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It was called “the san” and it’s part of a haunting and nearly forgotten chapter in Pennsylvania history. The Cresson Sanitorium for tuberculosis patients was located 140 miles from Harrisburg, between Johnstown and Altoona. Thousands of people were sent there Continue reading Website Devoted to the Cresson TB Sanitarium, its History & its People
One of the more interesting and informative technical blogs on the Internet is Steve Bass’s TechBite blog. This week he’s written a blog about people-finding websites – and gives links, as well as his commentary. Check it out.
The following press release was written by Ancestry.com: PROVO, UT – (Marketwire) – 10/23/09: There are multiple theories surrounding the mysterious disappearance of iconic aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937, but a unique case file published online for the first time Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts De-Classified Records on Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance
Diane Haddad (Genealogy Insider) wrote an informative article about “genealogy toolbars” yesterday. I learned a few things from it and you can too. She gives links to four separate toolbars that are specifically for genealogy, as well as info on Continue reading Diane Writes on Genealogy Toolbars
I just received the following news release from my friend, Claire LeBeaux. Customers of OneGreatFamily.com, a genealogy company, will be using Perfect Search technology to search the over 200 million names submitted to One Great Family that are housed on Continue reading OneGreatFamily.com Selects Perfect Search Corporation to Provide Search to Users
Dick Eastman wrote a very interesting article this morning about Google Sites. This site allows anyone to post their own website at no cost. And there are no ads (add your own if you like). You can have your own Continue reading Free Hosting With Little Downside at Google Sites
October 1, 2009 marked the 3rd anniversary for World Vital Records. The brainchild of genealogy entrepreneur, Paul Allen (the lesser), the site is currently boasting 1.4 billion names in over 12,000 databases – all available online at WorldVitalRecords.com. Initially, they Continue reading World Vital Records is Three Years Old
This is a great story, illustrating how information on the Internet was used to solve a mystery. Following is a teaser. You’ve got to read the whole thing in the The News-Enterprise. ELIZABETHTOWN [Kentucky] — The story of World War Continue reading Life & Death on the Battlefield With Mystery Solved on the Internet
This post is number 1001 since I got GenealogyBlog up and running again in January. So I just thought I should celebrate a bit this evening. Here’s hoping that the last 1000 blogs were of interest and of use to Continue reading 1001 Blog Entries
Have you any family members who may have served time in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia between the years 1880 & 1922? If so, the Ancestry.com has a database that you need to check out. It doesn’t show any Continue reading New Database of Atlanta GA Penitentiary Records 1880-1922 at Ancestry.com
The Google Books case has been going on now since 2005, when the Author’s Guild and others filed suit against Google’s scanning entire libraries of books, claiming that Googles efforts were copyright infringement. There was a Fairness hearing originally scheduled Continue reading Google Books Case Scheduled for November 9, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Anyone who wants to know more about John Brown can now find the controversial abolitionist’s letters, photos and other documents at their fingertips. Gov. Joe Manchin and officials from the state Division of Culture and History on Continue reading Online John Brown Exhibit Posted to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry
Several websites have posted that FamilyLink’s We’re Related (20.4 million users) & Familybuilder’s Family Tree (5.3 million users) were suspended by Facebook last Friday night – being told that “Your application contains ads that link to landing pages completely unrelated Continue reading Facebook Genealogy Apps Are Temporarily Suspended
When I opened my morning paper (the Deseret News), this morning, I found an article in the business section titled, “FTC Targets Blog Product Reviews.” The article goes on to explain that the Federal Trade Commission has decided that they Continue reading The FTC Asks Bloggers for Full Disclosure – So Here’s Mine
Buried within an article about possible Scottish Homecomings in 2012, and maybe 2014, was an item stating that Scottish Catholic births and baptisms have been added to public files available at the ScotlandsPeople website. Following what he called the “overwhelming Continue reading Scottish Catholic Births & Baptisms Added to Scotland’s People Website.