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We’ve been selling Dan Lynch’s Google Your Family Tree at the Family Roots Publishing website, and at conferences since last December. The book is a wealth of information, and it’s not surprising that the book has turned out to be Continue reading “Google Your Family Tree” Tops the Genealogy Guidebook Sales Charts
According to an AP article currently circulating, the University of Tennessee will manage a project wherein about 2500 rolls of Tennessee newspapers on microfilm will be digitized and posted as part of the “Chronicling America” project. The project concentrates on Continue reading Early Tennessee Newspapers to Go OnLine at “Chronicling America” in About Two Years
The following was received from Debra Chatfield of findmypast.co.uk: Findmypast.co.uk, leading UK family history website, has launched an easier way to find the births of English and Welsh ancestors online. The company has re-indexed over 100 million birth records dating Continue reading Findmypast.co.uk Re-Indexes Over 100M British Birth Records 1837-2006
It seems that the Google folks would like to know how many books they are attempting to digitize, since their goal is to digitize all the books in the world… Using a complicated formula, which reads for paragraph after paragraph Continue reading Google Now Has a Count for How Many Books There Are in World – Nearly 130M
I’ll admit to being surprised by the press release this morning announcing the acquisition of ProGenealogists, Inc. by Ancestry.com. However, it makes a lot of business sense. ProGenealogists has been known for doing a lot of the research for the Continue reading Ancestry.com Acquires Professional Genealogy Firm, ProGenealogists, Inc.
The following was received from APG. Note that this is just one of 31 positions that Ancestry.com currently has posted at their website. A Content Acquisitionist is a consultative-sales and business development role working within the U.S. Content Acquisition team Continue reading Content Acquisitionist Position Open at Ancestry.com
Civil War buffs will have a new online tool to use thanks to a grant the Tennessee State Library and Archives has received. The $40,750 grant from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program will allow the state to Continue reading Online Tennessee Civil War Database to Be Developed
Randy Seaver posted an interesting blog about Ancestry.com’s second quarter 2010 financial results. Check it out.
LONDON and PROVO, Utah, Jul 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Ancestry.com Inc. (ACOM 17.50, -0.56, -3.10%) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Genline.se, the leading Swedish family history Web site. Genline currently has more than 17,000 paying Continue reading Ancestry Acquires Genline
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfieid, marketing manager at findmypast.co.uk: As the 2010 Wimbledon Championships head towards the closing stages, leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk has delved into its collection of census records from 1841 to Continue reading British Census Serves Up Some Wimbledon Quirks
Footnote is once again making some of their most important documents available FREE online for a limited time. Check this out! In recognition of America’s Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War collection free to the public. This unique Continue reading Revolutionary War Records FREE at Footnote.com Until July 7
In two years, students, historians, and anyone else curious about nearly a century of history should have 100,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers at their fingertips. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for Continue reading Tennessee Newspapers 1836 -1922 to be Digitized and Free Online
Google has now made agreements with the Austria National Library to digitize their 400,000 out-of-copyright books. This should be of significant help to those of us doing European research. Very exciting! Following is a teaser from the article found at Continue reading Google to Digitize the Austrian National Library’s Old Books
The following news release is from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch. SALT LAKE CITY—Recipients of the 2010 FamilySearch Software Awards were announced at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 14 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative Continue reading 2010 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced
The following excerpt is from the May 5, 2010 edition of the Cherokeean Herald. After four months of waiting, Mrs. Gonzalez and Singletary Memorial Library head librarian Amy Derrington received the news they had been waiting for: the library received Continue reading The East Texas Cherokeean Herald Newspaper to be Digitized