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Ancestry.com Posts Italian Vital Records, 1870-1937, for the Piemonte Region

August 26th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, Ancestry.it, Computer Tech, Databases, Digital Online Content, Italian Research
It was announced this last weekend that Ancestry has posted Civil Registration Records for the Piemonte Region of Italy, 1870-1937. These records can be accessed at Ancestry.com, if the subscriber has a World Deluxe subscription. In checking them out, I found that many records start in 1866. I even located Viganella birth and deaths records [...]

Indiana Genealogical Society Offers Searchable Databases to Their Members

August 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Computer Tech, Databases, Indiana
The Indiana Genealogical Society has now joined a growing number of other societies that have online data available to their members. Access is a member benefit. Following is the announcement that I received this morning. A list of the databases, with links to the FREE data, follows the announcement. The Indiana Genealogical Society (http://www.indgensoc.org) recently added [...]

Ancestry.com and JewishGen Align to Provide More Online Access to Millions of Jewish Historical Documents

August 20th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, Computer Tech, Databases, Digital Online Content, Jewish
Partnership Enables Broader Research of Jewish Ancestry Through Powerful Search Tools in One Centralized Location CHICAGO – Aug. 19, 2008 – The Generations Network, Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com, and JewishGen, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and promoting Jewish genealogy and an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the [...]

Subscription Costs Go Up a Bit at Footnote.com

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Computer Tech, Digital Online Content, Footnote.com
I just got a notice from Footnote.com that annual subscription rates are going up to $69.95 as of September 1 (Hmmm - that happens to be Patty and my 40th wedding anniversary - wonder if they are celebrating?) Anyway, it seems that rates are only $59.95 until then - so I just renewed… I’ve decided [...]

FindMyPast.com Extends Online Parish Records Collection

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Computer Tech, Databases, English Research, Vital Records, Vital Records Indexes
The following news release was written by FindMyPast.com staff: Online access to millions of nationwide parish marriage records pre-dating the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths UK family history website findmypast.com today announced it has added 3.2 million marriage records to its Parish Records Collection at http://www.findmypast.com/parish-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0. The new parish records, dating back to 1538, join [...]

Legacy Family Tree Software is Now Available in German and Swedish Editions

August 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Computer Tech, Genealogy Software, Software
This just in from Geoff Rasmussen: Surprise, Arizona, August 18, 2008 — Millennia Corporation, a leader in family history software, today announced that its software, Legacy Family Tree, is now available in two new languages: Deutsch (German) and Svenska (Swedish). The software, used by beginners and professionals to record, plan, and share their family trees, is now [...]

Ancestry Extends Global Reach to China, Providing First Online Access to Family History Records in World’s Largest Internet Market

August 6th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, China, Computer Tech, Databases, Digital Online Content, Jaipu.cn, TGN
The following news release was written by The Generations Network. Exclusive Partnership with Shanghai Library Gives 1.3 Billion Chinese and 38 Million People* with Chinese Heritage Internationally the Chance to Explore Their Family History PROVO, UTAH – Aug. 6, 2008 – The Generations Network Inc., parent company of the global network of Ancestry family history Web sites, [...]

Ancestry.com and FamilySearch to Collaborate on U.S. Census Indexes

July 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, Census - U.S., Computer Tech, Databases, Digital Online Content, FamilySearch
It seems that the hatchet has now been buried. Ancestry and and the LDS-operated FamilySearch are once again cooperating on the U.S. census. This makes a lot of sense to me, as the indexes coming out of the volunteer-driven FamilySearch labs program are not only of superior quality (made in America vs offshore), but have [...]

Stories of the Civil War

July 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Civil War, Computer Tech
Most of us with American ancestry that goes back to the mid-19th century have ancestors that got caught up in the Civil War. My own great-grandfather, Henry Canfield, joined the Michigan Volunteers early in the war, and served for the duration. After the war, he volunteered to stay in the service, and went west, finding [...]

Everton’s Genealogical Helper Adds New Online Edition!

June 12th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Computer Tech, Digital Online Content, Everton's, Everton's Genealogical Helper - Online Edition, Online Genealogy Education
New Online Edition of Everton’s Genealogical Helper will debut July 1! Subscribe today for only $10.00! LOGAN, Utah, June 12, 2008. Genealogy Online, Inc., publisher of Everton’s Genealogical Helper, today, announced the publication of the Genealogical Helper in an Online Edition. The Online Edition is an identical copy of the 176-page paper edition – complete with [...]
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