Internet Genealogical Research – Page 37

Behind the Music: The True Story of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” & FREE Military Records Access Memorial Day Weekend at Ancestry.com

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Marley’s Album by Opening Military Records of the Real Buffalo Soldiers Who Inspired the Song (PROVO, Utah) – May 23, 2013 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history Continue reading Behind the Music: The True Story of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” & FREE Military Records Access Memorial Day Weekend at Ancestry.com→

FindMyPast.com Offers FREE Military Records May 24-27, 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following is from FindMyPast.com: Remember your ancestors this Memorial Day Weekend with FREE Military Records May 24–27. Anyone can access the records by registering for free at findmypast.com. With more than 34 million U.S. and International military records available, Continue reading FindMyPast.com Offers FREE Military Records May 24-27, 2013→

My Excellent Adventure with Record Matches at MyHeritage.com

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

A couple of weeks ago, while at the NGS Conference in Las Vegas, I wrote briefly, and posted a news release about technological breakthroughs made at MyHeritage.com. Since the conference, I’ve taken the opportunity to upload my genealogy database of Continue reading My Excellent Adventure with Record Matches at MyHeritage.com→

FamilySearch Adds More Than 1.1 Million Records & Images to Illinois County Marriages

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following information is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 2.25 million index records and images this week from Argentina, Austria, Italy, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,152,830 index records and images Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 1.1 Million Records & Images to Illinois County Marriages→

Ancestry Financing

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Interesting… Even the world’s most successful genealogy company has one heck of a lot of outstanding debt… PROVO, Utah, May 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced that it has refinanced its Continue reading Ancestry Financing→

FamilySearch Adds to Dominican Republic, Italy, Peru, Spain, & USA Collections

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

FamilySearch has added more than 1.5 million index records and images this week from Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Italy, Peru, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 217,016 index records from the U.S., Idaho, Eastport, Arrival Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Dominican Republic, Italy, Peru, Spain, & USA Collections→

US & International Military Records FREE at findmypast.com midnight EDT on Thursday, May 23 until midnight EDT on Monday, May 27

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

In honor of Memorial Day on May 27, and in remembrance of all who died while serving our country, findmypast.com will offer its collection of US and International military records for free in the days leading up to national observance. Continue reading US & International Military Records FREE at findmypast.com midnight EDT on Thursday, May 23 until midnight EDT on Monday, May 27→

Building Solid Research Skills – The Genealogical Proof Standard webinar

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The Genealogical Proof Standard webinar – Thursday, May 23, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. EST This Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania-sponsored webinar is designed to help the family researcher learn about and develop solid genealogical research skills. Are the records you’ve found Continue reading Building Solid Research Skills – The Genealogical Proof Standard webinar→

MyHeritage Launches Record Detective™ to Accelerate Family History Discoveries

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

I got a preview of the new Record Detective™ at a breakfast sponsored by MyHeritage Saturday morning. I was impressed with the technology, and look forward to testing it in real-life situations with my own family database in the next Continue reading MyHeritage Launches Record Detective™ to Accelerate Family History Discoveries→

Heroic Moms of the Past

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

I received this Mother’s Day infographic from FindMyPast.com. In the spirit of Mother’s Day, findmypast.com took a look at mothers from the past whose selfless acts of love made headlines within the collection of British, US and world newspapers and Continue reading Heroic Moms of the Past→

FamilySearch Adds to Collections for BillionGraves, Canada, Italy, Peru, Sweden, and the USA

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 9.4 million index records and images this week from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Italy, Peru, Sweden, the United States, and Venezuela. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Collections for BillionGraves, Canada, Italy, Peru, Sweden, and the USA→

MyHeritage: All US Census Records Now Available!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following release was post on the MyHeritage Blog: We’re proud to announce that the entire collection of U.S. Federal Censuses is now available on MyHeritage. These censuses span every decade from 1790-1930 and complement the existing 1940 U.S. Census, which Continue reading MyHeritage: All US Census Records Now Available!→

FamilySearch Adds to Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand & the USA Collections

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.7 million index records and images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 369,729 index Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand & the USA Collections→

Google For Genealogists – Webinar-on-CD

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Popular speaker and creator of GeneaBloggers.com, Thomas MacEntee, has been Legacy Family Tree’s most prolific guest webinar speaker. His presentations are easy going and easy to follow. One of his ever popular presentations was Google for Genealogists, which is available Continue reading Google For Genealogists – Webinar-on-CD→

Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Years ago, I taught a class on technology for genealogists. In this class I discussed the value of new technologies for genealogists, like those new USB thumb drives, some having as much as 256MB or memory, if you could pay Continue reading Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse→