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Noting that additional data had been added to the the Germany Vital Records databases at FamilySearch.org in the last two days, I spent a few minutes checking them out, thinking that there wasn’t much possibility that I’d find MY ancestors Continue reading The German Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org Continue to Grow
Ancestry.com just posted the “Indenture of Apprenticeship Recorded in the Orphans Court, Washington County, District of Columbia, 1801-1811.” It’s a hand-written digitized volume (originally from microfilm M2011), with the index preceding the indentures. You can browse the index or use Continue reading Washington D.C. Apprenticeship Records 1801-1811 Digitized & Posted at Ancestry.com
Prompted by an item on Dick Eastman’s blog this morning, I checked out the new National Archives sponsored Online Public Access site posted at Archives.gov. First, the following press release was posted December 27 at Archives.gov: National Archives Launches Online Continue reading The New NARA Online Public Search Site is Powerful!
The following news release was written by FamilySearch.org staff, and courtesy of Paul Nauta: 29 December 2010 First Polish Indexing Project Now Available FamilySearch Indexing now has projects available in 11 languages, with the addition of the first project in Continue reading Lots of New Projects at FamilySearch, including the 1st Polish Indexing Project
The following news release was just received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch. Updated Site Now Available; More Improvements to Come SALT LAKE CITY–FamilySearch announced several changes today for its family history website, FamilySearch.org. Online patrons will find millions of new Continue reading Big Changes at FamilySearch.org
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta At FamilySearch.org: October 27, 2010: People with ancestors from Ghana now have free online access to valuable census records, the first images from that African country to be published on FamilySearch. Continue reading Over 2M Records From 6 Countries Just Posted at Beta.FamilySearch.org
This morning’s announcement that Ancestry.com will acquire iArchives, and thus Footnote.com came as no surprise. It was just a matter of time… And the time was right it seems. As my readers know, I’m a fan of both Ancestry and Continue reading Ancestry.com to Acquire Footnote
The following news release was received from Tom Champoux, with the New England Historic Genealogical Society. AmericanAncestors.org reflects the organization’s expanding national collection and resources. Boston, MA August 19, 2010: D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the Continue reading NEHGS Launches New Website – AmericanAncestors.org
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article dealing with various “famous folks” wills. Ancestry.co.uk is posting 6 million English & Welsh wills running from 1861 to 1941. If you do a Google News search, you’ll come up with all Continue reading Six Million British English & Welsh Wills 1861-1941 Going On Line
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
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
The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site
The following news release was received from my friends at Arcalife.com. Arcalife.com announces full integration with FamilySearch.org. This integration further deepens the features and capabilities between the two sites and offers members arcalife.com was established as an online community where Continue reading Arcalife.com Announces full Integration with FamilySearch.org
The folks who produce OneGreatFamily.com are launching a new website. OneClickTempleTrip.com taps into new.FamilySearch.org and gives LDS Church members a quick and easy way to identify ancestors they can take to the temple for ordinance work. Testing shows that it Continue reading OneClickTempleTrip Launching for LDS Genealogists