Monday, January 27, 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Genealogy Society of Hernando County Newsletter

A few highlights from Links and Bridges, the GSHC newsletter for Jan-Feb:

GSHC will have a table at the Heritage Day event at the May-Springer House on February 22nd, form 10-4. ....Ann Palmer will present "The ABC's of Early American Handwriting" at the Feb 1st meeting of the Florida Genealogical Society. The event will start at 11 at the John F. German Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Drive, in Tampa....Dick Eastman will be the guest speaker  the Citrus County annual seminar, scheduled for Feb. 15th from 10-2:30 a the Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 439 E. Norvell Bryant Hway, in Hernando. Contact Mary Ann Machonkin at 352-382-5515 for registration information.

he Genealogy Society of Hernando County meets at 10 a.m. each third Friday, at the LDS Family History Center, 21043 Yontz Road, Brooksville. Contact  Bunny Ryczek, 352-515-5294.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Irish Casualties from WWI

Google and the government of Ireland have collaborated to provide names and data for the 49,000 Irish soldiers who died in WWI. Click here , scroll down to paragraph 3, and click on "name list".
An article about it from it from siliconrepublic can be found  here.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Pinterest

Here is an article on using the website Pinterest for your family history.

Climate and immigration from Germany

 Your German ancestors may have immigrated in the 19th century due to  changes in climate in Europe .