Gente di Mare Italian Genealogy is celebrating a birthday. Ten years ago today this little hobby site began and with the help of several friends really grew. While Facebook has replaced forums in many ways the site is still fairly successful and has given me the opportunity to meet so many wonderful researchers. Happy … [Read more…]
Hi Everyone! Hope you’re all having a wonderful summer so far. Today marks a special day for Gente di Mare Genealogy and for many of us. It was on this day in 2007 that Carole and I joined together and Gente was ‘born’ – but only because of the dedication and help we had from … [Read more…]
I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve last posted but there’s been so much going that the time just seemed to get away from me. Today I wanted to touch base and let you know about all the new changes going on in genealogy. For many it may be old news by now … [Read more…]
Thanks to GeneaBloggers Thomas MacEntee for bringing this to our attention via Facebook. Did you know that school districts take a census each year to determine the state’s allocation of funds to each district?…. For more info see: School Census Records Offer Lots of Genealogical Info
I have been playing Family Village on Facebook for almost a week now and while I thought I would really enjoy it it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. The game is a spin off of a person’s family tree. Players add their family into the program and have the opportunity to … [Read more…]
This just in from our friends at Find My Past: Our World Cup widows offer for the second England match is now much more flexible, particularly for those of you based outside of the UK. It’s simple – sign in after 9am on Friday, and choose when to use your 90 minutes You are now … [Read more…]
Not everyone watches Soccer so for all those genealogy non – soccer fans, findmypast.co.uk is offering a special deal. From our friends at findmypast.co.uk: The World Cup is now upon us and we thought it would only be fair to provide some entertainment for all you non-football fans out there: Whenever England play a match, … [Read more…]
