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The following excerpt is from the November 4, 2012 edition of hecklerspray.com: This week, an expert at Ancestry.com revealed that George Clooney and Abraham Lincoln are distantly related. And the timing is just oh-so perfect, as ‘Lincoln’ is set to Continue reading George Clooney and Abraham Lincoln Are Distantly Related
The following excerpt is from an a news release posted November 5, 2012 at EmpoweredNews.net. The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor in shares of Ancestry.com Inc (NASDAQ:ACOM) filed a lawsuit against directors of Ancestry.com Inc in effort to block Continue reading Lawsuit Filed Against Directors of Ancestry.com
According to her blog, Cyndi Howells has had her site, Cyndislist.com, ripped off, and effectively posted on another’s commercial website. I’ve known Cyndi for most of my “genealogy life,” and I know that she’s put heart and soul into that Continue reading Cyndi Gets Ripped Off
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: SALT LAKE CITY (November 2, 2012) – FamilySearch was recently recognized for its “continued dedication and support” of African family history research at the 2nd International Black Genealogy Summit, held at Continue reading FamilySearch Recognized for “Continued Dedication and Support” at 2nd International Black Genealogy Summit
I received this Update from FamilySearch indexing on 2 November 2012: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Community Project Half-way to 2012 Goal of 30 Million Records In August of this year, FamilySearch announced its next major U.S. community project-U.S. Immigration and Continue reading Family Search Indexing Update
My friend, Geoff Rasmussen, has been working on a new book for those of us who wish to use digital images. The book is finally finished and going to press. The book details (using both text and graphics) how to Continue reading Great New Book! Digital Imaging Essentials: Techniques and Tips for Genealogists and Family Historians
The following excerpt is from the October 31, 2012 edition of DurhamRegion.com: WHITBY [Ontario]: Researchers, students, genealogists and members of the public now have access to historical Whitby newspapers through an online database offered by the Whitby Public Library. Complete Continue reading Historic Whitby, Ontario Newspapers Digitized and Posted Online (from 1857)
As most of you folks know, I’m not getting any younger. I’ve been doing genealogy for close to 40 years, and other than passing on a few GEDCOM files and sharing documents and pictures when requested, I’ve really not shared Continue reading Making Personalized Christmas Gifts With the Flip-Pal, Creativity Suite 3 & Over $50 Worth of FREE Books
Thomas MacEntee has made his hobby his occupation – and with a lot of hard work, it’s paying off. The following excerpt is from an article in the October 29, 2012 edition of Forbes. How would you like to turn Continue reading Thomas MacEntee on Turning Your Genealogy Hobby into a Living
The following exceprt is from an article posted in the Provo Daily Herald. PROVO — Just days after Ancestry.com Inc. announced it planned to sell to Permira Advisers LLP, a London-based private equity firm, shareholders are suing the world’s largest Continue reading Shareholders Sue Ancestry.com
During the 1990s, while lecturing around the country, Patty and I got to know Tony Matthews, who we would run onto at various genealogy conferences. Tony is an extremely talented artist. At the time he was producing some fantastic genealogy Continue reading Paper Trees: Genealogical Clip-Art – 92 Pedigree Charts That Make Unique Personalized Gifts
The Family Roots Publishing Co. / Couragent, Inc. free Flip-Pal contest was a real winner! And the winner of the Flip-Pal mobile scanner was Rebecca M Trujillo Batty, of Lehi, Utah. We had many entries, and it was hard to Continue reading We’ve Got a Winner!… of a Flip-Pal mobile scanner With Creativity Suite 3
The follwoing excerpt is from the October 26, 2012 edition of the Great Falls Tribune: Talk began in 2004 among genealogy buffs about writing a book about Great Falls’ early residents. Members of the Great Falls Genealogy Society and others Continue reading New Books on the Early Settlers of Great Falls, Montana
The following news release of October 26, 2012 is from Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL: Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, President of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, announced trustee changes to the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), effective Continue reading Board for Certification of Genealogists Announces Trustee & Website Changes
They say that five people can see the same event unfold and all remember what they saw differently. That’s bad enough, but now there’s solid evidence that our memories change with recall. That’s downright scary for the genealogist. I found Continue reading Memories are Fragile & Easily Distorted