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The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records
Following is an excerpt from a good genealogy story found in the August 8, 2010 edition of GoDanRiver.com. The honored ancestor had 13 children and something in the area of 1800 descendants. For more than 75 years, the descendants of Continue reading Descendants of Stephen Tarpley Dedicate a New Headstone at Annual Reunion
We’ve been selling Dan Lynch’s Google Your Family Tree at the Family Roots Publishing website, and at conferences since last December. The book is a wealth of information, and it’s not surprising that the book has turned out to be Continue reading “Google Your Family Tree” Tops the Genealogy Guidebook Sales Charts
Following is an excerpt from an article in the August 7, 2010 edition of the Grand Forks Herald about what can be found in the Grand Forks Room in the Grand Forks North Dakota Public Library. Would you like to Continue reading Genealogical Treasures Found in the Grand Forks Room
According to an AP article currently circulating, the University of Tennessee will manage a project wherein about 2500 rolls of Tennessee newspapers on microfilm will be digitized and posted as part of the “Chronicling America” project. The project concentrates on Continue reading Early Tennessee Newspapers to Go OnLine at “Chronicling America” in About Two Years
New baby bib and a one piece outfit called a “onesie” in either pink or blue is new at http://www.FunStuffForGenealogists.com along with several other new items and pedigree charts. Check out all the latest today!
I just read one of the most interesting “records” stories I’ve ever seen. John Barry, a staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times did a column that posted at Tampabay.com on August 1, 2010. Barry reports the story of Sicilian Continue reading A Tampa, Florida, Midwife’s Deliveries — 1908-1939
The following was received from Debra Chatfield of findmypast.co.uk: Findmypast.co.uk, leading UK family history website, has launched an easier way to find the births of English and Welsh ancestors online. The company has re-indexed over 100 million birth records dating Continue reading Findmypast.co.uk Re-Indexes Over 100M British Birth Records 1837-2006
After a 40-year run, the Culpeper Historical Society officially became part of history last month. Local attorney Butch Davies, who was president of the society in 1975 and remained a life member until the end, said it became clear that Continue reading Culpeper [Virginia] Historical Society is Disbanded
OZARK [Alabama] — Tucked behind history books and fiction at the Ozark-Dale County Public Library is a genealogical resource room in which residents from at least five states have traveled to find out more about their families. Through donations and Continue reading Alabama’s Ozark-Dale County Public Library Genealogy Section is Expanding
It seems that the Google folks would like to know how many books they are attempting to digitize, since their goal is to digitize all the books in the world… Using a complicated formula, which reads for paragraph after paragraph Continue reading Google Now Has a Count for How Many Books There Are in World – Nearly 130M
I’ll admit to being surprised by the press release this morning announcing the acquisition of ProGenealogists, Inc. by Ancestry.com. However, it makes a lot of business sense. ProGenealogists has been known for doing a lot of the research for the Continue reading Ancestry.com Acquires Professional Genealogy Firm, ProGenealogists, Inc.
The following excerpt is from an August 6, 2010 Lansing State Journal editorial. Although the state is hurting economically, breaking up such a wonderful resource, as the Library of Michigan is, seems extreme. Their genealogy collection is one of the Continue reading Advisory Panel Recommends Against the Library of Michigan “Break-Up.”
News from Tulare, California: Volunteer Marilyn Hanson is glad the Sequoia Genealogical Society’s collection of research materials has made the cross- town trip to the new Tulare Public Library. The collection is at the end of a corridor that splits Continue reading New Tulare Public Library Now Housing Sequoia Genealogical Society’s Collection
The following was received from APG. Note that this is just one of 31 positions that Ancestry.com currently has posted at their website. A Content Acquisitionist is a consultative-sales and business development role working within the U.S. Content Acquisition team Continue reading Content Acquisitionist Position Open at Ancestry.com