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There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. Twelve of the projects below are new (see Current Projects). Included are three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York Continue reading All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 7 April 2009: FamilySearch added over 16 million new indexed records and almost 500,000 new digital images this week to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). Seven new states Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot
Yes – I’ll admit to being twitterpated. The definition of the word is something like: 1) to be completely enamored with someone/something. That explains it. Patty has had that effect on me since we were about 12 years old. Now Continue reading I’m twitterpated…
The following British databases have been added at The Original Record in the last couple weeks. 1322-1347 Beverley Chapter Act Book The minster (collegiate church) of St John of Beverley in Yorkshire was an important foundation with extensive ecclesiastical and Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
As he did last year, Kory Meyerink compiled and then spoke at the BYU Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy a couple weeks ago on what he has ascertained to to be the 50 most popular genealogy websites. He Continue reading ProGenealogists Announces the 50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites & 25 Most Popular Genealogy Blogs
As you folks know, I’m a big fan of digital documents, books, and periodicals online. This last week I finally bought a NewspaperARCHIVE.com subscription. I’ve already found numerous papers that have items about both my family, as well as Patty’s. Continue reading New Online Digital Newspapers at NewspaperARCHIVE – 1
The following article is the Introduction to “Part 4 – The Best Civil War Resources Centers for Local & County Research,” from the new book, Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era by William Dollarhide. The book will be available Continue reading An Introduction to the Best Civil War Resources for Local & County Research
Kicking and Screaming… But I finally broke down and joined Facebook. I’ve just got too many friends who kept inviting me. In fact, I note that I’ve only been a Facebooker (is that right?) for about 3 hours, and I’ve Continue reading Facebook… Here I come
The folks at Readex (a division of NewsBank – the people that bring you GenealogyBank) are making a package of (initially) nine digitized historic newspapers available. The package will be called American Newspaper Archives. It looks to me like new Continue reading Readex Launches American Newspaper Archives
Sarah Lacey, at TechCrunch, has written an interesting article about the Israeli genealogy site, MyHeritage.com. Lacey basically lays out how start-up MyHeritage was able to build a site with 31 million registered users, documenting 330 million family members, without getting Continue reading How MyHeritage.com Survived Startup
A Provo company drove up its Web traffic significantly with a little April Fool’s joke involving President Barack Obama and 18 million users of Facebook. Familylink.com, a 2 -year-old family and social networking company, sent out e-mails to active users Continue reading FamilyLink Plays an April Fools Joke…
We may be in a recession, but looking at the Generations Network numbers, you certainly wouldn’t know it. CEO Tim Sullivan did an interview with The Industry Standard on Tuesday, and in that interview he disclosed that their subscriber base Continue reading Ancestry’s Subscriber Base Up 10% with an 18% Revenue Growth in 2008
The following news release was written by ancestry.ca staff: TORONTO, March 31 /CNW/ – Is there a Fool in your family tree? How abouta Prank or Jester or Joke? From the hilarious to the bizarre, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading online family Continue reading Jester MacNut, meet Burn Clown! Ancestry.ca Discovers Names Kids Wish Were April Fool’s Pranks
It was announced today that Death and Burial Records 1538-1854 have now been added to the online digital images of the Old Parish Registers of Scotland (the OPRs) – all available to the public at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. The Births & Baptisms Continue reading Digitized Death and Burial Records 1538-1854 Now Available at Scotlands People
Within the last 24 hours, Jeff Bockman posted an article titled, Extra, Extra, Read All About Your Ancestors, on his website. The article details the kinds of things you might find when searching the papers for your people. And as Continue reading Read All About Your Ancestors – in the Newspaper