EOGN's Announcements

Announcing www.JustaJoy.com

The following announcement was written by Joy Shivar, owner of JustaJoy Historical Treasures:

Question: How do you find your great-grandfather’s Civil War sword?

Answer: www.JustaJoy.com

“Promoting the Natural Marriage Between Antiques and Ancestry”

Launched on January 16, 2007, JustaJoy.com is the concept of Joy Shivar, owner of JustaJoy Historical Treasures, an antiques business that specializes in items from the Civil War, America’s colonial period, the World Wars, black history and other artifacts of America’s history.

East Tennessee Historical Society Presents “Legends of the Game – Negro and Latin Leagues Baseball Game”

KNOXVILLE, TN (February 5, 2007) The East Tennessee Historical Society will launch its 2007 Brown Bag Lecture series on February 14 with a presentation by Rick Mosley, entitled “Legends of the Game: Negro and Latin Leagues Baseball Game” Mr. Mosley’s lecture will focus on a little-known aspect of baseball history during the period from 1865 to 1955.  The “Negro Leagues” rose from the ashes of segregation to become one of the most significant chapters of American sports history. While forever changing the way our national pastime was played, the Negro Leagues also reflected more fundamental changes in American society. The players and coaches offer us a story of sacrifice, fortitude, and perseverance by talented athletes who simply wanted to play baseball!

GenealogyBank.com Adds 19 More Newspapers

The following was written by GenealogyBank.com:

www.GenealogyBank.com has added 19 more newspapers from 13 states including the Baltimore Sun from 1853 to 1900. You can search this site for free and see brief results. You do need to subscribe to see the entire article.

                                                                                                                                                               

Newspaper Title	City	State	Dates
Evening News	San Jose	CA	1/1/1919 to 12/31/1920
San Jose Mercury   News	San Jose	CA	1/1/1917 to 6/30/1922
Miami Herald   Record	Miami	FL	1/1/1911 to 12/31/1918
Columbus Daily   Enquirer	Columbus	GA	9/1/1904 to 10/19/1906
Macon Weekly   Telegraph	Macon	GA	4/5/1909 to 7/8/1911
Lexington Herald	Lexington	KY	4/1/1913 to 4/30/1919
Sun	Baltimore	MD	6/7/1853 to 7/24/1900
Duluth   News-Tribune	Duluth	MN	1/1/1901 to 12/31/1904
Kansas City Star	Kansas City	MO	2/6/1901 to 10/31/1912
Daily Herald	Biloxi	MS	1/1/1903 to 12/29/1906
Bismarck Tribune	Bismarck	ND	1/1/1885 to 6/30/1889
Grand Forks Herald	Grand Forks	ND	4/2/1911 to 10/29/1914
Philadelphia Inquirer	Philadelphia	PA	6/1/1905 to 12/31/1922
Wilkes-Barre Times	Wilkes-Barre	PA	9/26/1902 to 11/26/1909
Aberdeen Daily   News	Aberdeen	SD	1/1/1901 to 2/28/1907
Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Fort Worth	TX	1/24/1907 to 6/23/1911
Belleville News   Democrat	Belleville	WA	7/1/1910 to 6/29/1912
Bellingham Herald	Bellingham	WA	1/1/1908 to 12/31/1913
Morning Olympian	Olympia	WA	1/23/1904 to 3/7/1905

Cheryl Messenger Cantrell Named as Certified Genealogist

The Board for Certification of Genealogists is pleased to welcome the following Certified Genealogist.

Cheryl Messenger Cantrell, CG, of Manchester, Missouri. Sherry is a faculty member with the University of Phoenix-St. Louis. She teaches writing and presentation skills, research and documentation, critical thinking, and technology and workplace communication. Sherry is retired from a telecommunications career. She received a BS from Purdue and a MA from Webster University.

Gifts of the Season: Special Edition at Africana Heritage

The following announcement was written by the USF Africana Heritage Project:

The USF Africana Heritage Project invites readers to enjoy the special edition "Gifts of the Season," where more than thirty authors, musicians and filmmakers share excerpts of their work as special holiday gifts to our readers. You may enjoy these special gifts by visiting http://www.africanaheritage.com/AfricanaGiftsoftheSeason.asp.

Some highlights of the edition include:

ProQuest celebrates the 10th anniversary of Literature Online through a new partnership with Oxford University Press

Ann Arbor, Mich. – November 28, 2006 –Literature Online, the world's leading academic full-text and reference resource for English-language literature, marks its 10th anniversary in December. Doubling the importance of the milestone, ProQuest’s Chadwyck-Healey unit is enhancing the resource by including search results from more than thirty literary reference titles from Oxford Reference Online's Premium and Literature collections published by Oxford University Press.  Also, subscribers to both Literature Online and Oxford Reference Online can access the full-text of entries within Oxford Reference Online.

MyFamily.Com Selects Offermatica for Targeted Content Delivery

The following announcement was written by Offermatica:

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 -- Offermatica, the leading subscription testing and optimization platform, today announced the addition of MyFamily.com, Inc. the leading online network for connecting families past and present, to the company's client roster. MyFamily.com has commissioned Offermatica to maximize the efficiency of its online marketing efforts through site testing, optimization and targeted content delivery. MyFamily.com represents the latest addition to an impressive list of long-term Offermatica customers that includes Monster.com, eHarmony, Select Comfort and Siemens.

Two Special Gifts from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Reggae Artists Morgan Heritage

The following announcement was written by the USF Africana Heritage Project:

The USF Africana Heritage Project, an all-volunteer research project of the Africana Studies department at the University of South Florida, invites readers to enjoy two special gifts for the holidays.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has shared a message of peace for the holidays, and legendary reggae recording artists Morgan Heritage have shared their song "Freedom" to accompany Reverend Tutu's message of peace and joy.

Old Harp Singing at East Tennessee Historical Society December 2

KNOXVILLE, TN (November 22, 2006)  Begin the holiday festivities at the East Tennessee Historical Society with a potluck dinner and an afternoon of Old Harp Singing on Saturday, December 2.  Old Harp, or shape note, once filled a need in a time and place where musical instruments were costly and hard to come by.  It is a method whereby each note on the scale is given a shape, allowing singers to learn the music without musical instruments.  Pure and meant for congregational singing, this nineteenth century music enjoyed widespread popularity, especially in churches in the rural Appalachian South.

Tour to explore the “Undiscovered Britain”—the Border Reiver Country of Scotland and England

The following announcement was written by the East Tennessee Historical Society:

KNOXVILLE, TN (November 20, 2006)  A tour sponsored by the East Tennessee Historical Society will explore the “Undiscovered Britain”—the Scottish Lowlands and northern England, May 9-22, 2007.  Largely untouristed, this scenic and historic land was also the home of the famous Border Reiver clans, who for centuries fought and foraged across the border.  The Ogles, Armstrongs, Scotts, Crosers, Kerrs, Forsters, Grahams, Maxwells, Johnstons, Bells, Robsons, Grays, Herons, Milburns, Ridleys, Elliots, Nixons, Olivers, Youngs, Rutherfords, and Douglasses are among the families from the border area whose  descendants eventually settled in East Tennessee.