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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
The following is from FamilySearch, dated Februry 15, 2013: Included in this week’s records update are 18 new collections; seven from Napoli, Italy, seven from the United States, four from Germany, and one from Netherlands. Among these collections are the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
The following is from Thomas McEntee: Preserve the Pensions Blog Provides Key Updates on Community Project February 1, 2013– Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the creation of the Preserve the Pensions blog to assist in its Continue reading New FGS Blog for War of 1812 Fundraising
The following is from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch added an additional 2 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 995,820 indexed records and images in the new Ohio County Births from 1841-2003 collection, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds New Collection for Ohio County Births from 1841-2003
The following excerpt is from an article by Rachel Laird, published in the January 19, 2012 edition of Irish Central: Dublin-based Findmypast.ie announces inaugural day to celebrate launch of massive genealogy resource Family historians will be able to access 21 Continue reading Online “Irish Family History Day” Launched with 21 Million B, M, & D Records Released
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
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 News Release is from FamilySearch.org: 22 August 2012: North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project More than 160,000 volunteer indexers made the 1940 U.S. Census available for searching in just five Continue reading North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project
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
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.!
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
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
Ancestry.com announced that this morning at 10 AM MST they added 15 more searchable indexed states to the 1940 US Census database. They also say that they are now very well ahead of schedule from their initial completion predictions. and Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds Indexes to 15 More States for the 1940 Census
The following is from theoriginalrecord.com: Added this week at theoriginalrecord.com: 1720 – Wigan Poor Rate The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town – Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses Continue reading New at TheOriginalRecord.com
The following information is from FamilySearch.org: 76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalization, immigration, and vital records were added this week for 22 states, including Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since partnering with the National Archives of Italy to Continue reading 76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org