Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online

The following excerpt is from the September 26, 2012 edition of the WesternFrontOnline.net: Since Western was founded in 1899, there has been a student newspaper, said Tamara Belts, Special Collections Manager at Western. People often come to the Special Collections Continue reading Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online

Ancestry.com.au Giving FREE ACCESS to the Entire Australian Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes from Friday Sept 28 until 11:59PM AEST on Monday Oct 1, 2012

World first: Ancestry.com.au is giving free access to the entire Australian Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes from Friday September 28 until 11.59PM AEST on Monday October 1, 2012 Sydney, Australia, 28 September 2012 – This weekend, for the first time Continue reading Ancestry.com.au Giving FREE ACCESS to the Entire Australian Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes from Friday Sept 28 until 11:59PM AEST on Monday Oct 1, 2012

Mocavo Buys Digitizing Firm, ReadyMicro

The following excerpt is from the September 24, 2012 edition of Boulder County Business Report. BOULDER – Mocavo Inc., a Boulder-based startup that is developing a genealogy search engine, announced Friday it has purchased a Utah company and is undergoing Continue reading Mocavo Buys Digitizing Firm, ReadyMicro

The Learning Channel May Pick Up “Who Do You Think You Are?”

The following teasor is from the September 20, 2012 edition of Bloomberg Businessweek: Cross you fingers, and hope… A few prayors couldn’t hurt. Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA)’s TLC is in talks to pick up “Who Do You Think You Are,” Continue reading The Learning Channel May Pick Up “Who Do You Think You Are?”

My Heritage’s New Technology

The following is a Press Release from New Heritage: MyHeritage releases breakthrough Record Matching technology for family history Discoveries made easy: Millions of MyHeritage users to automatically receive relevant newspaper clippings and historical records, adding color to their family history Continue reading My Heritage’s New Technology

Monahan’s Sales of Archives.com Just the First of Many?

The following excerpt is from an article posted in the September 14, 2012 San Francisco Business Times. Brian and Matthew Monahan’s sale of Archives.com last month was the first $100 million exit for their Redwood City-based company, Inflection LLC. They’re Continue reading Monahan’s Sales of Archives.com Just the First of Many?

The ScotlandsPeople Website is Ten Years Old

The family history website, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, celebrates its tenth birthday in September 2012. Officially launched in mid-September 2002, ScotlandsPeople was one of the first genealogy sites to arrive on the web. The site now contains over 90 million digital records and Continue reading The ScotlandsPeople Website is Ten Years Old

250,000 Images Uploaded to Kansas Memory

The following teaser is from KSNT.com: TOPEKA, KS: The Kansas Historical Society announced that 250,000 images of its collections are now uploaded to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, letters, government records, and objects. Image number 250,000 Continue reading 250,000 Images Uploaded to Kansas Memory

It’s Time to Check Out Dwight Radford’s “The Journey Home Genealogy” Irish Blog Again

Dwight Radford has posted a lot of GREAT STUFF since I last posted a blog about his The Journey Home Genealogy website. His last 5 blogs alone dealt with the following topics: Presbyterian Identity Prince Edward Island Archives Scots-Irish and Continue reading It’s Time to Check Out Dwight Radford’s “The Journey Home Genealogy” Irish Blog Again

Ancestry.com is a Potential Candidate for Leverage Buyout

The following exceprt is from an extensive article about Ancestry.com, and its potential, found at http://seekingalpha.com. Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM) is a potential candidate for leverage buyout firms due to its cheap valuations and low debt. The company has high growth Continue reading Ancestry.com is a Potential Candidate for Leverage Buyout

The 1940 Census Community Project Completes the Last 5 States – Finished & FREE!

The indexing of the 1940 census by the Census Community Project is now complete for all 50 states. And it’s FREE. The following excerpt is from the August 21, 2012 edition of Examiner.com. On August 21, the FamilySearch blog posted Continue reading The 1940 Census Community Project Completes the Last 5 States – Finished & FREE!

Ancestry Shares Rise on Rumors of Potential Buy-out

The following excerpt is from the August 23, 2012 edition of investors.com: Ancestry.com (ACOM) saw its shares rise nearly 3% Thursday on reports that the family history service is entertaining buyout offers. Ancestry rejected bids earlier this month from Permira Continue reading Ancestry Shares Rise on Rumors of Potential Buy-out

North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project

The following News Release is from FamilySearch.org: 22 August 2012: North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project More than 160,000 volunteer indexers made the 1940 U.S. Census available for searching in just five Continue reading North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project