Footnote.com to Digitize & Create an Interactive Database of All Publicly Available Federal Censuses – 1790-1930

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The following news release was prepared by Justin Schroepfer, Marketing Director for Footnote.com. OCTOBER 29, 2009 – LINDON, Utah: Today Footnote.com (http://www.footnote.com) announced it will digitize and create a searchable database for all publicly available U.S. Federal Censuses ranging from Continue reading Footnote.com to Digitize & Create an Interactive Database of All Publicly Available Federal Censuses – 1790-1930→

Census Officials Urge Citizens to Fill Out the 2010 Census Forms – the First Time!

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U.S. residents are being encouraged to fill out those census forms when we get them – and not wait until someone shows up at the door, because we didn’t get around to answering those 10 questions. Following is an excerpt Continue reading Census Officials Urge Citizens to Fill Out the 2010 Census Forms – the First Time!→

Kansas African American Museum Receives $25K Grant to Collect Stories

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WICHITA — The Kansas African American Museum has received a $25,000 grant to establish a statewide history and genealogy program called “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” The program is designed for anyone with a contribution to Kansas African American history. The Continue reading Kansas African American Museum Receives $25K Grant to Collect Stories→

Entrepreneur Bill Burch Introduces ArchivaLife – to Document Your Life Story

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During the class periods, exhibit halls at conferences can be pretty quiet – if not dead. That’s when the exhibitors themselves get to visit. This was the case at the California Family History Expo a couple weeks ago. One of Continue reading Entrepreneur Bill Burch Introduces ArchivaLife – to Document Your Life Story→

Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #2

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Number 2 The variety of records to research in the Family History Library is astounding. There are so many different record types available that I could never list them all. However, there are Probates, Vital Records, Parish Registers, Deeds, Federal Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 25th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour – #2→

African-Native American Exhibition to take place at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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An upcoming exhibition entitled “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” will be of interest to genealogists. The exhibition will take place November 10, 2009 through May 23, 2010 at the National Museum of the American Indian, located on the Continue reading African-Native American Exhibition to take place at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.→