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SFgenealogy is excited to announce a new major database available online:


The database currently includes over 305,000 burial records for the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma (1887-2001). In the future, other historic and current cemetery databases will be added to this resource.

This database is the newest addition to SFgenealogy's collection of other major databases available on the internet for free: San

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Paula Hinkel - Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

We're making the last big reveal leading up to this weekend's Genealogy Jamboree.

In keeping with SCGS's tradition of delivering exceptional genealogical education over the Internet, we are proud to announce that the 2012 Genealogy Jamboree will offer ten streamed sessions over two days, Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10.

Streamed sessions will be delivered at no cost to the viewing audience. As

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ROYAL HOUSEHOLD STAFF RECORDS GO ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME

  • Discover who served Britain’s Kings and Queens from King Charles II to King George V, at findmypast.co.uk
  • ‘Chocolate Maker to the Queen’, ‘Keeper of the Lions in the Tower’ and ‘Moletaker’ among some of the most extraordinary roles


Have you ever wondered who works in a Royal Household, or whether you might have a connection to someone who served the Royal Family? In celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, family history website findmyp

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In April 2012 the Guild of One-Name Studies published "Seven Pillars of Wisdom: The Art of One-Name Studies" as a guide to the running of a one-name study. The book is a collection of helpful advice and information gathered from the Guild Wiki, and was published immediately before the Guild’s 2012 Conference in order to complement its "Seven Pillars" theme. Copies of this book are now available via the Guild website www.one-name.org/sales.html, with payment via PayPal or credit card online, or b

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Long ago, this land was all Virginia territory. Then the changes were forced on the people living there, by the encroachment of the people brought in by PENN.In retrospect I can understand their duress. Virginia law was lower taxes, better government, different church laws, many different aspects to their living in peace verses the laws of the new area of Pennsylvania by Penn. This created an exodus of people out of SW Pennsylvania by 1810 to 1830. Some went as early as 1800 to Ohio and Kentucky
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Fold3 will be opening up all of their War of 1812 records to the public for free during June. This is in commemoration of the 200thanniversary of the commencement of the war. The collection consists of more than 400,000 images including 233,000 images from the War of 1812 Pension Files never before available online. The following databases provided for free included:

 

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This article, in an edited format, was written for the Houston Business Journal and ran in it’s “Best Places to Work” issue in July of 2008. I am sharing this as I never posted it to my blog when it originally written.”

Employee acknowledgment is one of the best tools a company can use for creating a work environment that fosters loyalty and stimulates high achievement. Put simply, people appreciate and respond to recognition. They are motivated by praise, which validates and strengthens their co

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Lorraine Louise Harper

I would really appreciate it if anyone would know anything in regards to my maternal grandmother, Lorraine Harper, born about 1912. She married Clarence Williams in 1934 in Chicago Illinois. They moved to California and had a child Kathleen (my mother) in Van Nuys in 1943. My mother did not tell me anything about her and has since died.

Thanks!!!

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The last entry contained John's will. This posting contains their children:

George Wohlfart b. 1726 m. 7 Feb 1747/48 Rehersburg PA to Elizabeth Zimmerman following her death he married Elizabeth Bricker, a widow. George died 30 Jan 1794 Berks Co PA

Margaret Wolford b. 1727 married 22 Jan 1750/51 in Rehersburg PA to John Jacob Rieth (Reed)

Michael Wolford b. 1730 married  27 March 1753  to Elizabetha Sommer. Other wives appear to be Anna MAria Aulebach and Catherine Arns. He died in 1815

Christopher

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Hello - when I started this I had the intention of posting something once a day but then my world turned upside down - I adopted a golden retriever who is finally getting used to me being on the computer. It is too hot to be outside so I am in here working on the blog.

My interest in the Wolfords are in this country only. My old friend the late Jon Wohlford had some research on them from Europe and I will include that but not here at this time. I am starting off with my 5th great grandfather Joha

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National Genealogical Society Announces 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas

Building New Bridges


Arlington, VA, 23 May 2012. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announced at their Family History Conference in Cincinnati last week that the 2013 NGS Family History Conference, Building New Bridges, will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 8–11 May 2013. The conference hotel and venue will be the LVH−Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton). The hotel and conferenc

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The Wolford Connection

I have a literal ton of information on Wolford or Wohlford and about 17 other spellings. I want to share this information and thought a blog would be a good way. The information you will find here is mainly from my personal research and what was contributed for publication in a newsletter I did about 15 years ago called The Wolford Connection. I also have research that Elaine Wolford shared with me and asked me to share with others and research by Jon Wohlford.

My Wohlfords descend from Johannes

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As genealogists and family historians, Woodlawn knows how important cemeteries are to our research. We are one of forty New York City sites participating in the Partners in Preservation Grants go to the sites with highest number of votes and the most creative and passionate supporters (like you!). Woodlawn will use the $150,000 grant for restoration to the beautiful, historic Belmont Mausoleum, which was just featured in this Partners in Preservation YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

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African American Genealogy in Rural Southern Areas
We have now started to book a series of workshops in rural areas in order to do our best to collect and then preserve the remarkable family stories of older African Americans living in the most remote regions of the United States.  
African American Genealogy with Fallon Green will kick off this series with its Lowcountry Genealogy Series - with special emphasis on the Gullahs - at the Lobeco Branch Library in Beaufort County, SC.  African America
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This report is part of the most recent update to Family Tree Maker 2012. It's basically family group sheet with a pedigree view at the top.

It shares some of the settings of the family group sheet report in FTM, but not all. Learn about the differences and see how to create a family view report in this new article on GenealogyTools.com:

Family View Report in Family Tree Maker 2012

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