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It’s been known for some time that Cyndi Howells had serious copyright issues with another online genealogy site – and I posted about it on November 5, 2012. On December 30, Dick Eastman posted that “On December 21, 2012, Cyndi Continue reading Cyndi Howells, of cyndislist.com, sues Barry Ewell, owner of mygenshare.com
The following is a teaser from an article in the the December 26, 2012 edition of WicklowPeople.ie. It’s interesting in that it features a British soldier wounded in the Battle of New Orleans – a battle that actually occurred after Continue reading Records of Pensioners of British Army by the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Digitized and Posted by findmypast.ie
The following excerpt is from an article in the December 27, 2012 edition of the Salt Lake Tribune: Ancestry.com CEO Tim Sullivan said Thursday he expects almost no changes in the company’s operations after shareholders approved the sale of the Continue reading Ancestry.com Shareholders Okay Sale to Permira
The following excerpt is from an article published in the December 19, 2012 edition of the Salt Lake Tribune. Provo-based Ancestry.com complied Wednesday with the order of a Delaware judge and filed additional information ahead of a Dec. 27 stockholder Continue reading Judge Will Not Block Ancestry.com Buy-Out Vote
The following is from the December 27, 2012 edition of Bloomberg.com. Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM) officials can’t proceed with the $1.6 billion sale of the family-history website to Permira Advisers LLP until it discloses more information about the deal before a Continue reading Judge Holds up the Sale of Ancestry.com to Permira
The following news release is from FindMyPast.com: Release includes more than 40 million new records on findmypast.com LOS ANGELES (Dec. 17, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, has published more than 40 million new records to Continue reading Work to War to Worship: New and Exclusive Findmypast.com Historical Records Highlight Significant Life Events
The following excerpt is from the December 13 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle: Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — Ancestry.com Inc. executives backed a $1.6 billion buyout by Permira Advisers LLP and dismissed higher bids for the world’s largest family-history website Continue reading Details of Ancestry.com Shareholder Complaints With Sale to Permira
The following news release was received from Elizabeth Zwerin: Records detail the height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and distinguishing features for soldiers LOS ANGELES (Dec. 7, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today added Continue reading Findmypast.com Releases Thousands of British Army Service Records from 1760 to 1902
Here are recent USA death and probate related records databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE Continue reading FamilySearch.org USA Death and Probate Record Databases Update
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Preserve the Pensions Project to Digitize Important Pension Records and Provide Free Access to the Public December 11, 2012 Springfield, IL: The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is proud to announce Continue reading ISGS Raises Over $40,000 During War of 1812 Records Preservation Campaign
The following Press Release was issued by Genes Reunited: Genes Reunited launches unique Keepsafe Genes Reunited has announced the launch of several new features to its site including Keepsafe and new relation profiles where details can be see all on Continue reading Genes Renunited Adds New Features
Press Release as issued by The British Newspaper Archive: Online newspaper archive celebrates its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive reaches the 6 million page mark on its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive celebrates its first birthday today, as Continue reading The British Newspaper Archive Turns One
FamilySearch added an additional 16.3 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,984,100 records for the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards from 1917-1918, the 2,056,187 added to U.S., Continue reading New Records Added at FamilySearch for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, & the U.S.A.
The following was just released from Ancestry.com: ANCESTRY.COM LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE NEWSPAPERS.COM Online Newspaper Web Site Offers a High-Quality Collection of Digitized and Completely Searchable U.S. Newspapers Dating Back Centuries (PROVO, Utah) – November 29, 2012 – Ancestry.com Inc. Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New Website Newspapers.com
It’s not been all that long ago that I was writing about MyHeritage’s acquisition of WorldVitalRecords. I was excited about that merger, which has proved to be a good move for both MyHeritage as well as WorldVitalRecords. The headquarters of Continue reading MyHeritage Now Acquires Geni and Gets 25 M $ in Investor Capital