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The following excerpt is from the February 8, 2015 edition of the Chicago Tribune: For years, Ted Wachholz had all the evidence he needed to believe that film footage of the 1915 SS Eastland disaster on the Chicago River existed, Continue reading 1915 SS Eastland Disaster Film Footage Surfaces
It seems that Ancestry.com and The Black Vault are in a dispute over The Black Vault‘s posting of the US military’s Project Blue Book documents, which Fold3 (an Ancestry.com subsidiary) digitized. Note that Fold3 does not require a subscription to Continue reading Ancestry.com & The Black Vault in Tussle Over Digitized UFO Document Copyrights
The following news release is from Alex Cox at FindMyFast. Every Friday, thousands of new records are released on our dedicated Findmypast Friday page to explore over the weekend. This week’s new additions include over 157,000 British Merchant Navy, First Continue reading New British Merchant Navy WW1 Medal Index Cards & Dorset BMDs available to search at FindMyPast
The following News Release is from scoop.co.nz: More than 1.6 million records spanning two centuries from 1,400 cemeteries across the country digitised and made accessible to all • Almost all New Zealand cemeteries are represented in this collection • Database Continue reading Extensive Collection of New Zealand Cemetery Records Now Available Online
This last weekend, a seven-alarm warehouse fire in Brooklyn put many public records in danger. It’s now been determined that losses may not have been as bad as were initially feared. The following is from an article by Anemona Hartocollis, Continue reading Last Weekend’s Records Warehouse Fire in Brooklyn Could Have Been Worse
MILAN [Michigan]- The Milan Public Library received some informative materials on Jan. 30 when Milan historian, Martha Churchill, and retired pastor of People’s Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Vern Campbell, presented two large volumes of printed materials collected by Campbell for Continue reading Records of Weddings and Funerals, 1963 through 2002, Donated to Milan, Michigan Public Library
In the very early morning hours of March 29, 1911, a fire got started in the 3rd floor Assembly Library of the New York Capital Building. The fire quickly spread throughout the third floor, then on to the fourth floor Continue reading Donation to Conserve & Digitize Documents From the 1911 New York Capital Fire
Ancestry.com financial data was released this week. The following is excerpted from a February 3, 2015 Globe Newswire Press Release: 2014 Non-GAAP Revenues were $619.5 million, Up 10.3% Year-Over-Year. 2014 Adjusted EBITDA were $215.3 million, Up 1.8% Year-Over-Year. Subscribers – Continue reading Ancestry.com Financial, Subscriber & Database Data Released for 4th Quarter 2014.
The following excerpt is a February 5, 2015 post to the website of the Atlanta Daily World. SiriusXM announced they are launching of “African Ancestry Radio,” a three-week series of live, call-in shows during which the hosts help listeners and Continue reading SiriusXM to Host a 3-week African Ancestry Radio Live Call-in Show – Starting February 8, 2015
The following excerpt is from a February 3, 2015 announcement at the University College Dublin website: The incorporation of the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), a new University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company with charitable status, was announced today. Continue reading National Folklore Foundation Incorporation Announced by University College Dublin
As this week’s FRPC Exceptional Bargain Offer, Family Roots Publishing is offering 3 popular genealogy books as a bundle for 65% off – or individually at 25% off. The bundle is heavy, and can’t be shipped outside of the United Continue reading Getting Started in #Genealogy Bundle – On Sale for 65% Off
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch adds more than 37.9 million indexed records and images to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 24,405,544 indexed records and 1,244,622 images Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 37.9 Million Indexed Records & Images to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, South Africa, & the USA
The following news release is from Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage.com: TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah – February 2, 2015: MyHeritage, the leading destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history, today announced that 900 million global historical records have Continue reading MyHeritage Adds 900 Million Records to its Global Digital Archive
The following excerpt is from the January 27, 2015 edition of Reuters.com: Reuters – New Orleans’ oldest cemetery will soon be closed to visitors without an official escort or familial ties to the deceased, the result of a spate of Continue reading New Orleans’ Oldest Cemetery to Be Closed to the General Public Due to Vandalism
The following teaser is from an article posted in the January 21, 2015 edition of archaeology.org: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A planned environmental clean-up of the Congaree River in South Carolina could recover Confederate munitions that Union troops, under the Continue reading Recovery of Confederate Munitions Expected in a Clean-up of the Congaree River