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The following news release was received from Paul Nauta At FamilySearch.org: October 27, 2010: People with ancestors from Ghana now have free online access to valuable census records, the first images from that African country to be published on FamilySearch. Continue reading Over 2M Records From 6 Countries Just Posted at Beta.FamilySearch.org
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an historically black university, founded in 1886, and located in Princess Anne, Maryland. Their yearbooks date back to 1958-1959. These yearbooks are now posted online at the Internet Archive website, and may be Continue reading University of Maryland Eastern Shore Yearbooks Now Online
This morning’s announcement that Ancestry.com will acquire iArchives, and thus Footnote.com came as no surprise. It was just a matter of time… And the time was right it seems. As my readers know, I’m a fan of both Ancestry and Continue reading Ancestry.com to Acquire Footnote
The following news release was received from Tom Champoux, with the New England Historic Genealogical Society. AmericanAncestors.org reflects the organization’s expanding national collection and resources. Boston, MA August 19, 2010: D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the Continue reading NEHGS Launches New Website – AmericanAncestors.org
I see that more digital newspapers will be coming online at the “Chronicling America” site soon. Now it’s New Mexico papers. Cool… Following is an excerpt from an article in the August 16, 2010 edition of the Daily Lobo. UNM Continue reading New Mexico Newspapers to be Digitized & Available Free Online
Korea’s genealogy is gaining global attention with the unveiling of a digital database of genealogical records by the Paik Inje Memorial Library of Inje University at the 76th World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden. During the congress, Director Continue reading New Korean Digital Genealogy Database Now Online
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article dealing with various “famous folks” wills. Ancestry.co.uk is posting 6 million English & Welsh wills running from 1861 to 1941. If you do a Google News search, you’ll come up with all Continue reading Six Million British English & Welsh Wills 1861-1941 Going On Line
Maps are an integral part of doing any genealogy or historical research. The following excerpt is from an interesting article at Mainebiz.biz. Smaller is better for Historic Map Works. The company recently relocated from the former Portland Glass building in Continue reading Historic Map Works Grows While Downsizing
We’ve been selling Dan Lynch’s Google Your Family Tree at the Family Roots Publishing website, and at conferences since last December. The book is a wealth of information, and it’s not surprising that the book has turned out to be Continue reading “Google Your Family Tree” Tops the Genealogy Guidebook Sales Charts
According to an AP article currently circulating, the University of Tennessee will manage a project wherein about 2500 rolls of Tennessee newspapers on microfilm will be digitized and posted as part of the “Chronicling America” project. The project concentrates on Continue reading Early Tennessee Newspapers to Go OnLine at “Chronicling America” in About Two Years
It seems that the Google folks would like to know how many books they are attempting to digitize, since their goal is to digitize all the books in the world… Using a complicated formula, which reads for paragraph after paragraph Continue reading Google Now Has a Count for How Many Books There Are in World – Nearly 130M
LONDON and PROVO, Utah, Jul 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM 17.50, -0.56, -3.10%) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Genline.se, the leading Swedish family history Web site. Genline currently has more than 17,000 paying Continue reading Ancestry Acquires Genline
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfieid, marketing manager at findmypast.co.uk: As the 2010 Wimbledon Championships head towards the closing stages, leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk has delved into its collection of census records from 1841 to Continue reading British Census Serves Up Some Wimbledon Quirks
Footnote is once again making some of their most important documents available FREE online for a limited time. Check this out! In recognition of America’s Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War collection free to the public. This unique Continue reading Revolutionary War Records FREE at Footnote.com Until July 7
In two years, students, historians, and anyone else curious about nearly a century of history should have 100,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers at their fingertips. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for Continue reading Tennessee Newspapers 1836 -1922 to be Digitized and Free Online