The Forensic Genealogy Institute has announced a special guest presenter for their 2014 Forensic Genealogy Institute: James J. Canik, Deputy Director, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, who will be presenting 2 sessions for their Advanced Track.
From Irish Genealogy News: access to Irish Newspapers Archives is free for the next 24 hours.
The Dallas Genealogical Society has announced their 2014 writing contest.
Tired of Word files not displaying properly on your iPad? Here's an app for that from Cultofmac.
For Evernote Users: EducatorsTechnology.com recommends these 2 Evernote tools for teachers, but they're good for researchers too.
Yesterday, Ancestry.com added to 1 of their existing databases yesterday for Australia. Yesterday and today, they also added to 8 existing web-based indexes for Michigan, Indiana, Canada, Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina.
Archives.com launched 9 databases yesterday for Alabama, Arizona, California, and the District of Columbia.
And USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded 105 files yesterday and the day before for various counties in the following US states: California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
How to find information about your ancestor and their fraternal order membership.