New at The Original Record

The following databases were added at TheOriginalRecord.com this week: 1578 – Cheshire Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen and Freeholders This muster roll, dated 7 October 20 Elizabeth 1578, is entitled ‘A booke conteyni’ge the numbre and names of all the knights, esquiers, Continue reading New at The Original Record

findmypast.com Users Vote ‘Toad Suck’ the Worst Town Name in America

Excerpt from L.A. Times article found on findmypast.com: TOAD SUCK, AR, VOTED AMERICA’S “MOST UNFORTUNATE” TOWN-NAME Beats Climax, GA, & Boring, OR in poll by findmypast.com Los Angeles, CA; Monday, August 7th, 2012: Toad Suck, Arkansas, has been voted America’s Continue reading findmypast.com Users Vote ‘Toad Suck’ the Worst Town Name in America

Ancestry.com Releases Completely Searchable 1940 U.S. Federal Census

Congratulations to Ancestry.com. They have completed the indexing of the 1940 U.S. census – quite an amazing feat. The following news release was received from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com. A searchable index to 134 million records makes researching family history Continue reading Ancestry.com Releases Completely Searchable 1940 U.S. Federal Census

Ancestry.com Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates Amid Buyout Talks

The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 26, 2012 edition of cfoworld.com: Ancestry.com Inc., the family history research website in talks to sell itself, reported second-quarter sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates, citing user gains Continue reading Ancestry.com Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates Amid Buyout Talks

New At the Original Record

The following is from The Original Record: 1645-1646 – Astrologer’s Clients William Lilly, an astrologer, kept practice books listing his clients, their questions and the figures or horoscopes that he cast. Their questions relate to stolen property, probable success in Continue reading New At the Original Record

Ancestry Adds 1940 Indexes for 12 More States & is Now up to 37 States plus Washington D.C.!

The following is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: With today’s addition of 12 states (18 million records) to the 1940 US Federal Census, Ancestry.com now has 37 states and Washington DC fully indexed and searchable on the site. All of Continue reading Ancestry Adds 1940 Indexes for 12 More States & is Now up to 37 States plus Washington D.C.!

FindMyPast.com Launch Offers Big Bargain on Global Records to First Subscribers

The following news release was received from Brian Spekart, Marketing Manager of North America for brightsolid Online Publishing Inc.: “Pioneer Offer” Provides World Subscription at a 75 Percent Discount – $4.95 per Month Instead of $20.83 per Month LOS ANGELES, Continue reading FindMyPast.com Launch Offers Big Bargain on Global Records to First Subscribers

British “David” Takes On Billion-Dollar U.S. “Goliath” For Share of U.S.’s Growing Online Genealogy Market

The following news release was received from Beth Cook, Publicist for Findmypast.com • Findmypast.com launches into U.S. July 24; seeks to become go-to site for Americans of British and Irish ancestries • World’s second largest genealogy company takes on its Continue reading British “David” Takes On Billion-Dollar U.S. “Goliath” For Share of U.S.’s Growing Online Genealogy Market

Analysts Rate Ancestry.com from $33 to $34 with a Buy Recommendation

The following teasor is from the July 23, 2012 edition of dailypolitical.com: Equities research analysts at Imperial Capital lowered their price target on shares of Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM) from $35.00 to $33.00 in a research note issued to investors on Continue reading Analysts Rate Ancestry.com from $33 to $34 with a Buy Recommendation

Lots of Robertson Cousins Found in an 1896 Obituary this Morning & GenealogyBank Annual Subs for only $48.95!

Over the years I’ve continued to collect what little information I could find on my third-great-grandfather, Gold Canfield. He died in 1814 in the War of 1812, having frozen his arm while on guard duty in Harlem Heights, New York. Continue reading Lots of Robertson Cousins Found in an 1896 Obituary this Morning & GenealogyBank Annual Subs for only $48.95!

New at The Original Record

The folloing databases have been added this week the TheOriginalRecord.com: 1664 – Leicester Hearth Tax The Michaelmas 1664 hearth tax returns for the city of Leicester, transcribed by Henry Hartopp mainly from the original collectors’ books in the Public Record Continue reading New at The Original Record

Using the MyHeritage Family Trees Now Found on the World Vital Records Site

I’ve had a membership to WorldVitalRecords.com since the beginning of that website. I went to work for Everton’s in 2006, and they had a relationship with World Vital Records, allowing WVR to scan books and magazines in the Everton collection Continue reading Using the MyHeritage Family Trees Now Found on the World Vital Records Site