Calling All Farrells!
2014 marks the Millennium Celebration of Brian Boru High King of Ireland. The Farrells were Princes of Annaly for more than five hundred years.
January 2014 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
A grant has been given to Jonathan Puckett for planning Clarke-Day-Puckett family reunions, printing genealogical histories, preserving old family artifacts, etc.
Stephen A. Briganti wins the 2014 Friend of History Award
Stephen A. Briganti, the president of the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, wins the 2014 Friend of History Award.
Genealogy Round Up, January 13
111-year-old Syracuse Irish woman the longest-living person in Irish history. Shame on us that we can't find the funding to protect our history!
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” now available in audio format!
"Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing" now available in audio format!
December 2013 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
Grant to purchase archival supplies for research on the event at Grand Central Station (NYC) resulting in the destruction of the Grand Central Depot.
October 2013 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
Seymour Public Library offers genealogical and local history workshops and will use this grant to purchase a mobile-scanning unit for public use
Genealogy Round Up, September 2
Cindy Crawford discovers her New Haven roots, no Death/Birth Certs Issued in Detroit and a family's forgotten Civil War history.
Genealogy Round Up, June 24
Video illustrating a clever use of mtDNA testing to solve family history mystery. DNA Stories: Tale of Two Sisters. Happy 5th anniversary Unclaimed Persons!
Genealogy Grant Awarded to Daviess County Public Library
Grant for a local history project called "Voices of Elmwood." They will research people buried in Elmwood Cemetery and have actors reenact their lives during a hayride through the cemetery.