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It is surely the biggest Big Brother project yet conceived. India is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens, millions of whom live in remote villages and possess no documentary proof of existence, with cyber-age biometric identity cards. The Continue reading India to Issue All Their 1.2 Billion Citizens Biometric ID Cards
Tom Kemp just posted a blog with a copy of Michael Jackson‘s Social Security Death Index info. GenealogyBank already has the data up, as they update their SS Death Index every week. The data from GenealogyBank’s Database is as follows: Continue reading Michael Jackson’s Social Security Death Index Entry
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has signed an executive order eliminating the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and thus cutting about $2 million in associated, annual costs from the 2010 budget. The order includes the following changes: • The Continue reading Michigan Governor Eliminates the Michigan State Library
I see that the U.S. Commerce Association has awarded DMT Publishing of North Salt Lake, Utah, the 2009 Best of North Salt Lake Award in the Commercial Printing category. I’ve done business with DMT for many years and I can Continue reading Short-run Genealogy Publisher, DMT Publishing, Receives 2009 Best of North Salt Lake Award
The following news release was written by FamilyLink staff: Open community-based website represents a new option for family history exploration & a unique way to discover & connect with family. Provo, UT, July 14, 2009 — FamilyLink.com, Inc. today introduced Continue reading FamilyLink.com, Inc. Launches Genealogy Social Network Website GenealogyWise
The following press release was received from George Morgan: The Genealogy GuysSM Podcast, a service of Aha! Seminars, Inc., announces its participation at the 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Little Rock, AR, September 2-5, 2009. The Genealogy Guys Continue reading The Genealogy Guys Podcast LIVE to be held at the 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference
It seems to me like Ancestry, err… MyFamily, err… The Generations Network is back to where it began. Ancestry.com is and always has been the most recognized name of the bunch. The change of names from MyFamily.com to The Generations Continue reading The Generations Network Becomes Ancestry.com
While at the SCGS Jamboree, Rich Williams started a blog for the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel. Rich was picking the brains of some of the bloggers at the Jamboree – looking for ideas on how best to set it up. Continue reading Rich Williams Starts the “Salt Lake Plaza Hotel” Blog
APG will be awarding its third “Professional Achievement Award” at the Professional Management Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2, 2009. Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG received the award in 2007; and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking received it in 2008. Nominations Continue reading Nominations Solicited for the 3rd APG “Professional Achievement Award”
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following info.: Twelve new collections were added to the FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week. International collections were added for Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Netherlands, and Spain. New United States collections were added for Delaware, Continue reading Collections Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Site
Troy, New York, meatpacker Samuel Wilson was the real “Uncle Sam.” Now the Rensselaer County Historical Society Historical and the Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation will provide a new home for a memorial. Following is a teaser from an article in Continue reading Uncle Sam Exhibit to Get a New Home at the Rensselaer County Historical Society
This just in from Liz Stookesberry Myers: Assembly Bill 130 will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee very soon. It was introduced by Kevin Jeffries (Republican ) of the Temecula area. The Bill was presented at the request of Continue reading California Legislators Need to Hear From YOU!
Like the John Denver song goes, “hey, it’s good to be back home again.” As much as I love going to the SCGS Jamboree, it’s always good to get home. We left Bountiful, Utah and drove to Las Vegas on Continue reading Hey – it’s good to be back home again… SCGS Jamboree 2009 is History
I was introduced to arcalife.com at the NGS conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. I had the opportunity to visit quite a bit with Kia Rahmani, who is a director of business strategy and partnership with arcalife. Upon returning home, I Continue reading Arcalife.com – Where Family Memories Live On
We’re doing the Son of Blogger program at the moment – and we actually have an audience… See photos…