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The following was written by NEHGS staff: Boston, MA – January 2009 – New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announces the addition of 5 million names to its databases during 2008 to help its more than 23,000 members around the Continue reading NEHGS Adds 5 Million New Searchable Names Online
Randy Seaver announced this morning that Robert Dunford’s How to Use Technology to Strengthen Family Ties, is available online as a free downloadable PDF file. According to Randy’s review, Dunford’s eBook covers: Blogs CDs/DVDs of family memories Email newsletters DVD Continue reading How to Use Technology to Strengthen Family Ties – Free eBook
A few days ago, Randy Seaver wrote a good blog about how this lousy economy might effect genealogy. I then wrote one of my own. I see that Schelly Talalay Dardashti of Tracing the Tribe has now joined the chorus. Continue reading Update on Genealogy and the Economy
The following news release was written by NewspaperARCHIVE.com staff. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) January 18, 2009 – Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest online historic newspaper database, has partnered with Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., webmaster of Genwriters.com, to release her Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE.com Releases Article on Newspaper Research
The following news release was written by FamilyLink. PROVO, UT, January 15, 2009 – FamilyLink.com, Inc. recently named Allan Carroll as its new chief technology officer bringing much expertise, talent, and skill to the Company. “We are thrilled to have Continue reading FamilyLink.com Announces New CTO
Randy Seaver just posted a blog that asks the same question that many of us are asking. How will the economy effect genealogy? Although I know that it’s been said that folks will keep spending on their hobby, it’s also Continue reading Randy asks, “How will the economy effect genealogy?”
The following announcement was released today by GenealogyBank. It seems they have added another 170 newspapers to their collection, with the total number of records posted since 2006 now estimated to be about 93 million. GenealogyBank is one of my Continue reading GenealogyBank.com Adds 170 Historical Newspapers in January Release
According to a short article in New Media Age, Ancestry.co.uk has appointed former Ebay marketing head, Olivier Van Calster as its UK MD following the departure of Simon Harper earlier this month. For more information, see the January 14, 2009 Continue reading Olivier Van Calster Joins Ancestry.co.uk
I had delightful time last night, as I met blogger Randy Seaver at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel about five and we made our way down to the Ruby River Steakhouse for dinner. I read his blog several times a Continue reading Dinner With Randy
A blog announcement posted by Dick Eastman brought to my attention the fact that a new website with 55,000 early War Department digital documents has now gone online. Early War Department papers as such have been hard to come by, Continue reading Digital “Papers of the War Department 1784-1800” Now Online
For a number of months now, Bruce Buzbee has been allowing us to find out what features will be in RootsMagic Version 4 by way of a blog. One of his users wanted to share the information about RootsMagic 4 Continue reading Complete “Unwrapped RootsMagic 4” Articles Available as a 6MB PDF File
Europeana.eu is about ideas and inspiration – in a digital format. It currently links to 2 million digital items, and the site isn’t even officially launched yet. This website is a prototype. Europeana Version 1.0 is being developed and will Continue reading Europeana.eu Website Up and Coming With Digital Items
The following press release was received today from Nicola Hussey, Lansons Communications. 36 million people were recorded in the British census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April, 1911. Today, after nearly 100 years, these census records are available Continue reading 1911 British Census Goes Online
The following press-release was received from Cliff Kemball this morning: The Guild of One-Name Studies and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd are pleased to announce a brand new five week introductory course on One-Name Studies, starting 27th April 2009. This Continue reading New Online Course: Introduction to One-Name Studies
The County Clerk of Hamilton County, Tennessee has posted a searchable marriage database online. Data from Marriage Licenses issued from 1857 to 1919 and then from 1985 through 2008 are posted at the website. The plan is to post the Continue reading Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online