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Permira has completed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Ancestry.com, the firm announced. Qatalyst Partners LP acted as financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted as legal counsel to Ancestry.com. The deal was first announced in October. Permira, the Continue reading Permira Wraps Up Ancestry.com Deal
The 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet is available. Like any Internet book, a regular update is necessary just to stay accurate. As over three years have passed since the previous version, a new version was needed. However, this new Continue reading The NEW 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet
GenealogyInTime.com has published their annual Top !00 Genealogy Websites for 2013. It’s quite a list, with an excellent mix of websites from around the world. Five blogs are included, and I’m thrilled to be able to say that GenealogyBlog.com made Continue reading The Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2013
It’s been known for some time that Cyndi Howells had serious copyright issues with another online genealogy site – and I posted about it on November 5, 2012. On December 30, Dick Eastman posted that “On December 21, 2012, Cyndi Continue reading Cyndi Howells, of cyndislist.com, sues Barry Ewell, owner of mygenshare.com
The following is a teaser from an article in the the December 26, 2012 edition of WicklowPeople.ie. It’s interesting in that it features a British soldier wounded in the Battle of New Orleans – a battle that actually occurred after Continue reading Records of Pensioners of British Army by the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Digitized and Posted by findmypast.ie
The following excerpt is from an article in the December 27, 2012 edition of the Salt Lake Tribune: Ancestry.com CEO Tim Sullivan said Thursday he expects almost no changes in the company’s operations after shareholders approved the sale of the Continue reading Ancestry.com Shareholders Okay Sale to Permira
The following excerpt is from an article published in the December 19, 2012 edition of the Salt Lake Tribune. Provo-based Ancestry.com complied Wednesday with the order of a Delaware judge and filed additional information ahead of a Dec. 27 stockholder Continue reading Judge Will Not Block Ancestry.com Buy-Out Vote
The following is from the December 27, 2012 edition of Bloomberg.com. Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM) officials can’t proceed with the $1.6 billion sale of the family-history website to Permira Advisers LLP until it discloses more information about the deal before a Continue reading Judge Holds up the Sale of Ancestry.com to Permira
The following news release is from FindMyPast.com: Release includes more than 40 million new records on findmypast.com LOS ANGELES (Dec. 17, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, has published more than 40 million new records to Continue reading Work to War to Worship: New and Exclusive Findmypast.com Historical Records Highlight Significant Life Events
The following excerpt is from the December 13 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle: Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — Ancestry.com Inc. executives backed a $1.6 billion buyout by Permira Advisers LLP and dismissed higher bids for the world’s largest family-history website Continue reading Details of Ancestry.com Shareholder Complaints With Sale to Permira
The following news release was received from Elizabeth Zwerin: Records detail the height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and distinguishing features for soldiers LOS ANGELES (Dec. 7, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today added Continue reading Findmypast.com Releases Thousands of British Army Service Records from 1760 to 1902
Here are recent USA death and probate related records databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE Continue reading FamilySearch.org USA Death and Probate Record Databases Update
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Preserve the Pensions Project to Digitize Important Pension Records and Provide Free Access to the Public December 11, 2012 Springfield, IL: The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is proud to announce Continue reading ISGS Raises Over $40,000 During War of 1812 Records Preservation Campaign
The following Press Release was issued by Genes Reunited: Genes Reunited launches unique Keepsafe Genes Reunited has announced the launch of several new features to its site including Keepsafe and new relation profiles where details can be see all on Continue reading Genes Renunited Adds New Features
Press Release as issued by The British Newspaper Archive: Online newspaper archive celebrates its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive reaches the 6 million page mark on its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive celebrates its first birthday today, as Continue reading The British Newspaper Archive Turns One