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The winners of the “2009 Best Archives on the Web Awards” have been announced. Seeking Michigan won the Best Archives (U.S.A) category. Good Pick! It looks like these are picks sanctioned by the Society of American Archivists. I noted that Continue reading The 2009 Best Archives On the Web Awards Announced
NORTHAMPTON – The libraries of the world are rapidly being digitized as the contents of printed books, magazines and newspapers are transformed by machines into bytes of computer memory. But in one area, handwritten text, which takes in everything from Continue reading Accurate Digitizing of Handwriting Gets Closer to Reality
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE
Tom Kemp is reporting the passing of genealogist Linda Fay Kaufman, on his GenealogyBank blog. “She put her family history research online and actively corresponded with genealogists across the country. A search of the genealogy lists shows her posts as Continue reading Genealogist Linda Fay Kaufman Passes On – 1940-2009
The following digitized newspapers are either available or planned at GenealogyBank.com According to Tom’s entry today at the GenealogyBank Blog, “in the months ahead GenealogyBank will be expanding it’s coverage of 9 newspapers from 9 states.” The dates of this Continue reading Expanded Coverage Announced for 9 Different Digitized Historic Newspapers in Nine States at GenealogyBank.
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers. Seventeen states and one Canadian province are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I note Continue reading More New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE
Although I’m still ticked at Joe Edmon for losing 6000 of my blog entries, I will forever be in his debt for teaching me the basics of blogging – all the way back in 2003. Part of that education was Continue reading Don’t Attempt to Trap Your Blog Readers at Your Site
Lorrine Massey at Olive Tree is reporting this morning that on June 10, 2009, Ancestry.ca in partnership with the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is holding a media event in Toronto to launch online the complete Canadian Censuses from 1851 Continue reading Complete Canadian Censuses from 1851 to 1916 to Be Online at Ancestry.ca in June
A while back I blogged the Michigan Death Records 1897-1920 available at Seeking Michigan website. They are in the process of posting about a million documents, digitized and indexed. Well, after what they call “many problems,” they have posted another Continue reading Digitized & FREE Michigan Death Certificates Online Better Than Double Over Just One Month Ago!
Book Review: Social Networking for Genealogists, by Drew Smith. This book is about the social networking made possible by the development of the Internet, and the ease of participating in the the various interactive sites, some specific to genealogy, others Continue reading Social Networking for Genealogists
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many newspapers from the 1880s & 1890s. Seventeen states and one Canadian province is represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I Continue reading New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE.com
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted a few newspapers from the 1960s. However, the vast majority of the papers listed in this blog are from the mid to late 1800s – some really good stuff! Papers for Arizona (1), Continue reading New Papers from the Mid-Late 1800s at NewspaperARCHIVE.com
The following announcement from made from the “Editor’s Desk” in the RootsWeb Review today (8 April 2009, Vol. 12, No. 4). Over the past few years we have seen a few changes to the Review – the loss of our Continue reading Ann Fechter Becomes the RootsWeb Review Editor
The following news release was written by FamilyRelatives.com staff: The team at the Family History website Familyrelatives.com is in the final stages of a new website design that will enhance and simplify the way records can be accessed on its Continue reading Familyrelatives.com Prepares Website for New Data Releases
Dick Eastman posted a very thought-provoking essay about why all historic documents need to be digitized and stored at multiple locations worldwide. He cites the recent archives collapses in Cologne and L’Aquila as impetus for such a worldwide project – Continue reading Should We Digitize All Historic Documents?