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The following is from Legacy Family Tree: New mobile-responsive site with new playlist, searching, browsing, and indexed jump-to features now available for all 275 genealogy courses SURPRISE, Arizona; October 27, 2015 — Millennia Corporation, a leader in family history software, Continue reading FamilyTreeWebinars.com Unveils the Next Generation of Online Genealogy Education
A few days ago, I posted a blog about the 1939 Register. The database launched today with much fanfare. Following is an excerpt from an interesting article posted November 1 at the DailyMail website. It is a remarkable snapshot of Continue reading The 1939 Register of England and Wales Has Launched!
The following was received from NEHGS: October 30, 2015 — Boston, Massachusetts — “Your ancestors have been dying for you to uncover them. NEHGS has opened the cemetery gates so you can start digging!” Just in time for the Halloween Continue reading Free Cemetery Records Databases at AmericanAncestors.org October 30 through November 7, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Take a virtual trip around the world by diving into FamilySearch’s 2044 free online historic record collections. Some of this week’s additions include Brazil São Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980, Czech Republic Land Records 1450-1889, Montana Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Posted For October 26, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Apart from a very significant addition to the Italy Napoli Civil Registration (State Archive) 1809-1865 collection, this week is predominantly about new, free US marriages and passenger lists collections. Search marriage records from 11 states, Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections as of October 19, 2015
The following excerpt is from an article posted October 16, 2015 at the Yahoo website. Google is not violating copyright laws by digitizing millions of books so it can provide small portions of them to the public, a federal appeals Continue reading Judges Say Google Not Violating Copyright Laws by Publishing Snippets
The following is from FamilySearch: Major additions this week to the United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942, Brazil Sao Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980, Colombia Catholic Church Records 1576-2014, Italy Asti Civil Registration (State Archive) 1803-1814 1911-1935, Maryland Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for October 5, 2015
I just got the following from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry. This is goods news. Ancestry & NARA had problems with their digitization projects a while back when it was found that an employee had destroyed records. That looks to have Continue reading Ancestry Announces Renewal of Their Digitization Partnership Agreement With NARA
The following is from FamilySearch: Generous updates for Colombia, France, Honduras, Italy, Spain, and the US (Passport applications, Mississippi and Georgia to note a few)! Many other domestic and international updates like England Warwickshire Parish Registers 1535-1984, Nicaragua Civil Registration Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections – September 28, 2015
I see that Ancestry is sponsoring another Find a Grave Community Day. This year it’s on Saturday, October 17. The following is from Ancestry’s blog. Last year was an amazing success thanks to you, our incredible volunteers, who visited over Continue reading Ancestry Find A Grave Community Day is October 17
The following is from FamilySearch: Check out the Pennsylvania Civil Marriages 1677-1950, Ohio County Marriages 1789-2013, and Virginia Richmond City Birth Index 1870-1912 additions this week. Millions more records were also added for Italy (Potenza, Rieti, and Trapani) and Colombia. Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for the Week of September 21, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Mama Mia! The Italian records continue to expand this week with new collections for Italy Arezzo Civil Registration (State Archive) 1314-1934, Italy Enna Civil Registration (State Archive) 1866-1944, Italy Imperia San Remo Civil Registration (State Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Posted the Week of September 14, 2015
The following excerpt is from an article posted at luerzersarchive.com: Google collects the biggest online archive of war letters in Russia. The project is fronted by a typographic illustration by Willem Rabe. A typographic illustration made up of characters from Continue reading Google Posts Largest Online Archive of WWII Russian War Letters
Family Historians May Commemorate Labor Day by Working FREE on Family History on AmericanAncestors.org September 2 through September 9 September 2, 2015 — Boston, Massachusetts — To commemorate the Labor Day holiday, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is granting Continue reading Numerous NEHGS Databases FREE to ALL at AmericanAncestors.org Through Sept. 9
I spent a few hours searching for wills and probate documents at the Ancestry website yesterday, and found some for my family that I’d not previously seen. The following news release is from MarketWired: More Than 170 Million Documents From Continue reading Ancestry Launches Largest Online Collection of Wills and Probate Records in the USA – FREE Access Through Sept. 7