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The following was received from APG: The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) has appointed Christy Fillerup of Salt Lake City, Utah, as managing editor of its quarterly publication, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ). APGQ has served the genealogy community Continue reading Christy Fillerup Appointed APGQ Managing Editor
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.7 million index records and images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 369,729 index Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand & the USA Collections
The following was received from NGS: ARLINGTON, VA, 24 April 2013: The National Genealogical Society announces the release of Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones, phd, cg, cgl, fasg, fngs. As a unique textbook on genealogical methods and reasoning Continue reading NGS Announces Release of “Mastering Genealogical Proof” by Thomas W. Jones
The following was received from Amanda Tantisalidchai at Geni.com: Major new features launched to help Geni.com users enrich the World Family Tree and discover unknown relatives Los Angeles, USA – April 23 2013: Geni.com, the leader in collaborative family history, Continue reading Geni.com Adds Historical Records to Advance Family Tree Collaboration
The following was received from my good friend, Jeff Bockman: All 788 of the Status Animarum records covering the 1875 – 1886 period from the Saint Joseph Parish Church in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Slovenia have been posted. A few Continue reading Status Animarum Records Posted for Saint Joseph Parish Church in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Slovenia
The following is from FamilySearch 04/23/2013: FamilySearch has added more than half a million images this week from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 92,436 images from the new U.S., Ohio, Southern Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, & the USA
The following was from FamilySearch this evening: Thanks A Billion Thank you for contributing to the billion! We did it! We reached a major milestone of one billion records indexed and arbitrated since the launch of FamilySearch indexing in September Continue reading One Billion Records Indexed & Arbitrated at FamilySearch.org
I attended my first conference sponsored by the Federation of Genealogical Societies in 1984. It was held in Denver, Colorado, and in some ways changed my life. I had just graduated with an AA degree in humanities from Green River Continue reading What I Learned at the FGS Conference in Denver in 1984
This past Saturday, Mocavo announced the winner of their Mocavo Community Digitization Grant. Last November they made a commitment to provide $25,000 in digitization services to preserve historical records and make them available for free access. Bethany Children’s Home has Continue reading Mocavo Community Digitization Grant Made to Bethany Children’s Home
The following excerpt is from the Washington Post: Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives will notice changes to summer hours and exhibitions as of May. The Smithsonian will begin closing certain galleries on a rolling basis come Continue reading Changes to Summer Hours at the Smithsonian Institution & the National Archives
The following teaser is from an article at thetwotalk.com: LAFAYETTE [Louisiana]— Only the best of the best are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But ask Gerry McGee of Lafayette about his induction and it almost sounds Continue reading Ventures Guitarist Gerry McGee Talks Family History
PROVO, Utah, April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC will release financial results for its first quarter 2013 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at approximately 2:00 p.m. MT (4:00 p.m. ET). Following the release the Company will host a Continue reading Ancestry.com LLC to Release Financials for First Quarter 2013
The following is from Business Wire: Updated version of world’s most popular free family history software now syncs with online and mobile, opens new channels for the discovery of historical records and is available for the first time also in Continue reading MyHeritage Releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to Bring the Power of the Cloud to Genealogy Software
Join us this Friday evening, and Saturday, April 19 & 20 at the UGA Spring Conference – to be held at the Woods Cross High School. Click here for more information. FRIDAY – April 19 A special program has been Continue reading UGA Spring Conference This Weekend at Woods Cross (Utah) High School
The following is from Ancestry.com. Click on the image for free access to Marriage Records at Ancestry.com through April 21, 2013.