FamilySearch Adds 19,206,333 Images to New United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Collection

The following is from FamilySearch, April 2, 2013: FamilySearch has added 23.9 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, England, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 19,206,333 Images to New United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, Collection

Ancestry.com Financial Results for 4th Quarter 2012 & Full Year 2012 Reported

PROVO, Utah, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. “We are pleased with our fourth quarter performance, as well as a successful and eventful 2012. Continue reading Ancestry.com Financial Results for 4th Quarter 2012 & Full Year 2012 Reported

Archives.com Publishes Millions of Lutheran Church Records

The following is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Archives.com is thrilled to announce the release of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) birth, marriage and death record collections! These three collections total nearly 4.6 million records. Archives.com, in partnership Continue reading Archives.com Publishes Millions of Lutheran Church Records

Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

The following press release is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates America’s Immigrant Influence by Revealing Name Trends Throughout History PROVO, UT–(Marketwire – Mar 14, 2013) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is revealing name trends from the past Continue reading Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized

The following excerpt is from the March 14, 2013 edition of RTE News/Ireland: One of Ireland’s most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project Continue reading Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized

ProQuest to Distribute NewspaperArchive.com to Libraries and Institutions.

I see that my old employer, ProQuest, is taking on the global distribution of NewspaperArchive.com to libraries and institutions. ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor-based ProQuest announce Monday that it is expanding its selection of historical news content as the global Continue reading ProQuest to Distribute NewspaperArchive.com to Libraries and Institutions.

136 Hours – and counting… of Online Genealogy Education Now Available at FamilyTreeWebinars.com

This is exciting! Genealogists can now have unlimited access, anytime, anywhere, to the nearly 100 recorded genealogy webinars and more than 350 pages of instructors’ handouts that have been part of the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series. They have a Continue reading 136 Hours – and counting… of Online Genealogy Education Now Available at FamilyTreeWebinars.com

FamilySearch Adds 8,613,673 Images to New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 10.5 million indexed records and images in the last two weeks. The largest portion of this update includes the 8,613,673 images added to the New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 8,613,673 Images to New York Probate Records from 1629 to 1971

Parish Registers Added to Westminster Collection on findmypast.com

The following news release is from FindMyPast.com: 400 Years of Baptism, Marriage, and Burial History Published Online Findmypast.com just added millions of new parish registers to its Westminster Collection. Family historians can now search for London ancestors on transcripts and Continue reading Parish Registers Added to Westminster Collection on findmypast.com

Twenty-Two Million Newspaper Pages and Growing

There’s an excellent article about Tom Tryniski’s Fultonhistory.com website posted at the March 5, 2013 edition of reason.com. Fultonhistory.com is one of my very favorite websites – one that has allowed me to gather all kinds of interesting information about Continue reading Twenty-Two Million Newspaper Pages and Growing

Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users & Open to the Public

Well – it’s finally happened. Family Tree is now open to the public. Where previously it was only available to LDS members, the general public is now invited to get involved. I just spent a few minutes on the Family Continue reading Family Tree is Live on FamilySearch.org for All Users & Open to the Public