JewishData.com partners with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to bring first complete Jewish genealogy collection online at WorldVitalRecords.com
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The Initial Operating Capability of the National Archives Electronic Records Archives (ERA) is the beginning of far-reaching changes in the management of U.S. government records.
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Extends FamilyLink.com lead as top publisher of social networking applications for families
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Moving account of the price paid for Freedom.
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Take a break from the hot summer days and sit under the air conditioning with a good book. Here are a few that I am reading.
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In searching for their ancestors, many beginners think all they have to do is use special software, go online and they'll be able to trace their lineage back many centuries.
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Follow one researcher's trails through American and Irish records, beginning with U.S. resources.
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Celebrating a little known holiday.
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Familyrelatives.com is pleased to announce the first of several new and important records to be put online - part of a program to add more than 10 million new records.
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PROVO, UT, June 16, 2008 — More than 9,000 passenger lists, containing millions of names from the [[Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild]] (ISTG), are now online at [[WorldVitalRecords.com]]. Approximately 200 of these lists were launched in February when ISTG announced its partnership with [[FamilyLink.com, Inc.]], but now all 9,000 of the lists are browseable. Beginning June 20, these records will also be searchable using WorldVitalRecords.com's global search. Click here to access this content.
"I am very excited about this partnership. I'm happy to partner with FamilyLink.com, Inc. because they provide a service that is affordable and easily accessed on the Internet. Knowing who came before you is a heart's desire, and it is information that is important for all of us to know," said [[Patty MacFarlane McCormack]], Founder, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
The ISTG records include information such as surname, captain's name, port of arrival/departure, and name of the ship.
"When our content acquisition team came across the ISTG records, we were looking for records from Portugal. Not only did we find records from Portugal, but passenger lists from more than 35 countries. These lists are invaluable to family historians to help locate their ancestors," said Yvette Arts, Director, Content Partnerships, FamilyLink.com, Inc.
McCormack claims the success of the site should be attributed to the 500+ people who have volunteered work on these lists over the years, including the 250 that are currently volunteers.
"I'm blessed to have volunteers who are so totally dedicated to this cause. I could not do this without them. I coordinate the overall effort, but my volunteers are some of the most dedicated people in the world," McCormack said. "Our mission statement: ‘Bringing Our Ancestors Home: Reuniting Our Families' really sums up what we are all about. People find their ancestors on our site, and they write to us. We then include any other information they can provide directly to a link on the passenger list. They are so grateful for the work we do, and we hear it every day. It is what keeps us going."
ISTG has helped thousands of individuals since McCormack began asking for volunteers to help with the transcription of the passenger lists in 1998.
At the time, McCormack was affiliated with RootsWeb's Ships List. There were many online discussions regarding how scarce passengers lists were on the Internet. Because of this, McCormack wrote to a few individuals on the listserv and told them she wanted to start a group to help bring an increased number of passenger lists online. The idea was not received very warmly. In fact, some individuals on the listserv sent discouraging remarks.
"I heard, ‘It has been tried many times before. It has always failed. You won't be able to do it. It will cost too much money, and it is impossible.' Really that is all I needed to hear, and I was determined to make it happen," McCormack said.
McCormack sent out a new email and received 20 responses from individuals who wanted to help. Not long after, 14 lists were posted on the Web from the volunteers' work and were part of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild site.
"Transcribing manifests, with their hard-to-read handwriting, and bringing them to life online is a labor of love" said Pam O'Day, ISTG charter member and surname coordinator from Havre de Grace, MD. "My own contribution to the Guild is to upload the surnames from the manifests into alphabetic files for ease in researching. Our work will not be done until the last available manifest has been transcribed."
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Preserving important records of the Nation's history while providing convenient public access to them is a vital responsibility of government.
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Surprising facts about the flag.
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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 hotlinks to the hundreds of website addresses found therein.
Launch Date – The new Online Edition will launch on July 1 – to coincide with the home delivery and newsstand date of the paper edition of the July-August issue.
Free Access – Subscribers to the traditional Genealogical Helper will have 100% FREE online access to the magazine. See http://www.everton.com for sign-up information. Non-subscribers can purchase the Online Edition for $12 per year.
Net Family History – An important feature of Everton's Genealogical Helper is the magazine within a magazine entitled Net Family History. New information specific to using the Internet for genealogy is always found in this portion of the bimonthly publication. Extensive website reviews are always located here, as well as articles dealing with Internet-related activities.
Why an online edition? – Every issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper now contains hundreds of website addresses. The Internet is where some of the most exciting genealogical resource advances are taking place, so it's required that information about these resources be disseminated to the Helper's thousands of readers in every issue. Everton's Genealogical Helper, Online Edition, will allow readers to go from their paper edition to the hotlinked Online Edition and access any of the websites with just a keystroke or two. The Online Edition offers more than just the links found in the magazine – it is the entire magazine itself.
Format & hosting – Everton's Genealogical Helper, Online Edition, will be in pdf format, readable by anyone, with any computer running an Adobe Acrobat Reader (Available at Adobe.com as a FREE download.) The Online Edition will be hosted by FamilyLink.com, Inc. and accessible on WorldVitalRecords.com.
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Many of us are familiar with Google as a search engine. But Google is so much more than a search engine. In this two-part series, learn about some of Google's features that can help you research, organize, and share your genealogy.
To read the complete article, visit "Using Google in Your Genealogy, Part 2".
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PROVO, UT, June 11, 2008 — [[MarketingSherpa]], the leading publisher of marketing case studies, recently named [[Paul Allen]], CEO, [[FamilyLink.com, Inc.]], 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year for the online subscription industry.
"MarketingSherpa's Entrepreneur of the Year recognition calls out a member of the online subscription industry that we believe can be an inspiration to other marketers by demonstrating that you don't have to be a huge brand name or have endless supplies of money to market yourself," said Eric Stockton, President of MarketingSherpa.
This is the eighth year that MarketingSherpa has awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year at its Selling Online Subscriptions Summit which is held annually in New York City. More than 200 top executives of the paid online content and subscriber services industries attended this year's Summit in May.
"I am honored to have been selected for this award. I have been relying on MarketingSherpa case studies and summits for years," said Paul Allen, CEO, FamilyLink.com, Inc. "They have been my favorite single source for Internet marketing know-how since I discovered them in 2001."
The award is presented each year to an individual who has had great success leading an online company without major corporate backing. Past winners include companies such as TheLadders.com and AskTheBuilder.com.
"We chose Paul Allen this year because of the rapid growth he's been able to achieve with WorldVitalRecords.com, and the way his team uses a combination of tried-and-true subscription marketing efforts and emerging tactics, such as developing a Facebook application that's been downloaded by 3.5 million people," Stockton said. "He's also passionate about his business – online genealogy – and about the online subscription business model, and about the potential of Web 2.0 technologies as a significant opportunity for subscription marketers."
Allen has founded several companies, including Ancestry.com in 1997 and MyFamily.com in 1998. He also founded 10X Marketing in 2002 and FundingUniverse in 2004. His latest venture is FamilyLink.com, Inc, a family of services that includes WorldVitalRecords.com, FamilyLink.com, and We're Related on Facebook.
FamilyLink.com, Inc. was founded in 2006 and currently has more than 30 employees dedicated to creating and implementing innovative tools to connect families. The company's subscriber base has grown as a result of its aggressive affiliate marketing program and its co-marketing deals with partners. Since the company was founded in 2006, more than 35 different companies and organizations from across the world have partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. Allen credits his employees and the company's partners for FamilyLink.com's growth.
"Each company milestone we've reached happened because of a collaboration with our partners," Allen said.
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Summer is almost here. It's time to kick back and enjoy life, sip some ice tea on the deck, work in the garden, take trips and get caught up on the reading that you have neglected for months.
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Little known information regarding American genealogy.
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Many of us are familiar with Google as a search engine. But Google is so much more than a search engine. In this two-part series, learn about some of Google's features that can help you research, organize, and share your genealogy.
To read the complete article, visit "Using Google in your Genealogy, Part 1".
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PROVO, UT, June 3, 2008 — [[WorldGenWeb]], a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access, recently partnered with [[FamilyLink.com, Inc.]]
"I think WorldVitalRecords.com is a wonderfully unique resource to the genealogy community. This is definitely a win-win partnership, as well as a great opportunity," said Nathan Zipfel, Chairperson, WorldGenWeb. "We have been very limited in what we can do using our current servers. For example, we have not been able to take advantage of some new technology tools, such as a content management system and bulletin boards. Partnering with FamilyLink.com will give us access to these resources."
As part of the partnership, FamilyLink.com, Inc.will host the WorldGenWeb project on its servers. In return, the content on the WorldGenWeb project will be indexed and made available online for free at [[WorldVitalRecords.com]].
"We are very supportive of WorldGenWeb's objectives and volunteer efforts. FamilyLink.com is happy to provide the necessary resources and support to allow WorldGenWeb to continue providing top quality online information free of charge to their many world wide users," said David Lifferth, President, FamilyLink.com, Inc.
The WorldGenWeb Project was created in 1997 and serves as a great starting point for individuals beginning their genealogy and family history. The WorldGenWeb project consists of volunteers from all over the world who have created user-friendly Websites that individuals can research to learn more about specific parts of the world, as well as their ancestors. Essentially, individuals can receive free research guidance from genealogists on a global scale.
Individuals who are interested in participating in the WorldGenWeb Project can contact the country or regional coordinator of their area of interest to see which country/parish or states are available.
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