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FindMyPast has a huge booth here at RootsTech 2016. Their big announcement was made this morning, stating that they will release millions of marriage records every quarter and aims to complete the entire digitization project by the end of 2017. Continue reading FindMyPast Announces USA Marriage Collection of 450 Million+ – 33M Names FREE thru Feb 15
Forever, Inc, has had a big impact on the exhibit floor at RootsTech 2016. I became interested in Forever’s memory-keeping solutions at RootsTech a year ago. They made the following announcement today. Forever, Inc. announces that it now supports PDF Continue reading Forever Launches PDF Document Functionality
The big event of the day at the Innovator Summit was the Innovator Showdown Semifinal. Representatives from twelve innovative businesses did 2-minute presentations, with questions asked by the judges for another 2 minutes or so. Fifty small companies applied, these Continue reading Check Out the RootsTech 2016 Innovator Summit Finalists!
I am now nicely settled in an attractive room at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, looking forward to four busy days at RootsTech 2016. I understand the registration tables will open at 7 in morning, and I plan to be Continue reading Four Days of RootsTech Fever – and What’s Up With Meitzler…
I will be attending the RootsTech 2016 Innovator Summit on Wednesday. I used the RootsTech 2016 App to make up my schedule of classes I wish to attend just this afternoon. It looks to be a lot of fun! I’ll Continue reading RootsTech Innovator Summit – Wednesday, Feb. 3
Kendall Hulet, at Ancestry.com, announced today that Family Tree Maker isn’t dead after all. He also commented to the media community that “contracts hadn’t been signed yet,” and that this is the reason that they earlier announced that they were Continue reading Family Tree Maker Will Continue to be Produced and Upgraded & RootsMagic Will Sync to Ancestry.com
Oh, good… Another genealogy show! And it looks like this one is also researched and sponsored by Ancestry.com. The following excerpt is from a news items posted February 2, 2016 @ 11:39 am at thewrap.com: Open a fresh box of Continue reading “Long Lost Family” to Debute on TLC March 6, at 10/9c
Tami Osmer Mize compiled a listing of the RootsTech 2016 conference Exhibit Hall venders. The RootsTech 2016 mobile app has a good map of the hall, but it’s difficult to locate the booths. Click here to go to the iPhone Continue reading Expo Hall Vendors List Assistance Available at ConferenceKeeper.org
Now this is cool… And just in time for RootsTech 2016! Check out the following note from MyHeritage, and then go read their blog full blogpost about the new feature. We’ve just released a new feature in the MyHeritage mobile Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Audio Recordings For Interviewing Your Relatives
The following teaser is from www.centralmaine.com: BINGHAM — The Old Canada Road Historical Society recently announced the launch of its online collections database, a new resource for those interested in the history of the Upper Kennebec Valley… The society covers Continue reading Old Canada Road Historical Society Launches Online Database
The following is from RootsTech: SALT LAKE CITY, 29 January 2016 — RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4-6, 2016, announced today that 15 of its popular sessions will be Continue reading Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule
The following is from NGS: ARLINGTON, VA, 01/27/2016 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the release of its newest Continuing Genealogical Studies course, Researching Your World War I Ancestors. In this cloud-based, nine-module, self-paced course, genealogists obtain an introduction Continue reading NGS Announces a New Cloud-Based Course: Researching Your World War I Ancestors
SALT LAKE CITY, 28 January 2016 — RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, announced today the complete lineup of speakers for its free Family Discovery Day event, which will take place Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Continue reading Full Lineup of Speakers Announced for RootsTech Family Discovery Day
Finally – I get to post about a newspaper that pertains to me. I graduated from GRCC in 1984. I actually attended there in 1969, 1970, and 1981-1984. I went to school while working, quite often attending night classes. GRCC Continue reading Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”
The following teaser was posted January 20, 2015 at independent.ie: Some four million State files are set to have a new home as part of a new €8m redevelopment of the National Archives of Ireland. The design and construction phase Continue reading National Archives of Ireland to Get an Upgrade