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The following excerpt is from an article posted January 8, 2014 at ancestryinsider.blogspot.com Nearly a year ago FamilySearch and OCLC announced a partnership to exchange services. Search results from the OCLC catalog, WorldCat.org, would include the holdings of the FamilySearch Continue reading FamilySearch WorldCat Partnership
The following teaser is from an article posted on 28 December 2013 at rootdig.blogspot.com Items in the FamilyHistory card catalog now appear in OCLC–which is accessible through http://www.worldcat.org. This is only the catalog of materials in the FamilySearch collection–their microfilm, Continue reading FamilyHistory Catalog a Part of OCLC
The following teaser is from the Sept. 18, 2013 edition of DelawareOnline.com: LAUREL [Delaware] — Searching for cemetery records, census information, old deeds or probate abstracts? Your quest ends with the Laurel Public Library’s little-known but highly regarded Delaware Collection. Continue reading Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection
The following excerpt is from the August 5, 2013 edition of the Sequim Gazette. From a bright and airy building, Clallam County residents and visitors can dig into the dark recesses of their family roots at the new Clallam County Continue reading Visit the New Clallam County Genealogical Society Research Center
I wrote a few days ago about the move of PERSI from HeritageQuest to findmypast. This move could be a good one for the genealogical community if Brightsolid is actually able to accomplish what HeritageQuest initially set out to do Continue reading PERSI Finds New Home on findmypast & This Will Not Be Easy!
This may be common news, but I certainly hadn’t heard it before. Brightsolid – the British company behind FindMyPast.com is taking over the publication of PERSI. In fact, according to Michael Clegg and Jeff Krull, Brightsolid plans to go ahead Continue reading Brightsolid to Take Over PERSI Publication
The following was received from Penny McBride, with the San Diego Genealogical Society: Discover your family history in downtown San Diego! The San Diego Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the grand opening of the combined genealogical research collections of Continue reading Grand Opening of the San Diego Genealogical Research Library September 28, 2013
The following teaser is from the February 24, 2013 edition of the Sun Journal. Craven County, North Carolina: The New Bern-Craven County Public Library’s Family Bibles Collection is online, featuring Bibles that date from 1723 to the mid-1900s, with information Continue reading Eastern North Carolina Family Bibles Online
The Family History Library here in Salt Lake City is cutting their Saturday evening hours. Hours have been until 9 pm, but will now be cut to 5 pm, matching the closing hours for Mondays. The following news release is Continue reading Family History Library to Shorten Saturday Hours
The following teaser is from the February 16, 2013 edition of CapeGazette.com: Lewes, Delaware: Through a cooperative arrangement between the Sussex County Genealogical Society and the Lewes Public Library, more than 50 new titles on the history and genealogy of Continue reading DE & MD Genealogy Publications Donated to the Lewes Public Library
The following was received from FamilySearch.org: DUBLIN, Ohio, January 31, 2013 — OCLC and FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world, have signed an agreement that will enrich WorldCat and FamilySearch services with data from both organizations to Continue reading OCLC & FamilySearch Partnership Will Combine Resources
The following news elease was received from Jennifer Holik: Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the Genealogy Department is to Continue reading Casa Italia Chicago Creates Genealogy Department
New England Historic Genealogical Society has purchased the adjacent brownstown building at 97 Newbury Steet for 3 million dollars. Following is an excerpt from an article by Thomas Grillio, posted in the January 3,2012 edition of Boston Business Journal. An Continue reading NEHGS Purchases the Adjacent Brownstone for 3 Million $
The following excerpt is from the November 19, 2012 edition of brownwoodnews.com: Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library announces that it is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the Continue reading Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library the Latest FamilySearch Affiliate Library
The following teaser is from an article in the 21 August 2012 edition of Voxt.co.nz: Auckland Libraries has a large and detailed piece of family history that it desperately wants to reunite with its owner. The family tree, which has Continue reading New Zealand “A Genealogy of the Jennings” Found in Attic of House on Waiheke Island