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The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com. Millions of Pages of Museum Archives to Be Indexed and Made FREE to All WASHINGTON, D.C./PROVO, Utah – May 3, 2011 – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Continue reading U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum & Ancestry.com Launch World Memory Project
The following excerpt is from an article in the May 2, 2011 edition of the Picayune Item. It’s about the new website featuring the Holocaust-Era American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. NEW YORK — A trove of papers and photographs documenting Continue reading The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Holocaust Documents Now Online
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Win a Netbook or a Special Legacy Family Tree Software/Webinar Bundle May 2, 2011 – Surprise, AZ. Legacy Family Tree from Millennia Corporation announces a contest at its new Facebook page Continue reading Enter the Legacy Family Tree Facebook Contest
The following news release was received from Gayathri Kher at the National Genealogical Society: For the May presentation in the NGS online interview series Laura DeGrazia, CG, reflects on how NGS and the Board for Certification of Genealogists support us Continue reading Laura DeGrazia, CG, on How NGS & BCG Contribute to the Quality of Our Genealogy
The following databases have been posted at The Original Record during the last week. 1536, 1591, 1631 – Woodbury, Devon, Malt Rate The Woodbury Church Ledger or Malt Book contained these three assessments of householders in the parish, arranged district Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
PROVO, Utah, April 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM), the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced Howard Hochhauser, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the following investor conference: Bank of America Merrill Lynch SMID Cap Conference Continue reading Ancestry.com Inc. Announces Participation in Financial Conferences
It’s not just royal weddings that are worth remembering. This week, as Kate and William prepare for the happiest day of their lives, look back at equally special days in your family history – using all of Ancestry.co.uk’s official England Continue reading Free Access to British Marriage Records 1837-2005 at Ancestry.co.uk April 21-30, 2011
Digitization of genealogy-related records is going on World-wide. Following is a teaser from an article out of South Africa. Do you have collections that have significant genealogical value? Are you interested in getting the collection digitised? If so, we would Continue reading Digitization Funding Available for Collections with Genealogical Value in South Africa
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces its new series of genealogy society management education delivered online in webinar format. As part of its new online education initiative, FGS will offer webinars both free to Continue reading Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces Webinar Series
Growing Course Catalog Makes It Easier to Expand Family History Skills SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Ever found yourself researching your family tree and discovering a new branch that extended to another country—and you are not familiar with that country’s records or Continue reading 140 Free Online Genealogy Research Courses
Google Map Maker now allows Google users to edit the maps in Google Maps and Google Earth. It’s meant to allows people to add and modify things they know about on the maps. I’ve got to wonder if there is Continue reading Google Map Maker Lets You Edit in Google Maps & Google Earth
The following databases are new at The Original Record this week. 1810 – Essex Poll Book The poll of the freeholders of Essex at the election of a knight of the shire to serve in Parliament, taken at Chelmsford 31 Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
I wrote about Mocavo.com a few weeks ago when I had a brick-wall breakthrough. Now I see that Cliff Shaw has added the genealogy blogs, as well as other genealogist-suggested sites to be searched by his genealogy search engine. Following Continue reading Mocavo.com Adds Thousands of New Sites to the World’s Largest Free Genealogy Search Engine, Including More Than 3000 Genealogy Blogs
The Daily Genealogy Transcriber is a site owned by my friend, Michael John Neill, where every day a new handwriting sample is posted. The sample is usually a signature. Readers can guess at the interpretation. Michael says that he usually Continue reading The Daily Genealogy Transcriber
The second season of NBC’s Who Do Yo Think You Are? can be accessed and watched at the NBC website. Five of the 8 episodes are currently available. Click on the links to view. Vanessa Williams – aired 2-4-11 Tim Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? – Second Season – Watch the Episodes Online