The following is a press release written by the folks at the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration: Lincoln issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (1862) On September 22, 1862, after the Union’s victory at the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This proclamation formally alerted the Confederacy of his intention …
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How to Organize Your Genealogical ‘Stuff’
The Placer County Genealogical Society is holding its general meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the LDS Church, 1255 Bell Road in Auburn: What do I do with all this STUFF? Are you the collector or keeper (willing or unwilling) of all your family’s treasures? Do your kids tell you they don’t want …
Ancestry in Legal Bid to Access Scottish Family Records
DNA testing web site Ancestry has begun legal action to access millions of family records held by National Records of Scotland (NRS). The Scottish government body has refused to enter into a financial agreement to provide access to more than 400 years of birth, death and marriage records. Ancestry – the world’s largest commercial genealogy …