Category Archives: Internet Genealogical Research

American Ancestors by NEHGS Announces an Unprecedented, Historic Event for Genealogists: A BILLION Records FREE!

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AmericanAncestors.org/Free-Billion April 6, 2016—Boston, Massachusetts— America’s oldest and largest genealogical society announces a historic event for family historians around the world. From April 6 to April 13, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is offering FREE access Continue reading American Ancestors by NEHGS Announces an Unprecedented, Historic Event for Genealogists: A BILLION Records FREE!→

MyHeritage Releases Exclusive Book Matching Technology for Family History

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This is it, folks! This announcement is the one I’ve been waiting for! I’ve been writing that some new technology was coming from MyHeritage for the last two weeks – and it’s arrived. Pretty amazing stuff! To find your ancestors Continue reading MyHeritage Releases Exclusive Book Matching Technology for Family History→

Automobile Registrations for Florida 1905-1917 Digitized & Indexed Online

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Every now and then items get posted online that genealogists may not have considered before. In all my years of searching for documentary evidence of my ancestors, I’ve never searched for auto registrations. That just changed! The following excerpt is Continue reading Automobile Registrations for Florida 1905-1917 Digitized & Indexed Online→

New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 14, 2016

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The following is from FamilySearch: There are 25 new collections updated time! Check out Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Maryland Church Records 1668-1995, North Carolina Civil Marriages 1763-1868, United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records 1812-1815, United States Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 14, 2016→

TLC Announces Celebrity Contributors for the Spring Season of Who Do You Think You Are?

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The following news release was received this morning. Click on the illustration to watch a video promoting the upcoming season. New season premieres Sunday, April 3 at 9/8c The two-time Emmy nominated series WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? returns Continue reading TLC Announces Celebrity Contributors for the Spring Season of Who Do You Think You Are?→

10 Million New Irish Catholic Parish Registers With FREE Access Through March 7, 2016!

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The following was received from FindMyPast: We’re excited to reveal the launch of 10 million new Irish Catholic Parish Registers on Findmypast today. Covering the majority of Ireland, this incredible record set includes 40 million names, 3,500 registers and over Continue reading 10 Million New Irish Catholic Parish Registers With FREE Access Through March 7, 2016!→

New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for February 16 & 22, 2016

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The following is from FamilySearch: You will find new marriage records from Kansas and Maryland this week along with England Devon Bishop’s Transcripts 1558-1887, England Lancashire Oldham Cemetery Registers 1797-2004, and United States World War II Prisoners of War 1941-1945. Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for February 16 & 22, 2016→

FindMyPast Announces the Launch of 10 Million Irish Parish Registers

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The following news release is from Alex Cox, with FindMyPast: Salt Lake City: 5 February 2016 – Leading family history site, Findmypast, announced today at Rootstech that it will launch 10 million Irish Catholic Parish Registers, one of the most Continue reading FindMyPast Announces the Launch of 10 Million Irish Parish Registers→

FindMyPast Announces USA Marriage Collection of 450 Million+ – 33M Names FREE thru Feb 15

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FindMyPast has a huge booth here at RootsTech 2016. Their big announcement was made this morning, stating that they will release millions of marriage records every quarter and aims to complete the entire digitization project by the end of 2017. Continue reading FindMyPast Announces USA Marriage Collection of 450 Million+ – 33M Names FREE thru Feb 15→

Family Tree Maker Will Continue to be Produced and Upgraded & RootsMagic Will Sync to Ancestry.com

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Kendall Hulet, at Ancestry.com, announced today that Family Tree Maker isn’t dead after all. He also commented to the media community that “contracts hadn’t been signed yet,” and that this is the reason that they earlier announced that they were Continue reading Family Tree Maker Will Continue to be Produced and Upgraded & RootsMagic Will Sync to Ancestry.com→

MyHeritage Adds Audio Recordings For Interviewing Your Relatives

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Now this is cool… And just in time for RootsTech 2016! Check out the following note from MyHeritage, and then go read their blog full blogpost about the new feature. We’ve just released a new feature in the MyHeritage mobile Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Audio Recordings For Interviewing Your Relatives→

Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule

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The following is from RootsTech: SALT LAKE CITY, 29 January 2016 — RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4-6, 2016, announced today that 15 of its popular sessions will be Continue reading Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule→

Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”

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Finally – I get to post about a newspaper that pertains to me. I graduated from GRCC in 1984. I actually attended there in 1969, 1970, and 1981-1984. I went to school while working, quite often attending night classes. GRCC Continue reading Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”→