This week: Explore a mystery mansion for sale in London, watch a suspense trailer for the New York Public Library (somebody had fun making this and it's fun to watch, too!), TLC announces that Who Do You Think You Are? will return for a ninth season, and much more . . .
This week, discover the importation of Siberian workers to Hawaii in 1909, assistance from Prince that helped save a library, six reasons to celebrate world-renowned chef, Leah Chase, and more . . .
This quarter, as all of the requests were modest, I’m awarding four Seton Shields genealogy grants – one each to the Morgan County Public Library, the Scott County Historical Society, Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, and in support of 'The Rising' film.
Bizarre NY public library requests, Shania Twain's roots, world's largest family reunion, WWI Hero Henry Johnson receives Medal of Honor, and more.
The initiative to establish the Simpsonville Genealogical Research Room came from a young man named Andrew Staton.
The grant award will fund the purchase of a mobile scanner that will be used to help visitors preserve valuable family photos and documents.
Ask Granny authors have distributed free session materials in 48 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
The Historical Society of Kent County receives the donation of a building that will be the future Bordley History Center.
Carol Franks is on a personal mission to ensure that irreplaceable White County, Georgia documents are preserved. To this end, she creates digital copies of records found only in filing cabinets at the local library and will use her grant for an external hard drive with auto and cloud backup.
Grant to address preservation measures to cope with humidity in the manuscript room and to protect a rare 1878 map showing family names and landholdings.
