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The following teaser is from an article by Sarah Perez at the July 4, 2013 edition of Techcrunch.com: Shoebox, the mobile photo archiving app Ancestry.com acquired from San Francisco-based 1000memories last fall, has now gone live at its new home. Continue reading Shoebox 3.0 Allows Genealogists to Upload to Ancestry, and More…
The following is from FindMyPast.com: New prince or princess shares ancestry with Beyoncé, Brangelina and Hilary Duff offspring LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2013) – As the world waits with bated breath for the birth of the heir to the British Continue reading Findmypast.com Discovers the Royal Baby will be Related to Other Celebrity Kids
Nearly two years ago I posted links to 30 digitized historic Oregon Newpapers posted by the University of Oregon. At that time, they had about 180,000 page posted and the site was quickly developing into an important source of genealogical Continue reading More Historic Oregon Newspapers
Ancestry.com recently posted a number of indexed and imaged Florida censuses. The database is called Florida, State Census, 1867-1945. It’s a large database, containing 4,131,298 records, most of those records being the 1935 and 1945 censuses. Although the 1885, 1935, Continue reading Review of the Florida State Census, 1867-1945, Found at Ancestry.com
The following is from the FindMyPast website: Irish Family History: Ashes to Archives On June 30 1922, during the Irish Civil War, the Public Records Office of Ireland, located at the historic Four Courts in Dublin, was severely damaged by Continue reading Free Access to Irish Birth, Marriage & Death Records June 27-30, 2013 at FindMyPast.com
German Genealogy Research Online – Tips And Links is now available in .PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. Leland’s popular addendum to The German Researcher, is now available in electronic format. The electronic version costs less than the printed option; however, both Continue reading German Genealogy Research Online – Tips And Links (Available in PDF format)
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 3.4 million images from Colombia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 207,550 images from the new Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 200,000 Images to New United States Confederate Officers Card Index Collection
I see that Ancestry.com has just posted a new database made up of 3,784 new records from the digitized Savannah, Georgia Records of Titles 1791-1971. The data is mostly from the Laurel Grove Cemetery, although early entries also seem to Continue reading Savannah, Georgia, Records of Titles, 1791-1971 digitized and posted at Ancestry.com
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million images from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 544,966 index records and images from the new Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than Half a Million Index Records and Images to New Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations Collection
A couple weeks ago, BillionGraves surpassed 4 million records posted online. The company has been doing some interesting collaboration with FamilySearch of late. I had a good conversation with reps for the company at the SCGS Jamboree last week. They Continue reading BillionGraves Introduces FamilyTree Connect
The following was received from Scotland’sPeople: The Valuation Rolls (VRs) in Scotland for 1895 have just been added to the ScotlandsPeople website. The new records, comprising 2,095,707 indexed names and 75,565 digital images, cover every kind of building, structure or Continue reading The 1895 Valuation Rolls Are Now Live on the ScotlandsPeople Website
The following Data is from FamilySearch May 30, 2013: FamilySearch has added more than 7.3 million images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 5,766,135 images from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 5.7 Million Images to New Massachusetts Land Records Collection
UPDATE: During the past week I’ve gotten many new documents, documentation and additional records added to my database! While confirming records pushed to me by the new “Record Match” at MyHeritage, I keep getting new records that the “Record Detective” Continue reading More Discoveries With MyHeritage Record Match – Last Chance for Special Offer – Ends at Midnight MDT Friday
Ahh… How things are evolving. The following excerpt is from an interesting article by Jordan Novet posted at gigaom.com: Sure, genealogy nerds might have fun poking through U.S. Census records, birth certificates and other documents in pursuit of information about Continue reading How Ancestry’s “Story View” Works
The following is from Fold3: On May 22, 1863, the War Department issued General Orders 143, establishing a Bureau of Colored Troops in the Adjutant General’s Office to recruit and organize African American soldiers to fight for the Union Army. Continue reading The 150th Anniversary of the United States Colored Troops & FREE Access to Records of the Union Uolunteers in USCT Units at Fold3.com Through May 31, 2013