http://news.genealogytoday.com/ Recent articles and news published by Genealogy Today en-us http://news.genealogytoday.com/gentoday.gif http://news.genealogytoday.com/ 120 60 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Genealogy_Industry_Leader_Acquires_Another_Competitor.html The family history market consolidates once again, as Ancestry.com acquires fast-growing start-up Archives.com who recently partnered with the U.S. National Archives to provide free digital access to the 1940 U.S. Federal Census. 20120425 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/RootsPointcom_to_Provide_Searchable_Database_of_1940_US_Census.html 15-year record of accuracy and efficiency enables rapid indexing of the largest and most comprehensive national census released to public 20120402 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Explore_the_1940_US_Census_on_MyHeritage_with_free_easy_and_automatic_discoveries.html World's largest family network pledges to make the 1940 U.S. Census available for free in 38 languages, searchable even on-the-go via mobile, with automatic matching to family trees 20120322 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Announces_Website_for_Free_1940_Census_Release_Online_on_April_2.html Today the National Archives, with its partner Archives.com, launched its new website in preparation for its first-ever online U.S. census release 20120212 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/brightsolid_Launches_Ground-Breaking_Pay-As-You-Go_Site_CensusRecordscom.html The new site will let customers search all US census records from 1790 to 1930 and is the first dedicated to US genealogy by British-owned brightsolid. 20120203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Three_Genealogy_Powerhouses_Join_Forces_to_Publish_1940_US_Census.html The ambitious project aims to engage online volunteers to quickly publish a searchable, high quality name index to the 1940 US Census. 20111216 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyHeritage_Acquires_FamilyLinkcom_and_WorldVitalRecordscom_to_Enter_US_Market.html Significant move into US and addition of historical content mark major evolution for world's most popular online family network 20111203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_to_Release_1940_Census_Free_Online_on_April_2_2012.html The National Archives today announced its selection of Inflection, parent company to family history web site Archives.com, to design and host a free web site for the April 2, 2012, at 9 AM (EST) launch of the 1940 U.S. Census. 20111117 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Announces_New_Focus_on_Historical_US_Military_Records_and_Changes_Name_to.html New Brand will Honor and Remember those who have Served 20110818 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1940_Census_to_be_Free_on_Ancestrycom.html Ancestry.com is committing to make the 1940 Census free from release through to the end of 2013, and by doing so hopes to help more people get started exploring their family history. 20110817 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Millions_of_Pages_of_Museum_Archives_to_Be_Indexed_and_Made_Free_to_All.html United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com launch World Memory Project to create largest online resource of information on victims of Holocaust and Nazi persecution. 20110503 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Mocavocom_Launches_as_Free_Genealogy_Search_Engine.html Mocavo.com fills an important industry need by providing the first large-scale, free search engine for family history research. 20110316 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NEHGS_Provides_Access_to_Massachusetts_Jewish_Cemetery_Records.html Access Program Part of collaboration with Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts and American Jewish Historical Society 20110316 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/New_Web_Service_Provides_Database_of_Genealogy_Resources_and_Researchers.html Geneapro.com has launched a new website designed to bring together experienced genealogy researchers with people looking for accurate historical ancestral records and information. 20110314 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Sorenson_Forensics_Launches_Industry’s_Only_Ancestry_DNA_Test_for_Law_Enforcement.html Sorenson Forensics today launched its new Investigative Law Enforcement Ancestry DNA Test (Investigative LEAD), putting cutting-edge genetic profiling expertise into the hands of investigators trying to identify unknown criminal suspects and victims. 20110223 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyHeritagecom_Brings_Family_History_to_the_Masses_with_Free_Family_Builder_50.html Family Tree Builder 5.0 makes researching, building, printing and sharing family trees easier than ever. 20101201 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NEHGS_Officially_Moves_its_Website_to_AmericanAncestorsorg.html AmericanAncestors.org provides online access to some of the most vital research tools and resources available. 20101125 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Launch_of_BUILD_A_BetterGEDCOM_Initiative.html A grass roots initiative to improve data exchange among genealogists 20101109 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FindmypastCoUk_Publishes_Online_Over_260000_Records_from_the_2nd_Boer_War.html Leading family history website findmypast.co.uk has published online the Register of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, recording individual servicemen, nurses and civilians who served with the British Imperial Forces during the Second Anglo-Boer War. 20101108 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Findmypast_publishes_Devon_parish_records_online.html Today leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk launches the Devon parish records in association with Devon Family History Society. 20101001 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_to_Acquire_iArchives_Footnotecom.html Ancestry.com Inc. announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com, a leading American History Web site. 20100924 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_to_Acquire_Professional_Genealogy_Firm_ProGenealogists_Inc.html Ancestry.com Inc. announced today that it has acquired leading professional genealogy research firm, ProGenealogists, Inc. 20100806 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/JewishGen_and_MyHeritagecom_collaborate_to_build_the_Family_Tree_of_the_Jewish.html The Family Tree of the Jewish People is a project of JewishGen to bring together family historians around the world who research Jewish family branches. The project offers a central resource for Jewish family trees and helps re-connect Jewish families. 20100714 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Popular_Jewish_Family_History_Research_Database_Expands.html A valuable resource for Jewish genealogical research has expanded to include records from all over the world. 20100707 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_to_Acquire_Sweden's_Genlinese.html Ancestry.com Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire the leading Swedish family history website Genline.se. 20100614 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Skytop_Lodge_Family_Reunion_2010_Contest.html This promotion will provide one lucky winner an opportunity to host 10 family members who will enjoy a four-day, three-night stay! Contest ends July 31, 2010. 20100601 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/A_Closer_Look_at_Casefile_Clues_and_a_Discount_Offer.html I like to learn by example, and Michael John Neill's approach with this weekly publication does exactly that. He takes actual research challenges, and walks you through the discovery process -- each step carefully cited so you can experience them for yourself. 20100519 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/British_Library_and_brightsolid_partnership_to_digitise_up_to_40_million_pages_of_historic.html Mass digitisation to make millions of newspaper pages available online and in the Library's reading rooms. This innovative deal will help safeguard the future of the world's greatest newspaper archive. 20100519 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FindmypastCoUk's_Great_Western_Railway_Shareholder_Index_Now_Complete.html Over half a million GWR records available to search; Full colour scanned images of the original pages from the ledgers; Shareholders include Charles Dickens, William Ewart Gladstone and Lewis Carroll 20100511 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/75000_new_WW1_records_go_online_at_findmypastcouk.html Findmypast.co.uk expands collection of British military records with the release of the Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920. 20100429 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Previews_Mac_Version_of_Family_Tree_Maker_Software.html Ancestry.com revealed a Mac version of Family Tree Maker, and announced today the launch of its new Ancestry.com Wiki at the 2010 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference. 20100429 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/ourFamily•ology_Announces_Access_to_FamilySearch_Records.html Subscribers can now add sources from FamilySearch, the world's largest repository of genealogical resources, to their family genealogy website 20100428 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Family_Odyssey_-_An_Exciting_PC_Based_Family_History_Game.html The game incorporates a family's own family tree or heritage in to the game play to make the game more interesting to the player and to help family members become more interested in the historical context of their ancestors. 20100428 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Chelsea_Pensioners'_Service_Records_Go_Online_For_The_First_Time_At_Findmypastcouk.html Most popular records at The National Archives; In-depth and colourful insight into the lives of ordinary ranking soldiers; Records include servicemen born in the UK and throughout the world, including India and Jamaica 20100316 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FootnoteCom_Lets_People_Create_America’s_Family_Tree_Through_The_Only_Interactive_US.html Finding Ancestors and distant relatives can be as easy as clicking a single button 20100311 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Salt_Lake_City_Prepares_for_Week_of_Family_History_Celebration.html Events to include free performance by David McCullough and Mormon Tabernacle Choir 20100309 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/14th_Angelina_College_Genealogy_Conference_Announcement.html July 15-17, 2010 in Lufkin, Texas 20100308 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Genealogy_Project_tracks_ancestry_of_Charles_Darwin.html Tests on DNA taken from great-great-grandson show his forebears were among the first humans to leave Africa for the Middle East 20100205 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_and_The_National_Archives_Release_New_Vietnam_War_Photos_and_Records.html Over 27,000 Photos And Records Are Added To The Largest Online Vietnam War Collection 20100204 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyHeritagecom_Acquires_Major_Family_Network_OSN_to_Accelerate_Building_the_World’s_Family.html MyHeritage.com announced a significant expansion of its global family network through the acquisition of the Hamburg-based OSN Group, which operates a network of 10 market-leading family sites, including Verwandt.de (Germany), Moikrewni.pl (Poland) and Dynastree.com (USA). 20100203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/DearMYRTLE_Announces_official_launch_of_APG_Second_Life_chapter.html Plans are underway to hold an organizatonal meeting, and a notecard explaining the process in being circulated among genealogists in Second Life. 20100202 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/African_American_Newspapers_Added_to_GenealogyBankcom.html GenealogyBank, a leading online provider of newspapers for family history research, announced today that it will be adding over 280 fully-searchable African-American newspapers with coverage from 1827 to 1999. GenealogyBank released the first 61 newspapers in this new series earlier this month, including coverage from 20 states. 20100121 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/434_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1893-2009).html This week we added 434 images, ranging from 1893 to 2009, from around the United States and Canada. The Funeral Cards Online index now has over 23,100 listings. 20100113 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/387_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 387 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 9,800 listings. 20100101 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/469_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 469 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 9,400 listings. 20091216 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Honors_WWII_Veterans_with_the_First-Ever_Interactive_USS_Arizona.html Footnote.com Opens Their WWII Collection Free To The Public During December. Featuring over 10 million records, documents and photos from the National Archives, this collection helps family members and historians better understand the people and events of WWII. 20091207 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Over_18_Million_Native_American_Records_Released_On_FootnoteCom.html Original records dating back to early 1700s become available on the Internet for the first time 20091119 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Web-based_genealogy_software_program_offers_15-day_FREE_trial_for_amateur_and_professional.html ourFamily ology today announced that, in celebration of the official launch of its website, it is offering a 15-day free trial to all visitors. 20091105 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Familyrelatives_is_proud_to_announce_the_addition_of_1000000_New_Military_Records_spanning.html This autumn marks the 201st anniversary of the beginning of the Peninsular War and to commemorate, the event Familyrelatives.com has added over 1 million army records covering a broad range from 1808 through to De Ruvigny's biographical record of World War I soldiers. 20091105 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Entire_US_Census_Goes_Interactive_With_Footnotecom.html Footnote.com to feature original documents from every publicly available U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930 20091029 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Entrepreneur_Introduces_ArchivaLife(TM)_A_New_Concept_to_Document_Memorable_Life_Events_for.html Patent-pending timeline in ArchivaLife captures key details often left out by scrapbooks and photo albums alone 20091028 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Allows_Americans_to_Investigate_for_Themselves_'What_Really_Happened_to_Amelia.html Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, has published a 73-page file consisting of letters and telegrams sent in the 1960s by an interesting cast of historical characters, including Congressman J. Arthur Younger, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur II and members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of State. 20091023 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/190000_Welsh_Wills_Online_–_Free_to_View.html Over 190,000 Welsh wills (some 800,000 pages) have been digitised and are now available on the Library's website or direct on our online catalogue and are free to view. 20091016 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/19th_Century_Live.html Essential 19th century newspaper resource provides immediate, rich, fertile content for researchers and journalists 20091001 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_and_Footnotecom_Announce_New_Digital_Holocaust_Collection.html For the first time ever, over one million Holocaust-related records - including millions of names and 26,000 photos from the National Archives- will be available online. 20090929 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/DearMYRTLE_Announces_APG_Chapter_forming_in_Second_Life.html Association of Professional Genealogists has approved concept of forming a chapter in SL (Second Life). 20090905 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ten_million_families_on_dynastree.html More than ten million families have created their family tree on the international genealogy network, dynastree.com, over the last two years. 20090903 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Digital_Genealogist_Publication_Coverage_of_Genealogy_in_Second_Life.html Motivated professional and intermediate genealogists have created a mix of scheduled discussions and research display centers using the Second Life virtual tools. 20090601 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canadian_Civil_Service_salaries_published_online.html The world's largest collection of Canadian Civil Service records are now available on the internet. 20090520 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Launches_Application_on_Facebook_Platform_to_Help_Friends_Remember.html I REMEMBER Uses The Fourth-Most Trafficked Website in the United States To Bring Memories Together Like Never Before 20090505 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/355_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 355 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 9,000 listings. 20090429 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/308_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 308 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 8,600 listings. 20090327 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FootnoteCom_Releases_Great_Depression_Collection.html Collection includes the first-ever Interactive 1930 US Census, and becomes the gathering place for America's story 20090326 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/ProGenealogists_Inc__Helps_Trace_President_Obama’s_Irish_Roots_Assists_Clients_in.html As the descendants of the Irish Diaspora and their friends celebrate St. Patrick's, ProGenealogists, Inc., announced today that it helped trace President Barack Obama's Irish roots back to Moneygall, County Offaly, Ireland with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. 20090318 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Michigan_death_records_1897-1920_now_appearing_online.html The Library of Michigan today launched a free Web site that will feature nearly one million Michigan death certificates never before available electronically. 20090317 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Live_Roots_Gadget_Now_Available_for_Second_Life.html 20090312 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestryca_Announces_World-First_Online_Launch_of_1916_Census_of_Manitoba_Saskatchewan_and.html More than 1.7 million names indexed and fully searchable - 38,000+ images of original documents 20090226 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GenealogyBankcom_Introduces_New_Family_Research_Technology_to_Search_Online_Newspaper.html Search Six Million New Articles by Title, City, and Article Type 20090218 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NewspaperARCHIVEcom_Announces_Premium_Newspaper_Reproductions.html NewspaperARCHIVE.com has expanded their store offerings with a set of beautiful hand-picked newspaper reproductions. 20090210 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Dr_Thomas_W_Jones_Honored_as_UGA_Fellow.html The award is in recognition of living individuals whose distinguished contributions and on-going commitment to the field of genealogy are of national or international scope. 20090203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1875_Norway_Census_Transcription_Initiative_Is_Underway.html The 1875 Norway Census is valuable to researchers because it was the last national census taken just before the great Norwegian immigration period that started in 1878. 20090203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/OUR_BLACK_ANCESTRY_Celebrates_Black_History_Month.html OBA is proud to celebrate two years online! 20090202 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_National_Archives_and_Footnotecom_Launch_Online_African_American_History.html Over a million pages of original documents, letters and photos, most digitized for the first time. 20090129 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Lisa_Kudrow_Sarah_Jessica_Parker_And_Susan_Sarandon_Star_In_Nbc's_'Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are'.html New Alternative Series Produced by Kudrow and Wall To Wall Productions Unearths Celebrity Family Trees and Reveals Inspiring Personal Stories Linked to America's Fascinating History 20090127 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Invests_in_Future_of_Genetic_Genealogy_by_Offering_DNA_Testing_for_Only.html Affordable Access to DNA Testing Reveals Family History, Genetic Cousins, Ancestral Occupations, Geographic Origins and More 20090127 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NEHGS_and_CSG_Team_Up_To_Bring_Popular_Journal_Online.html CSG Nutmegger now available as online searchable database. 20090122 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Victorian_Equivalent_of_Modern_Day_Canadian_Civil_Service_Intranet_Now_Online.html 78,000 records of Canadian government employment from 1872-1900 highlight then and now' salaries 20090122 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/It's_Time_for_Genealogy_In_Time_-_A_Free_Online_Genealogy_Magazine.html MissingLink Software Corporation announces the official launch of its new web site Genealogy In Time, a free online genealogy magazine containing genealogy news, articles and links. 20090122 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GenealogyBankcom_Reports_Addition_of_170_Historical_Newspapers.html GenealogyBank.com continues to report explosive growth, increasing its digital archive with over 93 million records - a 58% increase since its launch in 2006. 20090115 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Sorenson_Molecular_Genealogy_Foundation_and_University_of_Pavia_Study_Reveals_First_Wave_of.html America's Earliest Ice Age People Included Diverse Genetic Groups Traveling Widely Separated Migratory Paths During the Same Time Period, According to Study by International Team of Scientists Featured on Next Week's Cover of Current Biology. Molecular Geneticists Found Distinct Distribution and Migration Patterns by Analyzing in Depth for the First Time the Complete Genomes of Two Extremely Rare Native American Maternal DNA Groups. 20090108 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/President-Elect_Barack_Obama_Inherited_Speaking_Skills.html Popular Turn-of-the-Century Census Now Free Online 20090107 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/AGAPAY_Family_Grand_Reunion_(Liliw_Laguna_Philippines).html 20081231 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Beta_Release_of_a_New_Genetics_Website-_ItRunsInMyFamilycom.html Health 2.0 website allows users to create their family health history online. 20081218 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/25000_Historical_Titles_Now_Free_Online.html FamilySearch Digital Preservation Initiative Hits a Milestone 20081215 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FootnoteCom_And_The_National_Archives_Launch_Internet’s_Largest_Interactive_World_War_II.html Footnote.com and the National Archives and Records Administration announced today the release of the first ever interactive World War II collection, which includes an interactive version of the USS Arizona Memorial, WWII Hero Pages, and WWII photos and documents previously unavailable on the internet. 20081208 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Irish-Canadians_Hold_Symposium.html The LAC has indexed and digitized a variety of documents, such as lists of births and deaths at sea, hospital registers (personal effects of the people who died), journals, letters, photographs, and maps. 20081122 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/New_US_City_Directories_Database_at_Ancestrycom.html While they've had thousands of city directories on the site for some years now, many of these databases contain no page images, and the ones that do mostly contain bi-tonal black and white images (not grayscale). 20081121 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Myheritage_and_Family_Tree_DNA_Partner_to_Help_People_Trace_Family_History_Using.html FamilyTreeDNA users can take advantage of MyHeritage's site to not only further research family history, but also stay connected with current family members around the world. 20081120 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Volunteers_Discover_Fun_Facts_Transcribing_Historic_Canadian_Censuses.html Completed Indexes Will Be Free Online 20081119 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_1_Rated_genealogy_software_in_the_UK_is_now_available_at_1500_Target_stores_in_the.html Family Historian 3, the highest rated family tree software in the U.K. is now available in the United States and Canada. 20081112 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Ancestral_Quest_121_Full_Release.html Today, Incline Software, LC announced the full release of Ancestral Quest 12.1. AQ 12.1 has been released in phases since July, 2008, when AQ 12.1 entered the first phase of a roll-out, wherein it was made available to a limited number of users of both AQ and PAF. 20081112 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Library_And_Archives_Canada_Partners_With_AncestryCa.html Partnership allows unprecedented online access to Canadian historical records 20081110 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Reunioncom_and_Wink_Merge_to_Create_Entirely_New_Breed_of_People_Search.html Industry-first combination creates most comprehensive single source for people to find each other across the Web 20081103 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GenealogyBankcom_Celebrates_Second_Anniversary_Online.html GenealogyBank has added over 70 million historical newspaper articles, recent obituaries and other vital records in the past two years. 20081029 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_the_World's_Largest_Online_Collection_of_Jewish_Historical.html Ancestry.com Partners with JewishGen and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to Provide Access to Millions of Jewish Family History Records for People around the World 20081028 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Familybuilder_Introduces_FamilybuilderDNA.html Familybuilder also announces today that starting October 15, 2008 it will offer highly affordable genealogy DNA tests -- priced at an unprecedented $59.95 -- to help people learn more about their lineages and find long lost relatives. By combining its social networking prowess and the lowest price point found anywhere, Familybuilder seeks to bring DNA to the masses. 20081023 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Irish_Records_Collection_now_online.html One of the largest collections of Irish records available is being released online by www.Familyrelatives.com. This forms part of a programme to add more than 10 million new records by the end of this year. 20081021 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Civil_War_Widows’_Pension_Now_Available_On_The_Internet_For_The_First_Time.html Having never been microfilmed before, the Civil War Pension Files were previously accessible only at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Now, through this project, anyone can access these records via the internet exclusively on Footnote.com. 20081016 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Ontario_Genealogical_Society_Expands_Its_Coverage.html In 2009, the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) will expand its coverage to include six historical societies and two Special Interest Groups (SIGs). 20081016 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NewspaperARCHIVEcom_Announces_First_Genealogist_Columnist.html NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world's largest online historic newspaper database, has partnered with Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., webmaster of Genwriters.com, to showcase genealogy writing. 20081014 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Live_Roots_--_A_new_Website_from_Genealogy_Today.html Live Roots is a free genealogy search engine that allows visitors to search through thousands of database titles from subscription sites, books publishers and a variety of online sites. 20081012 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilyLinkcom_Inc_Announces_New_Guidebook_for_Free_Online_Genealogy—_Google_Your_Family.html FamilyLink.com, Inc. announced today the availability of Google Your Family Tree, a new book that teaches family historians how to unlock the hidden power of the Internet's most popular search engine. 20081008 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Reveals_Who_Would_be_King_of_America_and_Candidate_Roots_as_Presidential.html What If America Had King Paul Instead Of President McCain or Obama? What Family Ties Do Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin Have in Key Election Battleground States and to Royalty? 20081008 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Summit_County_Ohio_Court_Receives_Grant_to_Digitize_Records.html Hundreds of thousands of historic records will be freely available online 20081007 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Summit_County_Ohio_Court_Receives_Grant.html Hundreds of thousands of historic records will be freely available online 20081007 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Dundurn_Group_Partners_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc_To_Bring_More_Than_400_Genealogical_and.html 20080929 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Chinese-Canadians_Immigrants_Now_Online.html All of the records kept by the federal government to document them as they came to Canada were gathered by the Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 20080910 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Takes_Social_Networking_into_the_Past.html Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote, demonstrated Footnote Pages to an audience of over 1,500 investors, bloggers, and major media outlets. Described as Facebook for the Deceased, these pages feature a photo gallery, an interactive timeline and map, and other tools that bring people together to create a more colorful and rich picture of the past. 20080910 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/23andMe_and_Ancestrycom_Partner_to_Extend_Access_to_Genetic_Ancestry_Expertise.html 23andMe, Inc., the industry leader in personal genetics, and Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource with nearly 3 million active users and 875,000 subscribers, have teamed up to provide improved genetic information to Ancestry.com's DNA customers. 20080909 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_Global_Public_Indexing_Initiative_and_Announces_First_Collaboration_With.html Ancestry.com Introduces the World Archives Project to Preserve and Provide Online Access to Historical Records 20080904 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/New_National_Personnel_Records_Center_to_be_Built_in_St_Louis.html The new facility will replace the 1950s-era Military Personnel Records Center now at 9700 Page Avenue in St. Louis and a portion of the Civilian Personnel Records Center on Winnebago Road in St. Louis. 20080904 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Introduces_New_Genealogy_Programs.html These programs, which are free and open to the public, will be held in Room G-24 of the National Archives Building located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 20080903 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/9_Million_Historic_Philadelphia_Records_Now_Searchable_Online.html Announcement Coincides with National Genealogy Conference in Philadelphia 20080903 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Library_and_Archives_Canada_(LAC)_to_Partner_With_Doukhobor_Website.html On July 10, 2008, the Library and Archives Canada partnered with the largest on-line Doukhobor family history website in the world. 20080820 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Tribal_Junction's_Platform_Fuses_Social_Networking_Genealogy_and_Family_Communications.html Tribal Junction connects individuals to distant relatives through dynamically evolving family trees, personalized profiles, and group communication tools. 20080802 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MobileFamilyTree_-_Genealogy_Research_On_Your_iPhone_And_iPod_Touch.html Synium Software announces MobileFamilyTree - the brand-new mobile client application for MacFamilyTree 5. 20080801 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1890_British_and_Irish_Passenger_Records_Now_Online_at_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20080730 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Releases_Ancestral_Quest_121.html Today, Incline Software, LC announced the release of Ancestral Quest 12.1 at the Conference on Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. 20080729 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Provides_Free_Access_to_FBI_Case_Files_from_Early_1900s.html In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the FBI, Footnote.com Opens Its FBI Collection Featuring over 2 Million Original Records 20080723 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilyLinkcom_Inc_Launches_Beta_of_WebTreecom.html 20080721 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Library_of_Congress_Form_World_Digital_Library_Partnership.html NARA will contribute digital versions of important documents from its collections to the WDL, which will be launched for the international public in early 2009. 20080716 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Over_200_Newspapers_Just_Added_to_GenealogyBank.html GenealogyBank, a leading online provider of historical and recent newspapers for family history research, announced today the addition of 219 new and expanded newspaper titles to its online archive. 20080708 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/More_than_500000_Jewish_Names_From_United_States_Canada_Germany_and_Israel_Now_Online_at.html JewishData.com partners with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to bring first complete Jewish genealogy collection online at WorldVitalRecords.com 20080630 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Announces_Successful_Completion_of_Major_Milestone_of_Electronic_Records.html 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. 20080627 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilyLinkcom_Inc_Acquires_My_Family_Application_on_Facebookcom.html Extends FamilyLink.com lead as top publisher of social networking applications for families 20080626 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Historical_Occupational_Trade_Directories_now_online.html 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. 20080617 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Immigrant_Ships_Transcribers_Guild_(ISTG)_Online_Passenger_Ship_Lists_Now_Browseable_at.html 20080616 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NARA_and_USGS_Preserving_Vital_Records.html Preserving important records of the Nation's history while providing convenient public access to them is a vital responsibility of government. 20080613 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/DearMYRTLE_Says_Get_a_SECOND_LIFE_Genealogists!.html For the past several months, DearMYRTLE, has been a major supporter and coordinator of the genealogy efforts in Second Life, a virtual community for genealogical collaboration. 20080612 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/WorldVitalRecordscom_To_Host_New_Online_Edition_of_Everton’s_Genealogical.html 20080612 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MarketingSherpa_Names_Paul_Allen_2008_Entrepreneur_of_the_Year.html 20080611 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/WorldGenWeb_Partners_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc.html 20080603 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GenClasscom_Partners_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc_To_Provide_Free_Family_History.html 20080528 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Announces_Digitizing_Agreement_with_The_Generations_Network.html This agreement allows for the ongoing digitization of a wealth of historical content that will include birth, marriage, death, immigration and military service information. 20080520 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilySearch_Teams_with_Footnotecom_to_Publish_Historic_Civil_War_Era_Records.html FamilySearch announced today its records access agreement with Footnote.com to publish two significant Civil War Era databases online-the 1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index. 20080514 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilyLinkcom_Inc_to_Add_Online_Functionality_and_Enhancements_to_Popular_Family_History.html 20080514 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/FamilySearch_Teams_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc_to_Bring_German_Collection_Online.html 20080513 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_adds_to_its_leading_Civil_War_Collection_by_launching_the_first-ever_interactive.html Footnote.com announced the addition of the 1860 US Census to their Civil War Collection. This project was a joint effort with FamilySearch, who provided the images to the 1860 Census. 20080508 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Creates_Plan_for_Online_Access_to_Founding_Fathers_Papers.html This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of America's Founding Fathers are not available online. 20080507 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Releases_Largest_Online_Collection_of_US_WWII_and_Vietnam_War_Photos.html Collection Features More than 80,000 Photos from WWII and Vietnam Now Freely Accessible at Footnote.com 20080502 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Eneclann_Partners_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc.html 20080414 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Publishes_New_Guide_to_Records_of_Mauthausen_Concentration.html The records were developed through wartime intelligence and reconnaissance, captured during the camp's liberation, and generated through postwar military investigations and tribunals. 20080410 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GenealogyBank_Digitizes_Over_Three_Million_Newspaper_Articles_and_Obituaries.html With over 3,400 U.S. newspapers from all 50 states, GenealogyBank is the fastest growing newspaper archive for family history research. 20080409 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canada_May_Have_a_New_National_Society_Soon.html Since last fall, there has been quiet talk among some genealogists in Ottawa that maybe Canada should have a national genealogical society. 20080402 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Barack_Obama_is_Related_to_Brad_Pitt_Mensa_Genealogy_Colloquium_Helps_Uncover_Your_Unknown.html Hosted by the Mensa Education & Research Foundation, members of Mensa and non-members alike will gather at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center to learn various ways to define their family research goals, organize their research and share tricks and tactics to finding information about long-lost relatives and distant cousins. 20080331 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/2008_Artistry_of_Genealogy_Awards_Announced_by_the_Photo_Preservation_Center.html The 2008 Artistry of Genealogy Awards were announced today by The Photo Preservation Center to showcase outstanding genealogy websites and recognize excellence in preserving family history through genealogy. 20080328 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_and_the_National_Archives_Launch_an_Interactive_Vietnam_War_Memorial.html Footnote.com's innovative social web site lets visitors pay tribute to Vietnam War heroes from their PC 20080326 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Launches_Interactive_Vietnam_War_Memorial.html Footnote.com enables visitors to search the Wall for people they know and pay tribute by adding photos, comments and stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam conflict. 20080326 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Opens_Historic_CIA_Cold_War_Era_Records.html The National Archives and Records Administration has opened 534 cubic feet or approximately 1.3 million pages of historic Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) records covering the Cold War period from 1946-1977 20080317 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Adds_Millions_Of_Historical_Newspapers_To_Its_Collection.html Footnote.com announced today a new partnership with SmallTownPapers, Inc. that will add millions of pages of historical newspapers to the site. 20080313 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Makes_Some_Passenger_Arrival_Records_Available_Online.html The records are known as Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, 1850-1897; Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Italians to the United States, 1855-1900; and Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Russians to the United States, 1834-1897. 20080228 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Archive_CD_Books_Australia_and_Gould_Genealogy_Partner_With_FamilyLinkcom_Inc.html First large genealogical collection from Australia to be online at WorldVitalRecords.com 20080228 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Revolutionary_War_Pensioners_Index_Added.html Genealogy Today has partnered with Footnote.com to make an index of the 80,000 pension and bounty-land warrant application files available on our web site. 20080217 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/New_Biography_Website_Preserves_Family_History_and_Genealogy_Through_Reminiscing_and.html Now family genealogy and personal biographies can be preserved online for generations to come. Familyware.com allows anyone to reminisce and create a social biography from stories and photos provided by those who were there. It's never been more fun or rewarding to preserve family history. 20080212 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Federation_of_Genealogical_Societies_Becomes_WorldVitalRecordscom’s_Society_Affiliate.html 20080211 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Publishes_New_Guide_to_Records_of_the_American_West.html The Trans-Mississippi West, 1804-1912: A Guide to Federal Records for the Territorial Period compiled by staff archivist Robert M. Kvasnicka. 20080206 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Opens_records_to_the_public_In_honor_of_Black_History_Month.html Footnote.com today announced free access to select databases during February in celebration of Black History Month. 20080206 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Celebrates_Its_First_Anniversary.html One year ago this month, Footnote.com partnered with the National Archives to digitize and make available records accessible for the first time on the internet. 20080130 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1851_Canadian_Census_is_Now_On-line.html Of the many pre-1911 Canadian censuses to have been put on-line, the 1851 census is one of the latest ones. 20080130 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/World_Vital_Records_Inc_Changes_Name_To_FamilyLinkcom_Inc.html 20080114 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/164_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1926-2003).html This week we added 164 images, ranging from 1926 to 2003. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 22,700 listings. 20071230 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1018_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 1,018 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 8,300 listings. 20071223 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Family_History_Library_and_Major_Family_History_Center_Patrons_to_Receive_Free_Ancestrycom.html FamilySearch and The Generations Network Agreement Give Patrons Access to More than 24,000 Databases and Titles 20071219 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Releases_Lincoln_Assassination_Papers_and_Images_of_John_Wilkes_Booth.html Foonote.com today announced the release of rare documents from The National Archives that provide a unique perspective of the Lincoln assassination and a first-hand look at this critical event in America's history. 20071219 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Survey_Reveals_Americans'_Surprising_Lack_of_Family_Knowledge.html Latest Ancestry.com Survey Shows How Little Americans Know About Their Families; Holidays Perfect Time to Get to Know Family Better 20071206 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Launches_the_Largest_Collection_of_World_War_II_Photos_on_the_Web.html Footnote.com today announced the addition of thousands of US Air Force photos to their digital World War II collection. 20071206 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_US_Passport_Applications_Showcasing_Travels_of_the_Rich_and.html U.S. Passport Applications Document the Voyages of 2.4 Million American Travelers, Between 1795 and 1925 20071204 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Simmons_Historical_Publications_Brings_More_than_765_Books_To_World_Vital_Records_Inc_Through.html 20071203 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Digitizes_Late_18th_Century_Newspaper_The_Times_(London).html The Times (London) Includes Details about King George, Napoleon, as well as Trials, Advertisements and Everyday Life 20071128 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Godfrey_Funeral_Sermon_Collection_Now_Online_at_WorldVitalRecordscoms.html 20071112 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/281_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1926-1994).html This week we added 281 images, ranging from 1926 to 1994, with several batches from the 1960's and 1970's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 22,500 listings. 20071111 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1026_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 1,026 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 7,300 listings. 20071111 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/E-Yearbookcom_Partners_With_World_Vital_Records_Inc_To_Bring_Greater_Accessibility_To_Old.html 20071031 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/World_Vital_Records_Adds_63_Million_Names_from_SmallTownPapers_Collection.html 20071026 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ration_Book_Researcher_Visits_Genealogy_Today_Archive.html This week, Robert A. Ross visited the Genealogy Today Archive to review and analyze the Book One collection of World War Two ration books. 20071024 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Myfamilycom_Launches_Free_Enhanced_Beta_Version_of_Family-Focused_Social_Networking.html New 2.0 Site Offers Central Shared Space For The Entire Family 20071023 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_and_the_Genealogical_Society_of_Utah_(GSU)_Announce_Digitizing.html This partnership will begin with a pilot project to digitize, index, and make available the first 3,150 of the pension files. Upon successful completion of the pilot, GSU, doing business as FamilySearch, in conjunction with Footnote.com, intends to digitize and index all 1,280,000 Civil War and later widows' files in the series. 20071023 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NEHGS_and_Ancestrycom_Announce_New_Membership_Benefits_as_Part_of_Collaboration.html Two Genealogy Industry Leaders Offer Special Pricing and New Member Benefits 20071022 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Personnel_Records_Center_Opens_more_than_Six_Million_New_Military_Personnel.html The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) will open for the first time all of the individual Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) of Army, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard military personnel who served and were discharged, retired or died while in the service, prior to 1946. 20071022 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1323_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 1,323 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 6,300 listings. 20071021 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Generations_Network_Parent_Company_of_Ancestrycom_to_be_Acquired_by_Spectrum_Equity.html Investment Will Support and Accelerate Company's Strategic Direction and Growth Plan 20071017 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_Online_DNA_Testing_Service_Combining_Science_and_Social.html Integration of DNA, Historical Records and Online Community of 15 Million Users Creates Ultimate Social Network for Family History 20071016 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Introduces_Digital_Scrapbooking_Application_to_Let_Members_Create_Personalized.html AncestryPress™ Offers Easy-to-Use Tool for Creating Family History Books, Heirloom Recipe Books and More 20071009 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/World_Vital_Records_Inc_Launches_Federal_US_Census_From_1790-1930.html Allcensus partners with World Vital Records, Inc. 20071001 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1198_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 1,198 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, including 83 Canadian books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 4,900 listings. 20070930 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/World_Vital_Records_Inc’s_CEO_Paul_Allen_Awarded_Prestigious_Utah_Genealogical.html 20070925 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Celebrates_Stories_of_America's_Everyday_War_Heroes_as_'The_War'_Remembers_WWII.html Largest Online Family History Web Site Enables Families to Record Oral Histories and Create Personal Biographies of Military Ancestors for Free 20070921 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Generations_Network_Inc_Launches_Eighth_International_Site_With_Swedish-Language.html More than 37 million names in Swedish Family History Records Allow Americans to Trace Their Swedish Ancestors 20070911 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Largest_Argentine_Genealogy_Tree_Database_Now_Online_At_WorldVitalRecordscom.html WorldVitalRecords.com launches first Latin American database, Familias-Argentinas.com.ar 20070911 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Makes_Papers_of_Continental_Congress_Available_for_Free.html Footnote.com will also include Papers of the Constitutional Congress and Copybooks of George Washington's Correspondence 20070911 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1267_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 1,267 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated regularly and now contains over 3,700 listings. 20070909 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/193_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1932-1999).html This week we added 193 images, ranging from 1932 to 1999, with several batches from the 1940's and 1950's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 22,200 listings. 20070902 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Named_One_of_PC_Magazine's_Top_Undiscovered_Web_Sites_of_2007.html "Footnote is the quintessential Web-2.0 example of how to use your Web-browsing time wisely" 20070830 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/New_Archives_Facility_for_National_Archives_-_Central_Plains_Region.html The new Central Plains Regional Archives facility will be located in the former Adams Express building, a part of the Union Station complex. 20070828 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Online_Community_Creates_More_Than_275_Million_Profiles_and_3_Million_Family_Trees.html Unrivaled Combination of Social Networking Tools and Digitized Historical Documents Spark Surge 20070828 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NewspaperARCHIVEcom_Partners_With_World_Vital_Records_Inc_To_Increase_Access_To_A.html Valuable collection includes records from the 18th and 19th centuries 20070827 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Publishes_New_Guide_to_WWII_Records.html Published in two volumes, this important new guide represents the most comprehensive and detailed finding aid to World War II source materials in the custody of the National Archives of the United States. 20070826 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/CountryRoad_Capital_LLC_invests_in_in_iFamily_Inc.html CountryRoad Capital LLC, a New York based boutique investment firm, has made an undisclosed investment in iFamily Inc., a Facebook application developer also based in New York. 20070822 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NEHGS_and_Ancestrycom_Announce_Landmark_Collaboration.html Two Industry Leaders Collaborate for First Time to Promote and Educate about Family History 20070816 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Releases_Completely_Redesigned_Family_Tree_Maker_2008_No_1_Selling_Family_Tree.html Revamped Software Continues 18-Year Legacy of Innovation and Excellence; Offers Users Online Integration with Ancestry.com and Other Web Resources Including Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ 20070814 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Find_A_Grave_Provides_More_Than_17_Million_Grave_Records_to_WorldVitalRecordscom.html Search one of the largest collections of online burial information now at WorldVitalRecords.com. 20070810 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Announces_New_Partnership_with_the_Largest_Public_Genealogy_Library_in_the.html Footnote.com to begin digitizing content from Allen County Public Library 20070802 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Thousands_of_National_Archives_Films_to_Be_Made_Available_Through_CustomFlix.html The National Archives has selected the CustomFlix DVD on Demand service to initially make its collection of Universal Newsreels, dating from 1929 to 1967, available on DVD to the general public for purchase on Amazon.com. 20070730 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Accessible_Archives_Inc_Partners_With_WorldVitalRecordscom_To_Provide_Greater_Access_To.html 20070727 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_Largest_Online_Collection_of_Records_Documenting_Australia's_Convicted.html 80 Years of 18th- and 19th-Century Australian Convict Records Reveal the Not-So-Criminal Crimes of Those Banished to the Land Down Under; British Transportation Practice Has Roots in America 20070725 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/146_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1892-1995).html This week we added 146 images, ranging from 1892 to 1995, with another batch of French Canadian cards. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 22,000 listings. 20070722 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Census_Mortality_Schedules_Research_Tool_Released.html GenealogyBuff.com released a new research tool this week for researching census mortality schedules which have been transcribed and posted across the web. MortalitySchedules.com is a directory of these schedules which provides a search function to find surnames for genealogy research. 20070721 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Exposes_Government_UFO_Records.html Footnote.com announced that they have digitized the entire Project Bluebook, a collection of official records covering the United States Government's investigation of UFO phenomenon from 1947-1969. 20070712 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Generations_Network_Grants_Ancestry_Library_Edition_to_Brigham_Young_University.html Free Access Honors Only School in Nation with Family History Undergraduate Degree; Recognizes Leadership in Transforming Genealogy Landscape 20070703 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/156_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1887-2006).html This week we added 156 images, ranging from 1887 to 2006, with an interesting batch of handwritten funeral notices from the 1930's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,900 listings. 20070701 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Announces_Official_Launch_of_the_Company_and_Reveals_First-Hand_Accounts_of_the.html Original Records Include Rarely Seen Hand Written Letters From George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Other Founding Fathers 20070628 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Generations_Network_Expands_Ancestry_Sites_to_France_and_Italy_With_Launch_of_Ancestryfr.html Growing Global Interest in Family History Spurs New French and Italian-Language Websites; Number of Ancestry Sites Climbs to Seven 20070627 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_150_Years_of_Native_American_Family_History_Online_for_the_First.html Discover More than 7.5 Million Names in the U.S. Indian Censuses; The Best Resource for Tracing American Indian Family History Available at a Click of Your Mouse 20070626 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/122_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1900-1995).html This week we added 122 images, ranging from 1900 to 1995, most are from the 50's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,700 listings. 20070624 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Partners_with_the_Center_for_Research_Libraries.html Today, Footnote.com announced a new partnership with The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), a non-profit organization that collects and preserves scholarly materials on behalf of 233 North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries. 20070621 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Enters_DNA_Genealogy_Field_Through_Exclusive_Partnership_With_Sorenson.html Combines Three Major Pillars of Family History Research - Historical Records, DNA and Family Trees 20070618 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Random_Acts_of_Genealogical_Kindness_Partners_with_FamilyLinkcom.html Volunteers from Around the World to Benefit from New Social Networking Site 20070614 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Drouin_Collection_Online_at_Ancestryca.html The Université de Montreal has hired students to index the Drouin Collection and put it online! 20070529 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Godfrey_Memorial_Library_Partners_With_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20070529 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Introduces_Largest_Online_Collection_of_US_Military_Records_Featuring_More_Than.html For Memorial Day, New Records Span American History From the 1600s to Vietnam; Includes Only Complete Online Collection of Rare WWII Counter-Propaganda Newsreels and WWI Draft Cards 20070524 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Historic_Ellis_Island_Passenger_Records_Receive_Expanded_Online_Access.html 20070516 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/More_Than_4500_Family_History_Centers_Worldwide_to_have_Free_Access_to_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20070516 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Quintin_Publications_Partners_With_WorldVitalRecordscom_To_Make_Thousands_of_Genealogical.html 20070516 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Teams_with_FamilySearch_to_Release_Revolutionary_War_Pension_Files.html Footnote.com announced an agreement with FamilySearch, historically known as the Genealogical Society of Utah, a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 20070515 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Releases_Ancestral_Quest_120.html Incline Software, LC, a producer of Windows-based Family Tree software, announced today that a new version of its premier product, Ancestral Quest, was recently released. 20070510 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Releases_PAFWiz_20.html Incline Software, LC, a producer of Windows-based Family Tree software products, announced today that a new version of its PAFWiz was recently released. This new version 2.0 provides several important new capabilities. 20070510 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Research_Confirms_Pocahontas_and_President_Bush_Are_Related.html Relationship Highlights New Understanding of Pocahontas on the Eve of Jamestown's 400th Anniversary 20070509 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/403_Mug_Shots_Added_(1902-1981).html This week we added information from 403 mug shots (from various states) to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 823 mug shots in this collection, which spans from 1902 to 1981. 20070508 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Releases_Original_Revolutionary_War_Documents_for_the_First_Time_on_the.html Featuring collections such as the Revolutionary War Service Records, Papers of the Continental Congress and Revolutionary War Rolls, Footnote.com is quickly becoming the leading source for original documents relating to the birth of the United States. 20070503 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/111_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1886-1999).html This week we added 111 images, ranging from 1886 to 1999, many of which are the very rare 4x6 Remembrance Card format. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,600 listings. 20070503 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_US_-_Mexico_Border_Crossings_Collection_From_1903_to.html More Than 3.5 Million Border Crossing Records From Mexico to the United States; Features 24 Land Ports of Entry From California to Texas 20070501 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/What_are_You_Missing.html If you have ever thought about subscribing to a genealogy magazine, but weren't sure if there would be enough information pertinant to your own research, genealogymagazines.com can help. 20070423 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Footnotecom_Releases_Original_Lincoln_Assassination_Trial_Papers.html Footnote.com has released its new collection, The Investigation and Trial Papers Relating to the Assassination of President Lincoln. 20070416 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Utah_Company_A_Part_Of_History_With_New_Website.html A Utah company has launched a Web site to display historical documents - including some from the American Revolution and well before - in a partnership with the U.S. National Archives. 20070414 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_Complete_Scotland_Census_Collection_1841-1901.html Forget Bagpipes and Kilts - Add Cars, Steel, Telephones, Magazines and 'The Apprentice' to the List of Scotland's Influence on the United States 20070412 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/159_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1903-2002).html This week we added 159 images, ranging from 1903 to 2002, many of which are from the 1920's -- with the older ones in German. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,500 listings. 20070411 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Search_More_Than_9_Million_NARA_World_War_II_Army_Enlistment_Records_Online_at.html 20070402 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Launches_the_United_States_-_Canadian_Border_Crossings_Collection_From_1895_to.html Superman Creator, Joseph Shuster, Among More Than 4 Million Names Added to Largest Online Collection of U.S. Immigration Records 20070328 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Digitizes_All_Readily_Available_Iowa_State_Census_Records_From_1836_to.html More Than 14 Million Records Offer Insight Into State and Family Histories From Notable Natives, John Wayne and President Herbert Hoover, to the Settlers of the 1830s 20070315 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Families_Find_Personal_Connections_Through_Everton’s_Online_Genealogical_Helper_and_Family.html Lesser known, yet important genealogical accounts link families to previously inaccessible resources 20070315 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/227_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1890-2003).html This week we added 227 images, ranging from 1890 to 2003, most of which are from the 1950's. Many of the older ones in this batch are in German. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,300 listings. 20070313 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers_Collection_Now_Online.html The Library and Archives Canada has just announced this month the completion of the database on the immigration papers of the Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers Collection, and covers the years 1862 to 1922. 20070312 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Google_Books_Now_Included_In_Online_Reference_Collection_at_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20070309 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/WorldVitalRecordscom_Launches_100_Genealogy_Databases.html WorldVitalRecords.com launches its largest collection of vital records 20070305 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/One_Hundred_Databases_Launched_on_March_1st.html On March 1st, WorldVitalRecords.com will launch 100 databases, the largest number of databases it has ever launched in one day. All of the databases will be free to access for 10 days. 20070301 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Breaks_Barriers_in_Black_Family_History_Research_With_Launch_of_Largest_Online.html Newly Expanded Collection Traces Back to Thousands of African-Americans Living Before the Civil War 20070221 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/223_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1900-2000).html This week we added 223 images, ranging from 1900 to 2000, including another set from Canada and many from the 1920's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated regularly, and now has over 21,100 listings. 20070212 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Completes_Historic_Freedmen’s_Bureau_Records_Project.html Following the Civil War, the Freedmen's Bureau provided assistance to tens of thousands of former slaves making the transition from slavery to freedom. 20070208 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/What_Happened_in_Vegas_Stayed_in_Vegas__Until_Now.html Infamous Records Tell All - 50 Years of Hook-Ups and Break-Ups Unleashed in Ancestry.com's Nevada Marriage & Divorce Records Collection; This Valentine's Day - What's Love Got to Do With it? Find Out What Really Went on ... 20070207 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Family_Roots_Radio_To_Debut_This_Week.html ProGenealogists, Inc. and Genealogy Today announced the launch "Family Roots Radio," a weekly hour-long radio show will begin airing each Thursday at 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern) beginning February 8, 2007. 20070206 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Appoints_Renowned_Genealogist_Megan_Smolenyak_as_Chief_Family.html 20070123 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Records_from_Acton_Massachusetts_from_1730-1850_Now_Available_at_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20070119 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/181_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 181 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated weekly and now contains over 2,500 listings. 20070118 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/138_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1909-2004).html This week we added 138 images, ranging from 1909 to 2004, quite of few of which are from the 1930's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,900 listings. 20070115 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/100000_Pages_Declassified_in_Search_for_Japanese_War_Crimes_Records.html New IWG Volume and Records Guide on Japanese Records Now Available 20070112 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_and_Footnote_Launch_Project_to_Digitize_Historic_Documents.html Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Footnote, Inc. CEO Russell Wilding today announced an agreement to digitize selected records from the vast holdings of the National Archives. 20070110 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Adds_Six_Million_Names_From_German_Census_and_Port_Records_Launches.html New Collection Opens the Door for Largest Ethnic Group in the U.S. to Discover Their Family Stories Online; Fifteen Percent of Americans Claim German Descent 20070109 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/128_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 128 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. The database is updated weekly and now contains over 2,300 listings. 20070109 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Genealogy_Bookmaker_Update_Released.html ALPHA TO OMEGA Announces Version 3.3.0, the result of suggestions we have received from industry leaders and genealogy researchers. 20070103 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/473_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 473 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, including 20 Canadian books. The database is updated weekly and now contains over 2,200 listings. 20070101 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/197_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1899-1998).html This week we added 197 images, ranging from 1899 to 1998, quite of few of which are from New Jersey and New York. There's also a nice batch of older cards from Pennsylvania. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,700 listings. 20070101 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyFamilycom_Inc_Changes_Corporate_Name_to_The_Generations_Network.html 20061219 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/53_Wanted_Posters_Added_(1918-1941).html This week we added 53 wanted posters with mug shots (from various states) to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 239 mug shots in this collection, these newly added items span from 1918 to 1941. 20061215 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/WorldVitalRecordscom_Begins_To_Scan_Millions_of_Invaluable_Family_History_Records_at_the.html 20061214 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestry_Magazine_Relaunches_With_All_New_Content_and_Design;_Premier_Issue_Now.html Revamped Magazine Provides Family History Tips and Techniques for the Family Historian - From Beginners to Experts 20061213 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/15_Wanted_Posters_Added_(1931-1939).html This week we added 18 wanted posters with mug shots (from Alabama) to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 186 mug shots in this collection, these newly added items span from 1931 to 1939. 20061208 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/18_Wanted_Posters_Added_(1930-1939).html This week we added 18 wanted posters with mug shots (from North Carolina) to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 171 mug shots in this collection, these newly added items span from 1930 to 1939. 20061201 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Expands_Its_Scotland_Census_Collection_With_the_Complete_1851-1861_Census.html Nearly Nine Million Names Now Available and Fully Searchable Online 20061201 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/163_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 163 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, many of which are from Pennsylvania. The database is updated weekly and now contains over 1,700 listings. 20061129 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/182_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1875-1995).html This week we added 182 images, ranging from 1875 to 1995, of which 64 are the rare 4"x6" cabinet card style used at the turn of the 19th century. We now have 386 of these "In Loving Remembrance" cards online. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,500 listings. 20061127 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/12_Vintage_Mug_Shots_Added_(1947-1960).html This week we added 12 mug shots (from Maryland) to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 152 mug shots in this collection, these newly added items span from 1947 to 1960. 20061124 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/358_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 358 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. Included in this batch are 40 Canadian ration books, and three books from Native Americans living on a reservation in upstate New York. The database is updated weekly and now contains over 1,500 listings. 20061122 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1880_Census_Now_Available_at_WorldVitalRecordscom.html 20061121 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/116_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1888-2006).html This week we added 116 images, ranging from 1888 to 2006, quite of few of which are from Nebraska. There's also a nice batch of older cards from Canada. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,400 listings. 20061120 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/18_Vintage_Mug_Shots_Added_(1907-1970).html This week we added 18 mug shots to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 139 mug shots in this collection, these newly added items span from 1907 to 1970. 20061117 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/A_First_in_Irish_Genealogy.html The Worlds First Podcast on Irish Genealogy and Family Heritage has been launched. 20061116 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/150_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 150 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 1,200 listings. 20061115 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/105_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1891-2002).html This week we added 105 images, ranging from 1891 to 2002, quite of few of which are from New Jersey. Many from the 1930's and 1940's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,200 listings. 20061113 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/20_Vintage_Mug_Shots_Added_(1905-1991).html This week we added 20 mug shots to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 121 mug shots in this collection spanning from 1905 to 1991. 20061110 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Releases_the_World's_Largest_Online_Collection_of_US_Historical_Immigration.html More Than 100 Million Names on All Readily Available U.S. Passenger Lists From 1820 - 1960; Includes the Complete Ellis Island Collection, as Well as Records From Over 100 Other U.S. Ports of Arrival 20061109 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/118_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 118 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 1,050 listings. 20061108 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/30_Vintage_Mug_Shots_Added_(1905-1972).html This week we added 30 mug shots to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 101 mug shots in this collection spanning from 1905 to 1972. 20061103 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/128_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 128 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include two user contributions. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 900 listings. 20061101 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/24_Vintage_Mug_Shots_Added_(1907-1971).html This week we added 24 mug shots to our Ancestral Criminal Records database. There are now 71 mug shots in this collection spanning from 1907 to 1971. 20061027 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Genealogy_Today_offers_Reports_for_Online_Research.html Genealogy Today announced that it has begun offering a series of reports designed to help genealogists find the best online destinations for their specific surname research. 20061026 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/120_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 120 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 800 listings. 20061025 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/181_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1930-2004).html This week we added 186 images, ranging from 1930 to 2004, quite of few of which are from New York. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,100 listings. 20061023 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/92_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 92 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include several user contributions. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 650 listings. 20061018 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/186_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1871-1996).html This week we added 186 images, ranging from 1871 to 1996, with one very interesting user contribution. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 20,000 listings. 20061016 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/94_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 94 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include several user contributions. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 450 listings. 20061011 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/226_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1907-2006).html This week we added 226 images, ranging from 1907 to 2006, with two user contributions. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 19,800 listings. 20061009 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/81_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 81 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include several user contributions. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 350 listings. 20061004 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/160_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1865-2005).html This week we added 160 images, ranging from 1865 to 2005, which include a nice batch of French-Canadian cards with photos on them. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 19,500 listings. 20061002 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/79_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 79 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include several user contributions. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database is updated weekly and now contains over 250 listings. 20060927 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/173_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1876-2004).html This week we added 173 images, ranging from 1876 to 2004, most of which are from the 1950's. Included are a second bunch of the folded funeral notices from Methodist and non-denominational services. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 19,400 listings. 20060925 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Adds_Major_US_Newspaper_Birth_Marriage_and_Death_Announcements_From_1851_to.html Leading Online Family History Resource Teams With ProQuest to Upload More Than 30 Million Names From Vital Records Notices 20060925 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/4_Town_Reports_Added_(1867-1926).html This week we added names from four reports to the Town Reports Online database. These reports were published annually by New England towns. Additional reports will be added weekly. 20060923 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/104_Years_of_British_Phone_Books_Launch_Online.html Ancestry.co.uk and BT Launch British Phone Books, 1880-1984 Online 20060920 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/105_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added_(1940's).html This week we added 105 images to the Registry of War Ration Books, which include several user contributions. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database will be updated weekly and now contains 199 listings. 20060920 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/146_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1901-2001).html This week we added 146 images, ranging from 1901 to 2001, most of which are from the 1940's. Included are a bunch of the folded funeral notices from Methodist, Lutheran and Episcopal services. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 19,200 listings. 20060918 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/22_WWII_Ration_Book_Images_Added.html This week we added 22 images to the Registry of War Ration Books. This is a new project involving an interesting source of genealogical information for the 1940's. This database will be updated weekly and now contains 94 listings. 20060914 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Web_Site_Launches_Online_Registry_of_War_Ration_Books.html This fully searchable index includes images of the various stamp books used by families during the Second World War. 20060912 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/167_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1864-2001).html This week we added 167 images, ranging from 1864 to 2001, including many pre-1920 cards and a bunch of black-bordered funeral notices. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 19,100 listings. 20060911 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Upcoming_Online_Genealogy_Conference.html The Genealogyforum.org group is planning a free month-long event honoring Family History Month throughout October. 20060906 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/253_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1894-2004).html This week we added 136 images, ranging from 1894 to 2004, along with 117 user contributed card transciptions, ranging from 1924 to 2003. These batches include several groups of cards from Missouri and New York. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 18,900 listings. 20060904 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/World_Vital_Records_Plans_October_Launch_With_Special_Offer.html Aiming to be the number two player in the genealogy industry, the first 5,000 subscribers will get two years for the price of one. 20060901 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Archives_of_Ontario_Releases_Ontario_Vital_Statistics.html The Archives of Ontario and the Genealogical Society of Utah have released microfilms of Ontario Vital Statistics. 20060830 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/221_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1887-1993).html This week we added 221 images, ranging from 1887 to 1993, of which 72 are the rare 4"x6" cabinet card style used at the turn of the 19th century. We now have 322 cards of this unique style online. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 18,600 listings. 20060828 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/505_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1876-2006).html This week we added 369 images, ranging from 1876 to 1999, along with 136 user contributed card transciptions, ranging from 1929 to 2006. These batches include many older cards from the 1920's and 1930's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 18,400 listings. 20060821 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/322_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1925-2005).html This week we added 322 images, ranging from 1925 to 2005, most of which are from the 60's and 70's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 17,900 listings. 20060814 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Partnership_Looks_to_Link_Millions_Genetically_and_Historically.html This partnership combines genealogy, family history and DNA genetics to link nations and people in celebrating "America's 400th Anniversary" There is a possibility of 145,000,000 descendants. 20060801 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Saskatchewan_Archives_Puts_Homestead_Records_Online.html The Saskatchewan Homestead Index database contains 360,000 references to the men and women from 1872 to 1930. 20060714 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/LAC_Releases_Immigration_Information.html The Library and Archives Canada has put together a virtual immigration display for researcher into Canadian family history. 20060707 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/152_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1886-1995).html This week we added 152 images, ranging from 1886 to 1995, of which 70 are the rare 4"x6" cabinet card style used at the turn of the 19th century. We now have 250 cards of this unique style online. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 17,600 listings. 20060704 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Genealogy_Today_Releases_20000_Names_on_Independence_Day.html Genealogy Today announced that over twenty thousand additional names were added on July 4th to the Family Tree Connection database. 20060704 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/250_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1899-2003).html This week we added 250 images, ranging from 1899 to 2009, with two large batches from Michigan and Wisconsin, along with some German (language) cards from Ohio. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 17,400 listings. 20060626 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycom_Completes_US_Federal_Census_Collection.html Near Decade-Long Process Makes Available More Than 540 Million Individual Stories at the Click of a Mouse. 20060622 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/132_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1930-2004).html This week we added 132 images, ranging from 1930 to 2004. Including are some small Lutheran and Methodist funeral programs. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 17,200 listings. 20060621 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Genealogy_Today_Unveils_Online_Card_Catalog.html The private library collection of Genealogy Today includes an extensive number of Masonic lodge rosters, vintage telephone books, church member lists and directories, rural school documents, plus many other unique items with genealogical value. 20060619 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/213_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1907-2005).html This week we added 213 images, ranging from 1907 to 2005, including a nice collection of 45 cards from Canada (with photos of deceased). The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 17,100 listings. 20060613 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Provo_Labs_and_Everton_Publishing_Announce_Partnership.html This new partnership will deliver premium genealogical content to users, using a dynamic proprietary search engine. 20060607 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Reunioncom_Acquires_MyAddressBookcom.html Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuit Increases Member Reach By Nearly 1 Million Members 20060607 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/127_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1939-2000).html This week we added 127 images, ranging from 1939 to 2000, most of which are from the 1970's. The Funeral Cards Online index is updated weekly, and now has over 16,800 listings. 20060605 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/232_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1886-2002).html This week we added 232 images, ranging from 1886 to 2002, of which 47 are the rare 4"x6" cabinet card style used at the turn of the 19th century. We now have 180 cards of this unique style online. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 16,700 listings. 20060529 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/118_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1906-1999).html This week we added 118 images, ranging from 1906 to 1999, most of which were from the 1920's and 1930's. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 16,500 listings! 20060522 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/95_Funeral_Cards_Added_(1933-2002).html This week we added 95 images from our collection, ranging from 1933 to 2002. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 16,400 listings! 20060515 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_National_Archives_Partners_with_iPHOTOART_to_Produce_Reproductions_from_its.html 20060503 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/100th_Anniversary_of_the_Atlas_of_Canada.html Genealogists can use these maps to better understand the country and the distances between different towns and villages in Canada, to see how the country has grown since 1906. 20060502 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyFamily_Acquires_Encounter_Technologies.html MyFamily.com, Inc. announces the acquisition of Encounter Technologies as the company moves to expand its MyFamily web service. 20060427 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Obituary_Citations_for_Ohio_Newspaper.html Obituary Depot announced the user-contributed addition of citations for an Ohio newspaper, years included are 2003-2004. The database now contains over 460,000 death records, and is updated daily by volunteers around the world. 20060426 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/John_Hancock_Cemetery_Florham_Park_NJ_(412_Tombstones_Indexed).html Located on Ridgedale Avenue, at intersection with Greenwood Ave. Dedicated July A. D. 1849. We have photographed all of the stones and transcribed each of them. There is an option to buy reprints of individual photos for a nominal fee, however, no purchase is required to access the transcribed information. 20060425 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/213_Funeral_Cards_Added_(Including_many_from_UK__Canada).html This week we added 213 images from our collection, many from the United Kingdom (1860-1890's) and Canada (1950's). Plus, there is a nice set of cards from Pennsylvania and a few from Oregon. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 16,300 listings! 20060424 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_1841_England_Wales_Census_is_Now_Online.html Ancestry has launched the first ever complete 1841 England and Wales Census online. Now all seven of the publicly available censuses are fully searchable. 20060424 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Web_Site_Launches_Spanish_Portal.html 20060419 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Obituary_Citations_for_3_Nebraska_Newspapers.html Obituary Depot announced the user-contributed addition of citations for three newspapers, years included are 2003-2005. The database now contains over 460,000 death records, and is updated daily by volunteers around the world. 20060419 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Whippany_Cemetery_Whippany_NJ_(372_Tombstones_Indexed).html Located on Route 10 in Whippany, NJ, this cemetery includes many stones from the 1700's. We have photographed all of the stones and transcribed each of them. There is an option to buy reprints of individual photos for a nominal fee, however, no purchase is required to access the transcribed information. 20060418 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/174_Funeral_Cards_Added_(Including_many_1960's).html This week we added 174 images from our own collection, many from the 1960's. Plus, there is a nice set of cards for priests and a 1920's set from Idaho. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 16,000 listings! 20060417 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/First_Families_of_Carroll_County_Program_Announced.html The Carroll County Historical Society Museum has initiated a companion family history program to the First Families of Carroll County program. 20060412 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/122_Funeral_Cards_Added_(71_Cabinet_Cards_from_1879-1925).html This week we added 122 images from our own collection, of which 71 are the rare 4"x6" cabinet card style used at the turn of the 19th century. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 15,900 listings! 20060411 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canadian_Genealogical_Publisher_Launches_New_Magazine.html Halvor Moorshead, publisher of Family Chronicle and the History Magazine, has taken on the task of publishing a third magazine, Internet Genealogy. 20060411 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Just_Discovered_Under_the_Tree.html Check out this new podcast that features genealogy research from an African-American perspective. 20060408 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/RootsMagic_321_Released__Other_News.html The RootsMagic team has just posted version 3.2.1 which adds a few new features and addresses a number of small issues. 20060406 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NARA_Receives_Gift_of_WWII_POW_Records_Data_File.html The National Archives and Records Administration today received a data file from the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor (ADBC) containing information on 29,813 former prisoners of the Japanese. 20060404 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/185_Funeral_Cards_Added_(Including_many_1970's__80's).html This week we added 185 images from our own collection, many from the 1970's and 80's. Plus, there are two nice sets of funeral programs from Oregon and Georgia. The Funeral Cards Online database is updated weekly, and now has over 15,800 listings! 20060403 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Tracing_Acadian-Cajun_Roots_for_Genealogists.html Genealogy Today is pleased to announce the first online release of The Acadian-Cajun Family, a database of more than 1.2 million records developed by Yvon Cyr over the past ten years. 20060328 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/264_Funeral_Cards_Added_(Including_many_German_cards).html This week we added 101 images from our own collection and links to 260+ cards on other sites. This database is updated weekly, and now has over 15,600 listings! 20060327 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Makes_State_Department_Records_Available_Online.html For the first time, the National Archives and Records Administration has made available online more than 400,000 State Department telegrams and other records for 1973 and 1974. 20060322 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_and_Google_Launch_Pilot_Project_to_Digitize_and_Offer_Historic_Films.html This non-exclusive agreement will enable researchers and the general public to access a diverse collection of historic movies, documentaries and other films from the National Archives via Google Video (video.google.com/nara.html) as well as the National Archives website (www.archives.gov). 20060224 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Unpuzzling_Your_Past_An_Introduction_to_Genealogy_and_Family_History.html A free online instructor-led course from Barnes & Noble University that starts March 6th. 20060222 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Most_Comprehensive_Collection_of_Canadian_Family_Research_Records_Online_Launches_at.html Collection of More Than 150 Million Names Includes the First and Only Fully Indexed Online 1911 Census of Canada 20060124 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Editor_of_GenealogyCanadacom_Named_as_Director_-_International_At_Large.html George Morgan announced on December 30, 2005, the appointment of Elizabeth Lapointe. 20060101 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Partners_with_the_National_Coalition_for_History_to_Identify_Missing_or.html A pilot project which will authorize the NCH to search auction and sales web sites, listings, and catalogs to identify missing or stolen federal, state, local, or international government records. 20051214 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ireland_Announces_Agreement_with_Library_and_Archives_Canada.html This agreement will see the Irish Census Records for 1901 and 1911 digitized, indexed, and placed online for free access by the 70 million Irish diaspora around the world. 20051213 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Acadian_Museum_in_Louisiana_Flooded.html This museum is just now seeing the flood waters of Hurricane Rita recede. 20051103 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/AncestryCoUk_Launches_The_Long_Awaited_1851_Census_Online_With_The_National.html In compiling an additional 17.7 million names, six of the seven publicly available censuses are now online through Ancestry.co.uk. 20051028 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycouk_Launches_the_Long_Awaited_1851_Census_Online_With_The_National.html In compiling an additional 17.7 million names, six of the seven publicly available censuses are now online through Ancestry.co.uk. 20051028 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canadian_Parliament_Amends_Marriage_Act.html Canada is the fourth country to pronounce same-sex marriage legal, behind the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain. 20051026 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Memory_Project_Road_Show_is_at_the_New_Canadian_War_Museum.html As part of Remembrance Week from November 2 to November 13, the Memory Project Road Show will make it's last stop at the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on November 5th. 20051019 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyFamilycom_Inc_Acquires_Heritage_Makers.html Heritage Makers is a direct selling organization with more than 1,200 independent "Heritage Consultants" that markets custom published products through in-home presentations called "Heritage Celebrations." 20050921 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Friends_Reunited_Buys_1901_Census_Website.html Branching out: its family tree building site Genes Reunited will now offer access to official government records 20050825 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Alberta_and_Saskatchewan_Centennials_in_2005.html This year, in 2005, both provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta are celebrating their joining to Canada on September 1st, 1905. 20050711 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canadian_Parliament_Passes_1911_Census_Bill.html It is expected that the 1911 census that was taken 94 years ago will be released in due time. 20050630 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Recovers_Treasure_Trove_of_Kennedy_Materials.html These materials were covered in a 1965 deed of gift from the estate of President Kennedy, which donated official papers and artifacts associated with the President and his life to the National Archives, in trust for the American people. 20050616 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycouk_First_to_Release_the_Complete_1861_Census.html Ancestry.co.uk launches the complete 1861 Census records featuring all 52 counties. 20050501 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ancestrycouk_First_to_Release_the_Complete_1861_Census.html Today the people of England and Wales come one step closer to their ancestors as Ancestry.co.uk launches the complete 1861 Census records featuring all 52 counties. 20050429 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Ottawa_Celebrates_150_Years!.html Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, kicked off a year of celebrations with the ringing of its church bells on New Year's Day, 01 January, 2005. 20050215 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Opens_New_Southeast_Region_Records_Center_Facility.html The new center will store and service records from every Federal agency located in the Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). 20050210 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Government_Exposes_Ontario_Cemeteries.html Cemeteries are a vital research tool in the world of genealogy. Burial grounds are a place where we can discover the names of the deceased, the date they were born, and the day they died. 20050131 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Top_Ancestry_website_Genes_Reunited_Appoints_New_Head.html Genes Reunited has appointed Martine Parnell as its new head. 20050124 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Reunioncom_Acquires_Social_Networking_Innovator_GoodContacts.html Strengthens Reunion.com's Leadership in Keeping People in Touch Online; Adds Valuable New Offering to 34 Million Members 20041109 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Order_National_Archives_Records_Online.html As part of a continual effort to make records more easily accessible at the National Archives and Records Administration, all of the most frequently requested records in the Archives now can be ordered online. 20041102 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/False_Rumor_Regarding_Destruction_of_Veterans_Records_Rumor_Hinders_National_Personnel_Records.html 20040922 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Sources2Gocom_Expands_Digitized_Record_Collection.html Over the past two months, FamilyToolbox.net, Inc. has added over 75,000 digitized images to its collection housed at the Sources2Go.com site. 20040909 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_Family_Tree_Now_Online.html 20040806 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Makes_World_War_II_Enlistment_Records_Available_Online.html 20040607 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyFamilycom_Inc_to_Publish_Entire_1901_England_and_Wales_Census_Online.html 20040428 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Winnipeg's_Heritage_Goes_Virtual.html Rey Pagtakhan announced that the federal government's Department of Canadian Heritage will contribute monies towards the set-up of the Heritage Winnipeg Virtual Library/Interactive Guide. 20040119 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/A_Portal_to_the_Past;_MyFamilycom_Makes_Available_Immigrant_Records_Online.html Over Ten Million Immigration Records Spanning Five Centuries Now Available Online 20031110 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Dedicates_New_Records_Center_Facility_Near_Dayton_OH.html 20031006 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Popular_Genealogy_Web_Sites_Join_Forces_to_Make_Family_History_Research_Easier.html 1880 U.S. Census Index Allows Users to View Images of the Original Census Documents 20030731 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Prime_Minister_Announces_Centre.html The centre has, as its mandate, the preservation of Canada�s political and civic history. 20030603 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Library_and_Archives_to_Merge.html The newly created agency will make greater use of 21st century technologies to reach Canadians. 20030528 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Canadian_Genealogy_Centre_Opens.html The Canadian Genealogy Centre of the Library and Archives of Canada had its official opening on 29 March, 2003 20030427 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/MyFamilycom_Inc_Acquires_Genealogycom.html MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Genealogy.com, Expands Product Line, and Enters Long-Term Promotional Agreement with A&E Television Networks 20030408 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/1906_Canadian_Census_Released.html This census is so important because it has documented the migration of thousands of European immigrants. 20030124 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/GeneWeaver_Charts_Family_Medical_History.html Genes & Things, Inc. is proud to announce the release of version 1.1 of its product GeneWeaver, a genealogy-based family health history computer software program. 20021220 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Releases_Ancestral_Quest_2002.html Incline Software, LC, producer of Ancestral Quest (AQ), a leading personal genealogy records management software, announced today the release of version 2002 of its software. 20021126 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_to_Release_1930_Census_on_April_1_2002.html 20011214 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Releases_New_Jewish_Edition.html Incline Software, LC, producer of Ancestral Quest, the leading personal genealogy records management software, announced today that it has released a new Jewish Edition, featuring the capability to generate Pages of Testimony for the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem in Israel. 20010524 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Pearl_Harbor_Records_at_the_National_Archives.html 20010524 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Incline_Software_Reclaims_Ownership_of_Ancestral_Quest.html ncline Software, LC, producer of Ancestral Quest, the leading personal genealogy records management software, announced today that it had reclaimed ownership of Ancestral Quest from The Hope Foundation. 20010510 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/The_National_Archives_Publishes_Revised_Guide_to_Genealogical_Research.html 20010501 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_to_Open_Heinrich_Mueller_and_Arthur_Rudolph_Files.html The file relating to Heinrich Mueller, containing some 135 pages, covers the period from 1945 to 1963. The file relating to Arthur Rudolph, contains some 165 pages. It primarily covers the period 1945-1958. 19991214 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_to_Open_FBI_Materials_on_the_Lindbergh_Kidnaping.html 28,500 pages pertaining to the FBI investigation of the kidnaping of Charles Lindbergh's baby. 19990910 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/Indian_Census_Records_and_James_Meredith_Correspondence_Among_Records_Recently_Added_to_NARA's.html 19990527 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/NARA_Provides_On-Line_Access_to_New_Microfilm_Publications_Database.html Microfilm is one of NARA's most highly used resources and is especially important to genealogists. 19990526 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Archives_Publishes_Finding_Aid_for_Holocaust-Era_Assets_Records.html 19990421 http://news.genealogytoday.com/docs/National_Cemetery_Named_After_Historic_Ohio_Western_Reserve.html The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that the name of the new national cemetery in northeastern Ohio will be the "Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery." 19990310