As I commented several days ago, I’ve been a long-time subscriber to Footnote.com and have just renewed my subscription for another year, renewing this time to fold3.com. A year’s full-access subscription is only $59.95, and worth every nickel… If you’re not acquainted with fold3.com (formerly footnote.com), check out the following 43 databases – all of [...]

Footnote.com has long been one of my favorite websites. I’ve had a personal subscription for years, and plan to keep it for a long time. The site is reasonably priced, and the data is etrememely valuable for any genealogist with American roots. The decision has now been made to change their name to Fold3. I [...]

The following news release is from the April 12, 2011 edition of Marketwire.com: iArchives Announces Collaboration With the Federation of Genealogical Societies to Digitize 7.2 Million Pages of Pension Applications From the War of 1812 Footnote.com Will Be the First Online Home of the Digital Pension Applications LINDON, UT–(Marketwire – April 12, 2011) – iArchives [...]

Footnote.com is one of my favorite websites. Found among the many databases located there is the entire series of the Pennsylvania Archives. It’s one of the FREE databases found at Footnote.com, and one of the most useful, if you’ve got early Pennsylvania people. Sure, it’s been posted a long time, but I’ll bet all my [...]

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 Footnote, and I wish the merger success. However, I have to wonder if a monopoly [...]

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 collection features millions of original records found nowhere else on the internet. Whether you are [...]

Footnote.com just sent out the following news release: We are excited to announce the release of our latest interactive collection: the Native American collection. Working together with the National Archives and Allen County Library, Footnote.com has created a collection featuring over 1.8 million records that will help people discover new details about Native American history [...]

The following news release was prepared by Justin Schroepfer, Marketing Director for Footnote.com. OCTOBER 29, 2009 – LINDON, Utah: Today Footnote.com (http://www.footnote.com) announced it will digitize and create a searchable database for all publicly available U.S. Federal Censuses ranging from the first U.S. Census taken in 1790 to the most current public census from 1930. [...]

The following Press Release announces the release of the internet’s largest Interactive Holocaust Collection: Washington DC and Lindon, UT –September 29, 2009 The National Archives and Records Administration and Footnote.com today announced the release of the internet’s largest Interactive Holocaust Collection. For the first time ever, over one million Holocaust-related records – including millions of [...]

As a Footnote fan and subscriber, I just got the following note: The 1930 US Census is one of the most powerful resources available to anyone who wants to learn more about their ancestors. During the month of August, we’re giving everyone free access to Footnote.com’s one-of-a-kind, interactive 1930 US Census. With Footnote’s interactive census, [...]

EBSCO Publishing Becomes Worldwide Library Distributor of Footnote™ Historical Digital Archive and Genealogy Database IPSWICH, Mass. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Footnote have announced a distribution deal making EBSCO the exclusive worldwide distributor of Footnote.com for libraries and institutions. Footnote.com combines original historical documents and personal histories, creating a unique historical and [...]

Footnote.com has added over a million new images the last month. As my readers know, Footnote is extremely user interactive, and even allow us to add notes to the 1930 census. Pretty cool site. Following are links to just a few of the collections that have been significantly updated in April: 1930 US Federal Census [...]

The following press release was written by Footnote.com staff: Collection Includes the First-Ever Interactive 1930 US Census, and Becomes the Gathering Place for America’s Story LINDON, Utah – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Footnote.com, the premier history website for original content, announced today the launch of its Great Depression Collection, which provides unique insights into life’s struggles [...]

The following was written by Footnote.com staff: Over a Million Pages of Original Documents, Letters and Photos, Most Digitized for the First Time LINDON, Utah – (BUSINESS WIRE) – In celebration of Black History Month, Footnote.com is launching its African American Collection. Footnote.com has been working with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in [...]