MyHeritage Now Acquires Geni and Gets 25 M $ in Investor Capital

It’s not been all that long ago that I was writing about MyHeritage’s acquisition of WorldVitalRecords. I was excited about that merger, which has proved to be a good move for both MyHeritage as well as WorldVitalRecords. The headquarters of Continue reading MyHeritage Now Acquires Geni and Gets 25 M $ in Investor Capital

Using the MyHeritage Family Trees Now Found on the World Vital Records Site

I’ve had a membership to WorldVitalRecords.com since the beginning of that website. I went to work for Everton’s in 2006, and they had a relationship with World Vital Records, allowing WVR to scan books and magazines in the Everton collection Continue reading Using the MyHeritage Family Trees Now Found on the World Vital Records Site

Major Changes in the 1940 Census Indexed States!

Both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.com have made major progress this week in posting of Indexes to the 1940 Census. The following info includes indexes that are currently being posted the night of Thursday, June 28-Friday June 29, 2012. Ancestry.com Ancestry.com – Continue reading Major Changes in the 1940 Census Indexed States!

FamilyLink.com & WorldVitalRecords.com Acquired by MyHeritage.com

I’ve known for some time now that FamilyLink, and it’s subsidiary, WorldVitalRecords.com had been sold. As a data provider, I was asked to sign paperwork allowing my data to transfer, and keep my mouth shut. However, I didn’t know who Continue reading FamilyLink.com & WorldVitalRecords.com Acquired by MyHeritage.com

A Look at Some Central & South American Records at FamilySearch

In our discussions on research topics, we so often spend a great deal of time focusing on our ancestors who have come to the United States from the East or the West. But what about those who came from the Continue reading A Look at Some Central & South American Records at FamilySearch

George W. Meitzler Commits Suicide by Shooting Himself

While searching for Meitzler information at the WorldVitalRecords website today, I ran across a newspaper item about a bank cashier by the name of George W. Meitzler who went home and shot himself while the bank examiner was auditing accounts Continue reading George W. Meitzler Commits Suicide by Shooting Himself

World Vital Records is Three Years Old

October 1, 2009 marked the 3rd anniversary for World Vital Records. The brainchild of genealogy entrepreneur, Paul Allen (the lesser), the site is currently boasting 1.4 billion names in over 12,000 databases – all available online at WorldVitalRecords.com. Initially, they Continue reading World Vital Records is Three Years Old

World Vital Records Extends their Free Access Through August 18

I got a note last night that WorldVitalRecords.com has extended the free access to their website through August 18. Although the banner at the top of this website still says August 11-13, it’s actually extended through the 18th. Click on Continue reading World Vital Records Extends their Free Access Through August 18

WorldVitalRecords.com Opens Site Allowing for Free Public Access to More Than One Billion Family History Records With the Addition of the Largest Number of Records to be Released in a Single Day Since the Site Launched in 2006

The following was written by FamilyLink staff. It’s a heck of a deal. Click on the graphic to check it out! PROVO, UT, August 11, 2009 – WorldVitalRecords.com, an online family history resource, today announced the addition of the largest Continue reading WorldVitalRecords.com Opens Site Allowing for Free Public Access to More Than One Billion Family History Records With the Addition of the Largest Number of Records to be Released in a Single Day Since the Site Launched in 2006

World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868

Over 13,000 geo-coded Scots deaths records have been posted at the new www.WorldVitalRecords.com website. This unique set of Scottish Death Records was extracted from parish records of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Specific parishes include Cockpen, Midlothian; Cranston; Crichton; Dalkeith; Continue reading World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868