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A thought-provoking article by Jon Christian has been posted at the Slate website. The article is titled Deleting the Family Tree – When Ancestry.com shuttered its social network for relatives, it erased 10 years’ worth of my family’s correspondence and Continue reading Online Digital Genealogy Data is a Fragile Thing
Getting an Apple Watch? Well, now you can download an Ancestry iPhone app! I have no plans to get an Apple watch, but for those of you who do, you can carry family history on your wrist – currently not Continue reading An Ancestry App for the Apple Watch
A few days ago, Ben Affleck apologized for the attempt to conceal slave-owning ancestry, which turned up during research for the PBS documentary “Finding Your Roots.” Wikileaks published emails which showed the attempt – which seemed to have worked… for Continue reading Ben Affleck Apologizes for Attempting to Conceal Slave-Owning Ancestry
The following information is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 4 million indexed records and images for the Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Italy, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 700,220 indexed Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 4 M Indexed Records & Images for Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Italy, S Africa, & the USA
AncestryDNA is once again running a supersale on their DNA test. It’s again 20% off – but only through Monday, August 17. The test is normally $99 – so you can save about $20 by buying now. The promotion is Continue reading AncestryDNA Offers Their Test for 20% Off through Monday, August 17! Just $79
The following laminated DNA Guides are all on sale for 10% off ($8.06) at the Family Roots Publishing Co. website through Monday, April 27, 2015. Click on the links for details and/or to order. Click on your back arrow to Continue reading DNA Guides – On Sale for 10-15% Off Through April 27, 2015
It’s been announced that Ancestry.com is allowing free access to their immigration records from April 16 through April 20, 2016. Click on the illustration to check it out! Search Ancestry’s extensive collection of 300 million immigration records! Immigration records tell Continue reading Free Access to the Immigration Records at Ancestry.com this Weekend!
The following is from APG: Support for Younger and Retiring Generations of Professional Genealogists WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 15 April, 2015 − The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) today announced membership discounts for younger and retiring professionals. Individuals under the age Continue reading Association of Professional Genealogists Announces Membership Discounts
This week’s Who Do You Think You Are? features Bill Paxton – maybe best known for his lead role in the movie “Twister.” Bill always wondered if he was related to Texan hero, Sam Houston (who he just happens to Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? to Feature Bill Paxton Sunday, April 19 on TLC
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 2.3 million indexed records and images for the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 771,097 images from the New Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2.3 Million Indexed Records & Images for the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, & the USA
The following news release is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT, April 13, 2015 — Imagine a free virtual online library of rare historical books from all over the world to help you discover rich, unknown details about the lives Continue reading FamilySearch Free Historical Book Collection Online Hits 200,000th Milestone
The following teaser is from an article posted by my friend, Megan Smolenyak, at the Huffington Post website. With a little digging, she proved that 1/4 of Hillary Clinton’s posted online family trees are wrong… Again, showing that just because Continue reading Megan Smolenyak Uproots 1/4 of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Online Family Tree
April 8, 2015 – AUSTIN, Texas — Three faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information have received a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to develop and field test a digital infrastructure for preserving and Continue reading Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane of Petersburg, VA Records to be Digitized
The upcoming Who Do You Think You Are? will feature America Ferrera. She’s best known for her award-winning role as Betty Suaraz in the ABC Comedy, Ugly Betty (2006-2010). Ms. Ferrera actually heads to Honduras in this episode. She’s looking Continue reading America Ferrera To be Featured in this Week’s “Who Do You Think You?”
All purchases of $25 or more will get now get free USA shipping at the Family Roots Publishing website through April 20, 2015. Check it out! Included in the “FREE postage over $25 in Purchases” sale are all of the Continue reading Free Shipping on Purchases of $25 or More at the FRPC Website – Now Thru April 20.