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When I opened my morning paper (the Deseret News), this morning, I found an article in the business section titled, “FTC Targets Blog Product Reviews.” The article goes on to explain that the Federal Trade Commission has decided that they Continue reading The FTC Asks Bloggers for Full Disclosure – So Here’s Mine
Buried within an article about possible Scottish Homecomings in 2012, and maybe 2014, was an item stating that Scottish Catholic births and baptisms have been added to public files available at the ScotlandsPeople website. Following what he called the “overwhelming Continue reading Scottish Catholic Births & Baptisms Added to Scotland’s People Website.
Ancestry.com has just launched a new feature that I guarantee I’ll use a lot. Ancestry.com subscribers can now share records and documents found on Ancestry.com with non-subscribers through Facebook, Twitter & Email. Once I “Share This Record” by clicking on Continue reading Share Documents You Find at Ancestry With Your Relatives – Instantly
The following announcement is from Anastasia Tyler, PR and Events Manager at Ancestry.com: The Ancestry World Archives Project is a collaborative effort that has allowed thousands of people around the world help to preserve history that might otherwise be lost. Continue reading Ancestry World Archives Project Update
SOMERS POINT [New Jersey] – Walking through the Atlantic Heritage Center at 907 Shore Road is like going on a treasure hunt with a really good map. The three-story brick building sits between views overlooking the Historic Bayfront District and Continue reading Check Out the Atlantic Heritage Center in Somers Point, NJ
The growth of the Pensacola, Florida population, as well as lack of space has prompted the move of the Tryon Branch Library on 9th Ave. and College Blvd. to the new location at 1200 Langley Ave. in Pensacola. The good Continue reading The New West Florida Genealogy Library in Pensacola, Florida
The following Content Updates are from Gary Gibb, VP U.S. Content at Ancestry.com. This information was included in an email received October 6, 2009 from Anastasia Tyler, PR and Events Manager. The following collections are coming soon to Ancestry.com: Improved Continue reading Coming Soon at Ancestry.com
NEHGS has posted 6 major genealogical periodicals on their website. These are: The NEHGS Register – posting still in progress, to be complete in 2010 The Connecticut Nutmegger New Netherland Connections The American Genealogist (TAG) The Virginia Genealogist New England Continue reading NEHGS Provides Access to a Growing Suite of Premier Genealogical Journals
The annual NGS Newsletter Competition has now begun, with a deadline for Submissions of 31 December. The competititon is meant to recognize the hard work, long hours, and creativity that editors devote to their newsletters. The Categories are as follows: Continue reading The National Genealogical Society Newsletter Competition is Open
Ancestry.com has now posted the “Honolulu, Hawaii Passenger Lists -1900-1953.” The Honolulu Passenger Lists consists of inbound vessel passenger manifests for February 1900 to December 1953. The following description is from the Ancestry.com website: This data collection contains inbound passenger Continue reading Ancestry Posts “Honolulu, Hawaii Passenger Lists -1900-1953”
In a news release this morning, Ancestry.com announced that they have digitized the “Death Records of American Citizens Abroad, 1910-1974.” These records were formerly in paper format at the National Archives and could only be accessed in the research rooms Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts “Death Records of American Citizens Abroad, 1910-1974”
Thanks for nominating GenealogyBlog for Family Tree Magazine‘s 40 Best GenealogyBlogs. It’s now time to vote – and there are some great blogs in the running! The voting is done by category. All you’ll have to do is click on Continue reading Vote Now for GenealogyBlog for Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40
Ancestry.com has had an agreement with NARA to scan documents on-site at the National Archives since May of 2008. They have now obtained permission to scan at their own facility off-site, which they believe will allow the digitization of 5 Continue reading Ancestry.com Expands Partnership with the National Archives Through New Off-Site Scanning Location
Most genealogists tote a laptop around with them while doing their genealogy research. That laptop has a lot of important stuff on it – like “your life.” So it’s a good idea to always keep its security in mind. The Continue reading Securing Your Laptop While at the Library, Airport, or the Archive
Earlier today I ran across an article by Robert Morley, writing in the October 6, 2009 edition of the trumpet.com. Mr. Morley is British and decries the sad state of historical knowledge in “Twittering Away a Nation.” George Santayana is Continue reading Americans Need to UNDERSTAND History – so as not to be “condemned to repeat it.”