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The following was received from MyHeritage.com: 821.2 million records were added to MyHeritage in the last two weeks of December — bringing the total number of historical records in MyHeritage SuperSearch™ to 11 billion records! Here is the list of Continue reading Record Collections at MyHeritage Added in the Second Half of December 2019
The Frederick Douglas Newspapers have been posted online at the Library of Congress website. The following excerpt is from a fascinating blog on the topic, posted January 17, 2020 and written by Arlene Balkansky: The striking, forward-thinking motto, “Right Is Continue reading The Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874 Are Now Online
The following teaser is from an article posted January 14, 2020 at ciodive.com. Ancestry spent two years executing its shift to the cloud. In that time, the genealogy company migrated a database of over 20 million members away from data Continue reading Ancestry Finds that AI Optimizes their Cloud Platform Without Impeding the User Experience
Great News! The following news release was received from Mike Mansfield, FGS: January 14, 2020 – Austin, TX. and Brownsville, TX.: The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Park Service’s Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (NPS) announce Continue reading FGS and the National Park Service Announce Launch of U.S.- Mexican War Soldier & Sailor Database
The following records were announced as now being available at FindMyPast: British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers’ Medical Records Over 36,000 new additions from the National Archives in Kew are now available to search. These highly detailed records include Continue reading New Database Records Available at FindMyPast This Week – and Sale Prices Monday, Nov 18 thru Saturday, Nov 23
FREE Access is now available to all the databases on AmericanAncestors.org – from Tuesday, November 12, through Tuesday, November 19. Fall back into family history research with FREE Access to more than 1.4 billion searchable names on AmericanAncestors.org between Tuesday, Continue reading FREE Access to All Databases on AmericanAncestors.org Through Tuesday, November 19
I wrote a few days ago about some to the new things happening at Ancestry.com. One of those is the new Newspapers.com obituary index. Besides that, ancestry has several other resources that include obits – one of those being the Continue reading Obituaries Are Getting Easier to Find & Ancestry.com Has Provided Some Great Tools to Help With That
The following was received from FamilySearch: Search these new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. Find and share this announcement online from the FamilySearch Newsroom. Country Collection Indexed Records Digital Continue reading New or Updated Database Collections at FamilySearch the Week of Sept. 30, 2019
The following databases at FindMyPast were posted or updated the week prior to October 4, 2019. The following is from FindMyPast. Pennsylvania Cemetery & Burial 1700-1950 Were your ancestors laid to rest in Pennsylvania? Search over 276,000 new and exclusive Continue reading Records Posted at FindMyPast the Week Prior to Oct. 4, 2019
I’ve written about specific collections found at Digital North Carolina in the past. Today I would like to post a few links to major digital collections found there – all stuff of great genealogical value. Newspapers – A clickable listing Continue reading Resources at Digital North Carolina
Being a native Washingtonian, and having many friends and relatives in Spokane – I was thrilled to get the Fishwrap announcement a few days ago that early Spokane papers are now available at Newspapers.com. The following teaser is from the Continue reading Digital Spokane Newspapers Now Available at Newspapers.com
I got some time to work at Ancestry.com the last couple days and I’m thinking that I really need to extend my life several more decades at least – just to keep up with all the hints, and added opportunities Continue reading New Features at Ancestry.com
The Chicago Sun Times has posted a fascinating new website called The FBI Files. On the site you’ll find the digitized FBI files for numerous folks on whom the FBI kept track, and whose files were made available using the Continue reading The Chicago FBI Files
The following online records have been posted at FindMyPast and were announced Friday, September 13, 2019. Thanks to Niall Cullen, at FindMyPast for the information. Berkshire Marriages Index Over 63,000 additional records have been added to 16 parishes across the county. Continue reading New Records Available at Findmypast – Friday, September 13, 2019
Every year, the National Archives hosts a free, virtual Genealogy Fair via live webcast on YouTube. The sessions offer family history research tools on Federal records for all skill levels. Join thousands of family historians participating during the live event. No reservations are needed. Continue reading National Archives Seventh Annual Virtual Genealogy Fair – Wednesday – October 23, 2019