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The image of the tree probably originated with one in medieval art of the Tree of Jesse, used to illustrate the Genealogy of Christ in terms of a prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 11:1).
The following book reviews were written by Bobbi King: Families of Southeastern Georgia By Jack N. Averitt. Genealogical Publishing Co. 2009. 457 pages. Originally published as Volume III of Georgia's Coastal Plain: Family and Personal History (New York, 1964). The numerous illustrations in the original book are not reproduced in this reprint.
Welcome to the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Our event is going on NOW at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. Here are the newsletters for the conference: We hope you enjoyed your time at the NERGC 2017 Conference and look forward to seeing you for our 2019 event in Manchester, NH.
The following announcement was written by the New England Historic Genealogical Society: Access to Thirty-Two Probate-Related Databases on AmericanAncestors.org Is Free from April 18 to April 25 At AmericanAncestors.org/probate, Free Educational and Instructional Resources Are Available to Help Utilize Probate Records in Genealogical Research April 18, 2017-Boston, Massachusetts-New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is offering...
The South Dakota State Historical Society has announced that more historical newspapers will be digitized as part of a federal grant. The following is the announcement from the South Dakota State Historical Society: Newspaper digitization advisory board selects newspapers to digitize for federal grant PIERRE, S.D.
Today, April 25, is DNA Day. To celebrate, MyHeritage is offering the readers of this newsletter a discount on every MyHeritage DNA purchase between now and Sunday, April 30th. If you have been thinking of testing your DNA, or the DNA of one of your relatives, now might be a good time to do so....
Legacy Family Tree has long been one of the most popular genealogy programs for Windows Now the company has announced a major new upgrade. Version 9 adds Hinting, FindAGrave.com tools, Stories, Hashtags, DNA Charts and more. Best of all, the company is offering a discounted price for anyone upgrading from an earlier version.
The following announcement was written by Findmypast: From Thursday 27th April until 1st May 2017, over 1.9 billion birth marriage, death & and census records will be completely free to search and explore at Findmypast This includes 595 million UK BMDs, the largest collection available online, over 80 million exclusive parish records you won't find...