Coming up on Saturday, April 4, 2015, the Genealogical Committee of Western Reserve Historical Society is hosting an event for people to learn about family automobiles and the automotive industry in Northeastern Ohio. Derek E Moore will be presenting information in a session titled “Love Those Cars–Automotive History & Our Family Cars.” The workshop session
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Global Family Reunion to be celebrated at Western Reserve Historical Society
The Global Family Reunion is coming to the Western Reserve Historical Society <www.wrhs.org> on 6 Jun 2015. Ann Sindelar of the Society received notice yesterday (25 Mar 2015) that the organization has been accepted as a remote site for the Global Family Reunion, GFR for short. The main event, which is expected to draw thousands,
Read on »We’re Almost Halfway Thru WDYTYA 2015 Season
Can you believe it? With the broadcast last Sunday night, we’re almost halfway through the 2015 season of “Who Do You Think You Are.” To date, the celebrity-based genealogy reality show has featured the following guests: On Mar 8 Julie Chen, on location in Los Angeles, California; Singapore; Penglai, Shandong, China; on Mar 15 Josh Groban, in
Read on »Take This Quiz about the Civil War
Here is a fun quiz to test your knowledge about the Civil War. The 15 questions cover all aspects of this important chapter in the history of the United States of America. Go here: http://www.quizfreak.com/can-you-answer-these-15-civil-war-trivia-questions/index.html How did you do? I don’t mean to brag, but I got 15 out of 15 right.
Read on »Digging for Data on WWII Relatives
Today I presented a talk on “Digging for Data on WWII Relatives” at the March meeting the the Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcagg/>, Cleveland Area. The meeting was held at the Fairview Park Library <http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branches/Fairview-Park.aspx> in Fairview, Ohio. Here is my handout for the talk: WWII Duration 7 Dec 1941 – 2 Sep 1945 Where Are
Read on »Grow Your Own Family Tree–Class Announced for Brecksville Residents
Today, we received the Spring 2015 issue of the Brecksville Bulletin in the mail. It’s also available online at <http://brecksville.oh.us/News%20and%20Events/news_pdf/2015/15_Spring_Bulletin.pdf>. It included the following announcement of a class that I will be presenting for the next six weeks beginning next Wednesday, Mar 25, at the Human Services Center. Grow Your Own Family Tree We’ve all
Read on »Logging In To Ellis Island Database
I received a call from a fellow member of the Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society (http://www.cuyahogagenealogy.org/CVGS/) inquiring how to access Ellis Island records these days. A few years ago, when the Ellis Island records were first made available online, I created an account to look up ancestors who might have come to America through Ellis Island.
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