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The following teaser is from the September 10, 2012 edition of http://www.reuters.com (Reuters) – Hellman & Friedman LLC, Permira Advisers LLP and TPG Capital LP are bidding for Ancestry.com Inc (ACOM.O), though a deal remains elusive as the family-history website Continue reading Three Companies Bidding on Ancestry.com
The following is from the September 11, 2012 edition of http://www.bbc.co.uk: A new social ancestry website created by two Londoners is helping South Asians reconnect with their past. “My grandmother got Alzheimer’s and so all the great stories that she Continue reading “Who’s the Daadi” Helping South Asians With Their Family History
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the September 14, 2012 San Francisco Business Times. Brian and Matthew Monahan’s sale of Archives.com last month was the first $100 million exit for their Redwood City-based company, Inflection LLC. They’re Continue reading Monahan’s Sales of Archives.com Just the First of Many?
The following news release was posted by Elizabeth Stewart Olson at 5:30pm Sep 13, and was passed on to me by my friend, Robert S. Davis, M.Ed., M.A. Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Public Closure of Continue reading Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Public Closure of the State Archives
The following is from a National Archives press release of September 13, 2012: Washington, DC: As part of the celebration of the document’s 225th anniversary, the National Archives will for the first time exhibit the so-called “Fifth Page” of the Continue reading The National Archives Displays the “Fifth Page” of the U.S. Constitution for the First Time Sept. 14-19
The following article was written by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 27: Research in one county that leads you to information in another county will only be revealed on the last day of your vacation. In an Continue reading County Name Changes and Abolished Counties Reflected in the 1790-1920 Federal Censuses
The family history website, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, celebrates its tenth birthday in September 2012. Officially launched in mid-September 2002, ScotlandsPeople was one of the first genealogy sites to arrive on the web. The site now contains over 90 million digital records and Continue reading The ScotlandsPeople Website is Ten Years Old
The following teaser is from KSNT.com: TOPEKA, KS: The Kansas Historical Society announced that 250,000 images of its collections are now uploaded to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, letters, government records, and objects. Image number 250,000 Continue reading 250,000 Images Uploaded to Kansas Memory
Family Roots Publishing sold all kinds of Flip-Pal mobile scanners and accessories at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Birmingham a couple weeks ago. With a little luck, we’ve now been able to make special purchases that allow us Continue reading Another Great Offer on Flip-Pal mobile scanners! Get $41.85 in FREE Products with the Purchase of a Flip-Pal scanner
The following is from the September 13, 2012 edition of macon.com: ATLANTA — The State Archives in Morrow will open by appointment only and its employees will be laid off because of budget cuts sought by Gov. Nathan Deal, Georgia Continue reading Georgia to Cut Access to the Archives – and Lay Off Employees
Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession was published initially in 1930. The volume was written by one of the leading genealogists of the era, Donald Lines Jacobus. When the Second Revised Edition was published by Genealogical Publishing Company in 1968, Continue reading Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession
The following excerpt is from the 14 September, 2012 edition of kilkennypeople.ie: “The ‘Freddie Starr Ate my Hamster’ story of Irish genealogy” Genealogists have shown that the story of George Clooney’s Irish roots, widely publicised earlier this year, doesn’t stand Continue reading Not Much Truth in the George Clooney Irish Roots Story
Last week, I reviewed Our Family Tree — Create a New Family Heirloom. This creatively-designed, fill-in-the-blank, bound family history gives the owner a chance to preserve their family history by recording their details and stories in a beautiful hardbound book. Continue reading My Family Tree Workbook: Genealogy for Beginners
The following news release is from the National Archives website. National Archives Holdings Protection Team Hosts Free Security Training October 1 Holdings Protection Training for Regional State Archives and Historical Institutions Washington, DC: The National Archives Holdings Protection Team hosts Continue reading National Archives Holdings Protection Team Hosts Free Security Training October 1
County atlases show who owned land in a given area at a given time. Also shown are natural land features, towns, railroads, churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and more. All of these locations may be of interest, along with the land Continue reading Minnesota Land Owner Maps and Directories