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The following news release is from Amy Sell: There are now 9 million historical newspaper pages to explore at The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) after the website reached a major milestone this week. Product Director Ian Tester commented, ‘We’re thrilled Continue reading British Newspaper Archive Reaches 9 Million Pages
Ancestry.com posted several million indexed digitized civil register records this last week. The registers are from a number of areas of Germany – and include not only civil vital records registers, but residence registrations, recruitment records, emigration and family registers. Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds Millions of German Civil Vital Records to Their Website
The following teaser is from the October 23, 2014 edition of whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com: The Wellcome Library has teamed up with a number of archives across the UK to digitise records of psychiatric hospitals dating back to the 18th century. The history Continue reading Old British Psychiatric Hospital Records to be Digitized
The following is from APG: Registration is now open for the 2015 Virtual Professional Management Conference at https://virtualpmc2015.eventbrite.com. The largest Virtual PMC to date offers TWO full days — that’s 9 total sessions — of PMC’s must-have instruction streamed live Continue reading Virtual PMC 2015 Registration Now Open
The following excerpt is from an article written by Bill McCleery, at the October 23, 2014 edition of indystar.com: The Indiana Commission on Public Records has approved a contract with Ancestry.com to digitize more than 13 million birth certificates, death Continue reading Indiana Contracts With Ancestry.com to Digitize 13M Vital Records
I posted a blog just a few days ago about the new second edition of “Graveyards of Chicago.” Now I see that the Chicago Tribune has posted an article about the work of Barry Fleig, and the access to a Continue reading Cook County Cemetery at Dunning, Chicago Illinois Database of Nearly 8000 Now Available
The following news release was received from Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist and Translation Manager for MyHeritage: New collaboration combines family trees and DNA to empower individuals to discover and document their ancestry MOUNTAIN VIEW, California & TEL AVIV, Israel – Continue reading 23andMe and MyHeritage Announce Strategic Collaboration & Product Integration
Last year Lisa Louise Cooke brought us Evernote for Windows for Genealogists. Here is a portion of the review I wrote for this guide: Evernote has quickly become a very popular tech tool among genealogists. Likewise, laminated guides have also Continue reading Evernote for Mac for Genealogists
The following News Release is from MarketWired: New Analysis From Ancestry Reveals Surprising Connections Between Occupation and Home Ownership Today and Since 1900 PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – October 15, 2014) – Members of the armed services are among the least likely Continue reading Ancestry Uncovers Members of Armed Services Among Least Likely to Own Homes, While Fire Fighters Are More Likely to Than Lawyers and Judges
For several years, the Hawaii State Archives has been diligently working to make the Archives documents more accessible to the public. The Archives was rather forced into it since many documents created today are in a digital form only, and Continue reading Hawaii State Archives Makes Documents More Accessible Online
According to an AP article posted on October 8 at the ksl.com website, the Tennessee State Library and Archives has further collaborated with Ancestry.com, offering all K-12 classrooms in the state free access to Ancestry.com. Hmmm… smart move on Ancestry’s Continue reading Tennessee K-12 Students Get Free Classroom Access to Ancestry.com
It’s been posted that Ancestry.com will announce their 3rd quarter financial results on October 22. Following is a copy of the News Release. PROVO, Utah, Oct. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC, the world’s largest online family history resource, Continue reading Ancestry.com to Announce 3rd Quarter Financials on October 22
The following is from Maryann Stockert Tuck with the NCGS Webinars. Note that NCGS members have free access to the live webinars, as well as the archived classes. Free webinars are limited to specific programs on specific dates. October 3-5, Continue reading Two Excellent FREE Webinars From the North Carolina Genealogical Society Oct 3-5 & Dec 5-7
The following News Release was received from FindMyPast: Findmypast.com launches ‘Hall of Heroes’ campaign to share individual stories about heroic figures from everyone’s own family history Call for people to submit stories of their own family heroes to be included Continue reading Findmypast Launches ‘Hall of Heroes’ to Celebrate the Heroes in Everyone’s Family
The following data is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 5.1 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, New Zealand, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 375,900 indexed records from the Brazil, São Paulo, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 5.1 Million Indexed Records & Images to Brazil, New Zealand, & the USA