamilySearch indexes all U.S. censuses, will add 1940 quickly after April release By Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 4, 2012 07:36PM MDT The LDS Church-sponsored organization FamilySearch.org has released online indexes for U.S. census records from 1790 to 1840, adding to its free collection of all federal census records to 1930. FamilySearch also will place online ...

Genealogy is a growing part of the reality TV trend
Genealogy is getting a double dose of star treatment on television this season.

Event of the day: Beginning genealogy with Ellen Miller
BEGINNING GENEALOGY WITH ELLEN MILLER – for adults, 7 p.m., Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Road, Independence. Topics: How to organize, census information, vital records and where to look for information. To register, call 252-7228.

Icelanders avoid dating cousins with genealogy website
And in North America, registry websites help alleviate concerns that a sperm-donor child may one day fall for a relative

Forensic Genealogy Institute Announced
The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG)created an advanced course in the fall of 2011. CAFG recently announced the first Forensic Genealogy Institute. It will be held October 25 through October 27, 2012, in Dallas, Texas, at the Wyndham Dallas Love Field hotel.

Genealogy - Trace family tree with library help
Located in the History Department on the fourth floor of the Central Library at 3030 Poplar, the Genealogy Collection is one of the library's most frequently used resources.

Genealogy 'Idol' Quest Takes Place Feb. 2 in Utah
Elizabeth Clark. Photo by Kathryn Boughton. FALLS VILLAGE—Who says genealogy is a stodgy pursuit?