The National Archives

The National Archives has custody of millions of records relating to persons who have had dealings with the federal government, including but not limited to: censuses, land records, naturalization records (after 1906), passenger lists, passport applications, claims for pensions and bounty land, etc. You can learn more about the archives at http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy

Spring 2011 Family History Conference

Registration has begun for the Boise Area Spring 2011 Family History Conference. The conference is sponsored by BYU-Idaho, and will be held on Saturday, April 9, at the Nampa North Stake Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost for the conference is $10 if you register prior to conference day -- at-the-door registration is $12. For more information and to register online, go to www.byui.edu/CC/familyhistory/registration.htm