30 April 2012
The 1940 U.S. census indexing project was launched this April as part of a broad online community effort. Images and indexing projects for all states and territories in the 1940 census are now online. Of all the different types of histor…
ARLINGTON, VA, 30 APRIL 2012: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, NGS has created for its members a historical archive of interviews with some of the most distinguished genealogists in the discipline….
I’ve written in the past about my switch from Family Tree Maker on Windows under Parallels to RootsMagic on the Mac using CrossOver. I’m still happy I switched because I much prefer RootsMagic to FTM and things are faster running … Continue reading →
After writing about age progression of photographs yesterday, I thought I’d go ahead and try the Face Transformer on an ancestor to see how accurate it is. To do this, I picked my grandfather: I uploaded the picture into The … Continue reading →
SCGS has instituted a new
Jamboree scholarship program for aspiring genealogists and family historians between the
ages of 18 and 29 as of June 8, 2012. The scholarship will cover basic
registration for the conference, which will be held June 8-10, 2…
Family history researchers with ties to Sacramento County California have more valuable resources for finding clues about their elusive ancestor. Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society has just published five new volumes of the Sacramento County …
Today I read this article (Philadelphia man finds self on missing children’s website – CNN.com) about an adopted man who discovered that he had been a missing child. He found this out when looking at age progression photos on Missingkids.com. … Continue reading →
Date: Thu, April 26, 2012 2:17 pm
To: Matthew Deighton Ancestry.com Public Relations
Good morning,
I
have received a few emails about the recent change in Ancestry.com’s
Terms and Conditions. I wanted to give you our official statement…
Congratulations
to the winners of the 2011 GENEii Family History Writers Contest,
sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society. Judges
reported that the entries were exceptional and the competition was very
close.
Winners of the two…
Arbitration Results Ruining Your Day?. FamilySearch has written a helpful blog posting dealing with the issues around bad arbitration in their indexing program. They haven’t solved all of the issues but they gave a straightforward explanation of what is going … Continue reading →
Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth of 16% Year-Over-Year Q1 Total Revenue $108.5 Million, Up 19% Year-Over-Year Announces New $100 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
PROVO, Utah, April 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM), the …
“Simple and Affordable” Fast-Growing Start-up Adds Complementary Offering to Ancestry.com
PROVO, Utah, April 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Archives.co…
Jamboree’s mobile app is returning for 2012. In addition to keeping the attendees informed, the Jamboree App also provides genealogy-related businesses and organizations an opportunity to reach an eager audience. Genealogists from around the globe are …
Thanks to the support of the conference Diamond Sponsor, Ancestry.com, Jamboree will again offer a mobile app for the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, which will be held June 8-10, 2012 in Burbank, California.
Last year’s App was a big hit am…
ARLINGTON, VA, 24 APRIL 2012: The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the appointment of Robert Raymond to the Board of Directors. Robert, a resident of Utah, was selected to serve as an NGS Director at Large by President Ann Christnacht Hilk…
Gilbert, AZ USA—April 18, 2012—Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) today announced that it has received a grant from Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak’s Honoring Our Ancestors Genealogical Grants. The funding will be used to h…
Everyone from novice genealogists to hobbyists to people interested in becoming professional researchers will find something of value at the Illinois State Genealogical Society’s (ISGS) 2012 Fall Conference scheduled for Oct. 19 and 20 at the Best We…
Series that explores race, culture and identity through genealogy and genetics, Sundays at 8 p.m.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the PBS series that explores race, culture and identity through the genealogy and genetics of some of Ame…
All 210,000 records for one of London’s biggest and busiest crematoria are now available on www.deceasedonline.com
As one of the Capital’s largest cremation facilities, it services a large part of South East London including two London Borough areas, B…
Attention Organization and Society Leaders,
We Want You! The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree offers many opportunities to participate in one of North America’s largest genealogical conferences at little or no cost.
We can hear you aski…
The Sultana Disaster
When the boiler exploded aboard the steamer Sultana on April 27, 1865, more than 1,700 people lost their lives. Most of those aboard were recently released Union prisoners from Confederate prisons in Cahaba, Alabama, and Andersonv…
I’m still helping to index the 1940 census and am enjoying it. As I posted earlier, I’ve learned some things about 1940 and am glad to help the project. I’ve since learned a few more things: While in an earlier … Continue reading →
FamilySearch, Archives.com, and Findmypast.com have continued publishing browsable images online from the 1940 U.S. Federal Census this week. Volunteer indexers are encouraged to help out at the1940census.com. FamilySearch also published new, free rec…
First Time a Comprehensive Historical Database of Lutheran Congregants Will Be Available Online
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 17, 2012 – Archives.com, a website that makes family history research simple and affordable, is pleased to announce its partner…
Says Genealogist Who Last Traced Obama’s Irish Roots
First Obama, now Dracula … Like Obama and 40 million Americans, Dracula has Irish ancestry
Monday, April 16, 2012: Count Dracula, the Transylvanian nobleman and daddy of all vampires, was origina…
Teaching staff from the Los Angeles Family History Library will provide classroom instruction on genealogical research at both the beginning and intermediate levels. Classes are FREE, with a syllabus covering all classes offered for $10.00. For list …
The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier
(Arlington, VA)–The National Genealogical Society’s thirty-fourth annual Family History Conference, The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier, will be held 9–12 May 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Approximately 20,000 burial records for two cemeteries managed by Cotswold District Council are now available on Deceased Online
Chesterton Cemetery, opened 1872, is located in the ‘Cotswold capital’ Cirencester and Stratton Cemetery (in Stratton, …
I’ve been indexing 1940 Census records for about a week now and I’m finding I’m learning some things about the 1940s: There were lots of extended families. I assume this is because in 1940 it was still the Depression. Not … Continue reading →
National Archives and its Foundation Announce Launch of
DocsTeach App for iPad
Washington,
DC…The National Archives, in association with the Foundation for the
National Archives, is pleased to announce the launch of the DocsTeach
App for iPad,…
10 April 2012 — Lowcountry Africana, an all-volunteer research project and free website dedicated to African American genealogy and history in SC, GA and FL, is pleased to welcome Robin Foster to the position of Co-Director.
Robin is the creator of…
With the release of the 1940 census images this past week I thought I’d do my part and help with indexing. I had done some indexing several years ago for Ancestry.com’s World Archives Project and thought I’d try indexing again. … Continue reading →