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The following is old news to genealogists who follow the news. However, when all this was taking place, I was busy with other things and didn’t get the opportunity to blog about it. Naturally, I disagree with the ruling. It Continue reading Access to Information Found on Social Security Applications (the SS-5) is Limited
Pennsylvania Genealogists – take note… My friend, Jim Beidler, wrote the following information about the potential watering down of the open records legislation now underway in Pennsylania. The following is just an excerpt of his article in the November 27, Continue reading Amendments Would Defeat Pennsylvania Open Records Bill’s Purpose
The following teaser is from a heartwarming article posted in the November 27, 2011 edition of the Billings Gazette. This is a great read. Please let this teaser lead you to the full article. STROMSBURG, Neb. — Alexandra Grant traveled Continue reading A Tombstone Goes Home to Nebraska
And now we have another assault on the limited access genealogists have to anything Social Security… Thus far, not exactly a bi-partisan effort, but just wait… Where do these senators think those records with dead folk’s social security numbers in Continue reading Petition Making the Rounds to Remove Social Security Numbers of Deceased Folks From Genealogy Websites
The following excerpt is from the November 28, 2011 edition of the Alaska Journal of Commerce: JUNEAU — The Alaska State Museum has been an institution in Juneau for decades, but it’s one that the city and its hundreds of Continue reading Alaska State Museum in Juneau May Close During Construction
The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: New ‘Ancestry.com Mobile’ iOS App Gives Users the Ability to Access Billions of Historical Records to Build Their Family Tree PROVO, UTAH (November 29, 2011) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family Continue reading New Ancestry.com App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Loaded with Features
The following exceprt is from the November 26, 2011 edition of the St. Thomas Times-Journal. If you ever lived in rural Elgin county [Ontario], a snapshot of who you were, where you lived and what your community was like, will Continue reading Elgin County, Ontario Rural History Books to be Digitized
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made November 8. New data has been added for Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data & Databases at FamilySearch.org
Washington, DC – On Monday, April 2, 2012, at 9 a.m. EDT, the National Archives and Records Administration will place the entire 1940 Census – more than 18 terabytes of data – online, free of charge, for viewing and download Continue reading Want to Buy the United States 1940 Census?
The following excerpt is from an article by Kathy Ingalls in the November 22, 2011 edition of the Albany Democrat-Herald. Richard Milligan, 91, of Albany [Oregon] was the driver who died Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Waverly Drive. Continue reading Albany, Oregon Genealogist, Richard Milligan, Dies in Car Crash
The bicentennial of the War of 1812 will be upon us before we know it. Are you planning to commemorate the event? Americans really need to remember what happened 200 years ago. For some of us, it’s personal. My 3rd Continue reading New York State Indifferent to Bicentennial Celebrations of the War of 1812?
The following News release was received from Julie Hill at Archives.som: DNA Tests Available Through Archives.com for the First Time Providing Access to the World’s Largest Genetic Genealogy Database REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011: Archives.com, a website devoted to Continue reading Archives.com Partners with Family Tree DNA to Offer DNA Testing
The following press release was received from the National Genealogical Society: CINCINNATI, OHIO, 9–12 MAY 2012 – The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier (Arlington, VA): The National Genealogical Society has released the full 2012 Family History Conference Program. Continue reading National Genealogical Society Releases Full 2012 Family History Conference Program Online
I’ve been using the FlipPal Scanner for several months – and it’s made scanning a real pleasure. I got started because I kept watching Walt Grady, Diane Miller, and others demonstrate them at conferences I’ve attended over the last year Continue reading Using the Flip-Pal Scanner
I’ve known for some time now that FamilyLink, and it’s subsidiary, WorldVitalRecords.com had been sold. As a data provider, I was asked to sign paperwork allowing my data to transfer, and keep my mouth shut. However, I didn’t know who Continue reading FamilyLink.com & WorldVitalRecords.com Acquired by MyHeritage.com