The Fellows of the American Society of Genealogists are again pleased to offer grant opportunities in support of important continuing genealogical research projects. These grants are intended to assist with those projects sitting unfinished (or unstarted) on every genealogist’s “back burner” for lack of financial aid to help cover researching and writing time, costs of …
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New Alzheimer’s Avatar Created by Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Now Available to Assist Families Affected by Dementia
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is launching a significant new tool to assist families across America impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses. The AFA Virtual Helpline Assistant, an avatar named “Allison,” is a free, fully interactive resource on AFA’s website (www.alzfdn.org) which answers users’ questions about dementia, caregiving, brain health, memory issues, and …
Former Offaly Footballers Set Up New Website on Exiles Who Fought in American Civil War
Rhode man, Danny Leavy and Edenderry’s Kevin Guing have put their site live, documenting the contributions of over 540 people from Offaly who fought in a brutal fight that determined the long term future of the USA when the north based Union prevailed over the southern Confederacy. The Civil War took place from 1861 to …