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Although I suffered the entire day with a headache of epic proportions, the First Annual FamilySearch Blogger’s Day at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake city, was one of the “Red Letter Days” of 2010. During the day, Continue reading Notes & Thoughts Inspired by the Blogger’s Day Opening Session with FamilySearch President Jay Verkler
The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records
A New FamilySearch library opens in Riverton, Utah today, replacing 24 smaller Family History Centers in the southern Salt Lake valley. Will this start a trend? Following is the news release from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY — Whether Continue reading New FamilySearch Library in Riverton, Utah Opens to the Public
A snippet from another good article in the May 31, 2010 Deseret News: It’s hard to say where the first obituary came from. The word comes from the Medieval Latin “obitus,” which means a going down, a fall, a ruin, Continue reading Obituaries Can Tell Us a Lot… And Then Some…
This story led off in the Deseret News in Salt Lake City today. Pretty good… SALT LAKE CITY — From the trite (“gone fishin’ ” and “rest in peace”) to the cute to the sentimental to the absolutely bizarre, epitaphs on Continue reading Another Epitaph Story
The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site
The following small databases were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War – Southern Martyrs. A History of Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War, Touching Incidentally on the Experiences of Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
The following announcement was received this morning: Mark your Calendar for the 2010 Family History Conference, “Follow Your Ancestral Trail”, which will be held 28 April—1 May 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whether your family helped settle the nation, Continue reading Registration for the 2010 NGS Family History Conference is Now Open
My friend, Irene Johnson, sent me a link to a very cool website earlier this evening. The website is Utah3d.net. On the site is some amazing photography – all in 3D – panoramic and then some. It reminds me of Continue reading Utah in 3D – Utah Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON [Utah] — A suspicious white powdery substance shipped to the LDS Church’s granite storage vaults Wednesday turned out to be harmless ground-up fiberglass, hazmat crews determined. Two employees discovered the substance about noon at the Granite Mountain Continue reading Suspicious White Powder at Granite Mountain Vault Turns Out to Be Ground-Up Fiberglass
A couple of misconceptions persist regarding the Church History Library, opened in June by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s not a relocation of the church’s Family History Library. And while the Church History Department enjoys its Continue reading Confusion about the Family History Library & the Church History Library
The FamilySearch Center in the Joseph Smith Building is getting a full upgrade – and progress on the digitization of the Granite Mountain microfilm is moving ahead at a terrific pace. According to Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch, all that film Continue reading All 2.5 M Granite Mountain Films May be Digitized by Early Next Year
28 September 2009: Volunteers with Rhode Island roots will be excited about the new indexing projects this week. The Rhode Island 1905 and 1935 State Censuses were added. New international projects for Argentina, Germany, Philippines, Spain, and the U.K. were Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Updates
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
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