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PROVO, Utah, March 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ancestry.com Inc. has scheduled a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth quarter financial information will be posted to the Continue reading Ancestry.com to Announce Fourth Quarter & 2012 Financials
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this week. 1755 – Officers of Fifty New-Raised Companies of Marines The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty directed the officers in the fifty new-raised companies of marines to ‘repair, with Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog updates all five of the Online Database groups (see below) through 12 March 2013 [updated from 15 February 2013]. We’ve also updated Continue reading FamilySearch U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Databases Updates as of 12 March 2013
Although many of the features of the National Genealogical Society website were uneffected, the site experienced a cyber attack this week. According to an email to NGS members from Jordan Jones, President of NGS, the following features are offline: Bible Continue reading NGS Experiences Cyber Attack
The Maritimes, a.k.a the Maritime Provinces or the Canadian Maritimes, consist of the eastern Canadian provinces of New Brunsick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Ports on these islands became a major debarkation point for European emigrants. From these ports Continue reading North America’s Maritime Funnel: The Ships that Brought the Irish 1749-1852
An excellent Genealogist uses every tool at their disposal in order to uncover the truth of their ancestors. Today, that may mean using tools which were not available just a few years ago; including, social media. This can be scary Continue reading The Social Media Guide for Ancestral Research
I see that my old employer, ProQuest, is taking on the global distribution of NewspaperArchive.com to libraries and institutions. ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor-based ProQuest announce Monday that it is expanding its selection of historical news content as the global Continue reading ProQuest to Distribute NewspaperArchive.com to Libraries and Institutions.
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 1.7 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Austria, Paraguay, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 13,110 images from the new Arizona, Maricopa, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Data to Collections from Australia, China, England, Italy, and the USA
Flyleaf Press released Tracing Your Clare Ancestors, by Brian Smith and Gerry Kennedy in 2013. “Clare is the northern-most county in the province of Munster and famous for its music and scenery, including the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. Continue reading Tracing Your Clare Ancestors
Does this look familiar? This is the wall hanging that my daughter, Jane Wood, and I made for Leland and Patty and it’s displayed hanging in their front entrance hall. We made it from cut-outs of most all the Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………….. Week’s Peek
The following excerpt is from an excellent article by Roxanne Moore Saucier on doing Acadian research. The article is written for readers of the Bangor (Maine) Daily News, and refers to resources available in that area, as well as online Continue reading Finding Your Acadian Ancestry
The Trails & Rails Museum in Kearney, Nebraska has announced plans to build a $3.1 million family history center meant to house artifacts, offices, space for traveling exhibits, a conference room and a gift shop on adjacent land. The museum Continue reading Kearney, Nebraska’s Trails & Rails Museum to Build a Family History Center
The following teaser is from an article posted at the March 10, 2013 nbcchicago.com website. A suburban Chicago coroner wants to find a final resting place for cremated remains that have gone unclaimed. Kane County Coroner Rob Russell says the Continue reading Kane County (Illinois) Coroner Seeking Final Resting Place for Unclaimed Cremains
The following teaser is from an AP article printed in the March 10, 2013 edition of Redding.com: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen Continue reading Civil War Sailors from the Turret of the USS Monitor Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
The following teaser is from the March 4, 2013 edition of the Norman Transcript: NORMAN [Oklahoma] — At age 36, Norman resident Kevin Lewis knows he will take action to be screened for a genetically inheritable form of cancer. His Continue reading The Oklahoma Truth in Adoption Act