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1901 London Census Is Now Live at FindMyPast.com

September 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Digital Online Content, English Research
The following was written by FindMyPast.com staff: September 25, 2008: Findmypast.com today announced that the county of London, comprising over 4.6 million records has been added to its new online version of the 1901 census for England and Wales. The new records join the counties of Surrey, Gloucestershire and Somersetshire, which are already available to search [...]

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 [...]

Ancestry.com and JewishGen Align to Provide More Online Access to Millions of Jewish Historical Documents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

The DoVE (Digitization of Vital Records) Project of the GRO in England Breaks Down…

August 15th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Digital Online Content, English Research, Vital Records, Vital Records Indexes, Wales
According to a notice posted on the British GRO website, the DoVE project, in which the vital records of England and Wales from 1837 through 2006 were being digitized by Siemens, has come to a halt about 1/2 way through. This was all scheduled to go online next February. The project had a total cost [...]

Clark County, Washington, Marriage Records from 1889 Now Online

August 11th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Databases, Digital Online Content, Washington
August 6, 2008 - Secretary of State Sam Reed is pleased to announce the availability of Clark County marriage records dating back to 1889, the year Washington became a state. The marriage records are housed at the Washington State Digital Archives in Cheney, operated by Washington State Archives, and are open for research. The collection contains marriage [...]

Ancestry.com to Digitize Delaware Records

August 7th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ancestry.com, Databases, Delaware, Digital Online Content
According to an article found at Delaware Online, it looks like we may be seeing digital records from the Delaware Public Archives in the near future. Following is an excerpt: Working on a deal with Ancestry.com, a subscription- based online genealogical search company, McCabe hopes to get many of the state’s records digitized and make them [...]

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 [...]

NEHGS Releases Major New England Compendia Online

July 16th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Digital Online Content, Genealogy Software, Immigration, NEHGS, New England
The following news release was written by NEHGS staff: Volume I of Important “Great Migration” Series Now Available Online. Boston, MA – July 2008 – New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston announces the online availability of the first of six volumes from the ground-breaking series, “The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635.” This series follows [...]
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