Document & Photo Restoration Workshops to be Offered at FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois

I see that Eric Basir, owner of Photo Grafix, will be giving three workshops at the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference to take place in Springfield Illinois this next September 8-10, 2011. His workshops are as follows: Restoring Continue reading Document & Photo Restoration Workshops to be Offered at FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois

Ancestry.com Releases Family Tree Maker for Mac on the Mac App Store

The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com: Downloadable Version of the #1-Selling Family History Software Available Today SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 6, 2011– Ancestry.com today announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Continue reading Ancestry.com Releases Family Tree Maker for Mac on the Mac App Store

Geni.com’s Family Tree Surpasses 50 Million People

The following excerpt is from an article printed in the January 4, 2011 edition of redorbit.com Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) January 4, 2011 Geni.com, a world leader in collaborative genealogy, today announced the addition of the 50 millionth person to Continue reading Geni.com’s Family Tree Surpasses 50 Million People

RootsMagic Now Doing FREE Online Webinars

The following information is from the January, 2011 edition of RootsMagic News. This is great news. Legacy Family Tree is having a lot of success with their online classes. I’m sure that RootsMagic will also. Throughout the year RootsMagic staff Continue reading RootsMagic Now Doing FREE Online Webinars

Legacy 7.5 Receives FamilySearch Certifications – to be Released January 17, 2011

The following press release was written by Legacy Family Tree staff: Legacy Family Tree 7.5 has now received official FamilySearch certification in four new categories and will be available as a free update for both Standard and Deluxe edition users Continue reading Legacy 7.5 Receives FamilySearch Certifications – to be Released January 17, 2011

Legacy Genealogy Cruise to Hit New England and Canadian Ports in 2011

The annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise is scheduled for New England and Canadian port in 2011. The following info is from the Legacy website, courtesy of Geoff Rasmussen: The 8th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, held September 29-October 8, 2011, starts and Continue reading Legacy Genealogy Cruise to Hit New England and Canadian Ports in 2011

MyHeritage.com Releases Family Tree Builder 5.0

The following news release is from Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage.com. London, England & Tel Aviv, Israel – December 1, 2010 – MyHeritage.com, the largest family network on the web, today announced the launch of Family Tree Builder 5.0, the most Continue reading MyHeritage.com Releases Family Tree Builder 5.0

Ancestry.com Unveils the New Family Tree Maker for Mac

Family Tree Maker for Mac is now available from Ancestry.com. Built from the bottom up for the Mac platform, the software gives Mac users another option. The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: #1-Selling Family History Software Now Available Continue reading Ancestry.com Unveils the New Family Tree Maker for Mac

New RootsTech Conference to Bring Technologists Face-to-Face with Genealogists

The following news release was received from Jim Ericson, FamilySearch. It sounds terrific! I will be there for sure… SALT LAKE CITY —Technologists and genealogists from around the world will gather at the first annual RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake Continue reading New RootsTech Conference to Bring Technologists Face-to-Face with Genealogists

2010 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced

The following news release is from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch. SALT LAKE CITY—Recipients of the 2010 FamilySearch Software Awards were announced at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 14 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative Continue reading 2010 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced