3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website

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Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following info: 20 May 2009: Thirteen collections were added or updated on the FamilySearch Record Search pilot—over 3.5 million new records. International researchers will be excited to know that collections were added for Brazil, Continue reading 3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website→

Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web

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Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of Continue reading Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web→

Use of Online Trees Surpasses the Census at Ancestry.com

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Ancestry.com reps held a blogger meeting yesterday afternoon at the NGS conference here in Raleigh. I threw a cover over my exhibit table and spent a couple hours learning more about the latest endeavors at this genealogy giant. The thing Continue reading Use of Online Trees Surpasses the Census at Ancestry.com→

NewspaperARCHIVE adds a FREE Membership program

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NewspaperARCHIVE.com has just added a FREE membership program that allows users to access up to three newspaper pages per day without spending any money at all! If you were to search every day, that’s about 90 pages per month! Of Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE adds a FREE Membership program→

Online Launch of British Merchant Seaman Crew Lists Index at FindMyPast.com

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The following press release was received from Debra Chatfield, Marketing Manager, FindMyPast.com: Lists of 270,000 merchant seafarers at sea in 1860-1913 made available online The indexes to lists of crew members working on British merchant ships between 1860 and 1913 Continue reading Online Launch of British Merchant Seaman Crew Lists Index at FindMyPast.com→

Free Family History Center Training Webinars Announced

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May 6th, 2009: Registration for free training webinars is now open to all family history consultants and directors. These webinars are meant to help family history centers thrive as consultants learn about the new technologies and resources available to them. Continue reading Free Family History Center Training Webinars Announced→

Ancestry Posts Digitized German Phone Directories 1915-1981

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The following news release was written by TGN staff. I will do a full review of the new database later in the week. 20th Century German Phone Books feature over 35 million names including Albert Einstein, Actress Marlene Dietrich and Continue reading Ancestry Posts Digitized German Phone Directories 1915-1981→

Two Million Records added at FamilySearch Records Search Pilot

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Two million new records were added to the FamilySearch Records Search pilot. The completed statewide deaths index for Alabama was published—over 1.8 million names. This collection covers deaths from 1908 to 1974. Digital collections were added for Jamaica (Trelawny Parish Continue reading Two Million Records added at FamilySearch Records Search Pilot→

NEHGS & TAG Announce New Partnership Making TAG Available Online

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The following News Release was received from Tom Champoux, Director of Marketing, New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA – May 8, 2009 – NEHGS is pleased to announce a new collaboration with The American Genealogist (TAG), one of the Continue reading NEHGS & TAG Announce New Partnership Making TAG Available Online→

David E. Rencher Named FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer

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SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch today named David E. Rencher Chief Genealogical Officer (CGO). He will have responsibility to help FamilySearch align strategic business decisions with needs and demands of genealogy-related markets. Rencher is a 28-year veteran of FamilySearch and a popular Continue reading David E. Rencher Named FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer→

Ohio Genealogical Society Schedules Groundbreaking for Its New Library

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The following news release was received from Wallace D. Huskonen, OGS Publicity Chairman: The Ohio Genealogical Society will break ground for its new library and headquarters in Bellville, Ohio, on Friday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m. For several years, OGS Continue reading Ohio Genealogical Society Schedules Groundbreaking for Its New Library→