Category Archives: Internet Genealogical Research

Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

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The following press release is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates America’s Immigrant Influence by Revealing Name Trends Throughout History PROVO, UT–(Marketwire – Mar 14, 2013) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is revealing name trends from the past Continue reading Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?→

Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized

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The following excerpt is from the March 14, 2013 edition of RTE News/Ireland: One of Ireland’s most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project Continue reading Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized→

ProQuest to Distribute NewspaperArchive.com to Libraries and Institutions.

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I see that my old employer, ProQuest, is taking on the global distribution of NewspaperArchive.com to libraries and institutions. ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor-based ProQuest announce Monday that it is expanding its selection of historical news content as the global Continue reading ProQuest to Distribute NewspaperArchive.com to Libraries and Institutions.→

136 Hours – and counting… of Online Genealogy Education Now Available at FamilyTreeWebinars.com

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This is exciting! Genealogists can now have unlimited access, anytime, anywhere, to the nearly 100 recorded genealogy webinars and more than 350 pages of instructors’ handouts that have been part of the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series. They have a Continue reading 136 Hours – and counting… of Online Genealogy Education Now Available at FamilyTreeWebinars.com→

FamilySearch Adds 8,613,673 Images to New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971

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The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 10.5 million indexed records and images in the last two weeks. The largest portion of this update includes the 8,613,673 images added to the New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 8,613,673 Images to New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971→

Parish Registers Added to Westminster Collection on findmypast.com

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The following news release is from FindMyPast.com: 400 Years of Baptism, Marriage, and Burial History Published Online Findmypast.com just added millions of new parish registers to its Westminster Collection. Family historians can now search for London ancestors on transcripts and Continue reading Parish Registers Added to Westminster Collection on findmypast.com→

Twenty-Two Million Newspaper Pages and Growing

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There’s an excellent article about Tom Tryniski’s Fultonhistory.com website posted at the March 5, 2013 edition of reason.com. Fultonhistory.com is one of my very favorite websites – one that has allowed me to gather all kinds of interesting information about Continue reading Twenty-Two Million Newspaper Pages and Growing→

Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users & Open to the Public

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Well – it’s finally happened. Family Tree is now open to the public. Where previously it was only available to LDS members, the general public is now invited to get involved. I just spent a few minutes on the Family Continue reading Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users & Open to the Public→

FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA

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The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch added an additional 6.6 million indexed records and images in the last two weeks. Included in this update are 15 new collections: 1 from Canada, 1 from Guam, 4 from Italy, 1 from Russia, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA→

Hadoop Framework is Used to Stitch or Link Records Together at Ancestry.com

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The following teaser is from an interesting post published on February 26, 2013 about Ancestry’s use of the Hadoop Framework to allow users to find more ancestors. Good article… Genealogy website Ancestry.com, an Internet veteran that traces its own roots Continue reading Hadoop Framework is Used to Stitch or Link Records Together at Ancestry.com→

Comparing Genealogy Software & Databases

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Comparing genealogy software packages can be interesting and useful, especially if you’re just getting into genealogy. I’d like to have a dollar for every time someone has asked me which genealogy software program is the best. I now answer by Continue reading Comparing Genealogy Software & Databases→