Born on this day March 8th 1950 in Wood River, Madison, Illinois and tragically died 20th October 1967 at the age of only 17. I have recently been contacted by Tim Bowers who was an old school friend of Rickey Dean Lasbury. Tim remembers Rickey Dean very well and … Continue reading →
In a sudden turnaround Ancestry has announced it will now provide support for Family Tree Maker. It is however selling the FTM software to MacKiev and they will continue to support and develop its features including the ability to synch with Ancestry. MacKiev have for the past 6 years managed … Continue reading →
A new multi-site family history search has been discovered recently. Roots-Search allows the user to enter the search criteria once but then search many different sites. The screenshot shows 6 possible search sites as standard: Ancestry, Family Search, Find A Grave, Find My Past, Mocavo and My Heritage. The search … Continue reading →
Cousins Barton Coles Marcy Jr. and Donald James Marcy have been undertaking research into their family history for over 40 years. They have been tracing the origin of their common ancestry, following their MARCY surname from New England in the United States back to England in the 1600’s. Together they have compiled … Continue reading →