The following book review was written by Bobbi King: Remembering Eckhardt & Haug Ancestors from New York City by Louise A. Eckhardt. Published by Genealogy Publishing Group (Amherst, Mass.). 2022. 173 pages. Right away, what’s striking about this book is the abundance of pictures. Nearly every page has at least one type of illustration: sepia-toned …
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Free Access on MyHeritage to All German Records for Reunification Day
In honor of German Reunification Day, all 197.5 million German historical records on MyHeritage will be completely free to access from October 1 until October 5, 2023. Did you know that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 17% of Americans claim German roots? October 3 marks German Unity Day, and to celebrate, we are offering free …
What’s New Online at the Library of Congress – September 2023
Updated collections this month include the Foreign Legal Gazettes, which now features new issues of from Burkina Faso, the Philippines, and Ecuador. And two new sections were added into the Occupational Folklife Project collection: Training the Troops: Military Role-Players of Fort Polk, Louisiana and Immigrant Women Artists in Oklahoma : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2020-2021. …