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The following was received from Amanda Tantisalidchai at Geni.com: Major new features launched to help Geni.com users enrich the World Family Tree and discover unknown relatives Los Angeles, USA – April 23 2013: Geni.com, the leader in collaborative family history, Continue reading Geni.com Adds Historical Records to Advance Family Tree Collaboration
The following is from FamilySearch 04/23/2013: FamilySearch has added more than half a million images this week from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 92,436 images from the new U.S., Ohio, Southern Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, & the USA
One of the many great tools, beside web searches, provided by Google is Google Earth. But how can Google Earth help you as a genealogist? Google Earth has the power to geographically document your ancestor’s lives. Lisa Louise Cooke, producer and Continue reading Google Earth for Genealogy, Volumes I and II
This past Saturday, Mocavo announced the winner of their Mocavo Community Digitization Grant. Last November they made a commitment to provide $25,000 in digitization services to preserve historical records and make them available for free access. Bethany Children’s Home has Continue reading Mocavo Community Digitization Grant Made to Bethany Children’s Home
FamilySearch has added 2.4 million indexed records and images this week from Brazil, German, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Peru, Ukraine, the United States, and Venezuela. Notable collection updates include the 1,033,852 images from the new Netherlands, Bibliothéque Wallonne Card Indexes from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 2.4 Million Records & Images to Brazil, German, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
The following teaser is from the April 15, 2013 edition of the Chattanoogan: April 15 can be a taxing day for all of us living in modern times, but our ancestors didn’t have it much easier. Although federal income tax Continue reading Early Tennessee Tax Records Online
The following was received from Ancestry.com:
The Petersburg, Alaska Public Library has posted several early newspapers online in their Digital Archives. The following papers are currently available for searching online: Petersburg Weekly Report (2226) Petersburg Press (1298) The Petersburg Herald (610) The Progressive (388) The dates Continue reading Petersburg, Alaska, Public Library Posts Early Newspapers Online
Fifty-six years ago last month, a daughter was reunited with her father who she hadn’t seen for 43 years – not since she was less than 5 years old. That daughter was my mother, nee Virginia Cornett Feller. I was Continue reading Father & Daughter (my mom) Reunited After 43 Years
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 4, 2013 edition of HalifaxCourier.co.uk. It deals with British Methodist Family History on a personal level, with folks world-wide invited to join in the sharing of information. Cool… A Continue reading British Methodist Family History Online
A while back I found about a new site entitled ResearchTies.com and asked that I be notified when the site was ready to be tested. According to an email just received from Jill Crandal, after “a long year of programming,” Continue reading ResearchTies.com Now Online and Ready for Testing
Fold3.com is one of my favorite websites. Having had a number of family members who served with the United States (and Confederate) Armed Services, the site has given me a wealth of detailed service information about them. Now I see Continue reading Fold3 Offering FREE Access to its Confederate Civil War Records thru April
The following is from FamilySearch, April 2, 2013: FamilySearch has added 23.9 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, England, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 19,206,333 Images to New United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Collection
PROVO, Utah, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. “We are pleased with our fourth quarter performance, as well as a successful and eventful 2012. Continue reading Ancestry.com Financial Results for 4th Quarter 2012 & Full Year 2012 Reported
The following is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Archives.com is thrilled to announce the release of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) birth, marriage and death record collections! These three collections total nearly 4.6 million records. Archives.com, in partnership Continue reading Archives.com Publishes Millions of Lutheran Church Records