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We the People: Genealogist to discuss Muskogee library resources Published: Mon, May 28, 2012 Muskogee was the headquarters for the Dawes Commission, home to the first Oklahoma federal courthouse and a center for railroad travel. Nancy Calhoun will share how to access genealogical information from the local library. Read More
We The People: Family history website Ancestry.com purchases Archives.com Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 Ancestry.com Inc. announced its purchase of Archives.com, a family history website. Archives.com is owned and operated by Inflection LLC, a Silicon Valley-based technology company. Read More
DC Notes: Senate hearing set for Oklahoma judicial nominees Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 Hearing set for judicial nominees Three Oklahomans, including a former U.S. attorney and a former tribal chief, are heading to Washington this week to meet with White House officials and U.S. senators about filling federal judgeships in Oklahoma and around the state. Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webber, former... Read More
20 / 40 / 60 Updated: Thu, Feb 25, 2010 Ask an etiquette question, and you will get several answers. Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. Callie is twentysomething, Lillie-Beth is in her 40s, and Helen is 60-plus. At times, a guest will weigh in ? YOUR QUESTION Our baby is due in the summer months. We have been thinking... Read More
We the People: Volunteers help convert ancestry data Published: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.familysearch. com, has been collecting, indexing and digitizing historical documents from around the world for its Web site. These images and indexes are posted online for the public to access for free. The process includes the conversion of records from... Read More
Publication of land patents planned Updated: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 Greg Boyd, president of Arphax Publishing Company, recently announced that future publications of the Family Maps series of Federal Land Patent books will be only in deluxe edition format. The deluxe edition features three maps with locations of homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries and railroads. The... Read More
Book offers guidance on research Updated: Mon, Jun 5, 2006 Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. recently announced the 11th edition of "The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America." The book has provided genealogical guidance for family history research for more than 55 years. Standard features of the book include: Full-color maps of each state identifying each... Read More
Quilt stories will celebrate centennial Updated: Mon, May 29, 2006 Oklahoma's centennial celebration features many projects by individuals, organizations and communities to record our state's historical events and preserve original records. Judy Howard, author of "Heavenly Patchwork -- Quilt Stories Stitched with Love" and "Heavenly Patchwork II -- Quilt Stories to Warm Your... Read More
Civil War book more than names, dates Updated: Mon, May 22, 2006 Oklahoma genealogist and author Linda Hare recently published her book, "Seven Hares in the Civil War." Hare has done an exceptional job of demonstrating how a variety of Civil War records can be researched and combined to enhance a family history. The seven men included Pvt. Joseph Wilbur Hare, Sixth Iowa... Read More
Cherokee conference set in Tulsa Updated: Mon, May 15, 2006 The Cherokee Ancestry Conference, "A Cherokee Road Trip: Down Genealogy Lane," sponsored by the Cherokee Heritage Center of Tahlequah, will be June 9-10 at Best Western Trade Winds Central Inn, 3141 E Skelly Drive, Tulsa. Speakers will include Daniel F. Littlefield, Barbara Rust, Jack D. Baker, William D. Welge,... Read More
Summer seminars can build skills Updated: Mon, May 8, 2006 Genealogists and family historians have opportunities to sharpen their skills and learn research techniques at society meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars this summer. "They Passed This Way," the National Genealogical Society Conference in the States and Gentech 2006 will be June 7-10 in the Hyatt... Read More
New research center to be discussed Updated: Mon, May 1, 2006 Bill Welge, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division director, will speak to several genealogical societies in May about the new Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center in the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N Laird. Welge's presentations will provide information about new features and materials available to... Read More
Records move to history center Updated: Mon, Apr 24, 2006 The Oklahoma Historical Society has been the repository of books, archival materials, and family research records about Oklahoma and its people since 1893. The OHS library collections have grown to 30 million pages of newspapers, 4 million documents on American Indian history, 6,000 manuscript collections, 3... Read More
Interest in genealogy becomes an obsession Updated: Sat, Apr 22, 2006 Newspapers, electronics yield exciting information EDMOND - On most weekends, Robin Roads can be found digging through old, dusty records or sitting at a computer scanning for buried treasures about her family. Roads of Edmond is only one of thousands of people who are hooked on genealogy. "While some think... Read More
Book provides answers on genealogy Updated: Mon, Apr 17, 2006 Pat Richley, known online as "Dear MYRTLE," recently announced the publication of her book, "DearMYRTLE's Joy of Genealogy." Richley's "DearMYRTLE" genealogy columns have appeared online for 11 years, and she realizes that genealogists worldwide are faced with the same questions everyday. Her response to family... Read More
Family Search: Project to help identify photographs Updated: Mon, Apr 10, 2006 The Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, in cooperation with the Southwest Oklahoma Historical Society, the Center for Creative Living and the Museum of the Great Plains, has a project to help identify old photographs taken in southwestern Oklahoma. People may submit a copy of an old photograph for... Read More
Book details Jamestown's residents Updated: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 Next year, Virginia will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. recently announced the publication of "Jamestowne Ancestors 1607-1699: Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the Landing at James Towne... Read More
New technology unlocking the vault Updated: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Granite Mountain Vault microfilmed records are being converted to digital images. "I call it unlocking the vault," says Heath Nielson, the program's lead software engineer. Brent Thompson, director of records preservation, said the process of digitizing the... Read More
Comparison may help date photos Updated: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 Halvor Moorshead, publisher and editor of Family Chronicle and Internet Genealogy magazines, is seeking family undated old photographs for a special feature in the July/August issue of Family Chronicle. Victoria King said many family historians and genealogists have undated old photographs of family members and... Read More
Group wants death records open to online researchers Updated: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 Some branches of the family tree are more difficult to reach than others. Billie Fogarty, president of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society, believes online access to the Oklahoma "death index" might make the climbing a little easier for genealogists. Sue Bordeaux, program manager in Vital Statistics at the state... Read More
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