Wow — interesting news release that just arrived from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com to Acquire Professional Genealogy Firm ProGenealogists, Inc. PROVO, UTAH (August 6, 2010) – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM) announced today that it has acquired leading professional genealogy research firm, ProGenealogists, Inc. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, ProGenealogists specializes in genealogical, forensic and family history research. […]
This press release was received from FamilySearch. Mighty impressive numbers! 22 July 2010 Online Volunteers Index a Whopping 100 Million Records Already This Year FamilySearch Indexing is excited to announce that our dedicated volunteers have completed 100 million records in the first half of 2010, and is on track to complete a targeted 200 million […]
Three weeks ago I left to do a two day seminar in Norfolk, Nebraska where I was treated royally by the folks from the Nebraska State Genealogical Society and the Madison County Genealogical Society. It was a packed house and an attentive group. The two days ended with a trip to a cemetery for a […]
I once heard it said that you make your own genealogy luck. That could be very true in the case of one instance of genealogy luck. Many years ago I had traveled to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City so that was my part in making my genealogy luck. For years I had […]
This press release from the U.S. National Archives was just received: National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis Opens Agency Civilian Personnel Records to the Public The National Archives’ National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) opened more than 6 million individual personnel files of former federal civilian employees from the mid-1800s through 1951. These records will […]
The places to find snippets or full reproductions of music albums, plays, movies and other entertainment industry history are voluminous. The U.S. Library of Congress is just one of those places. The LOC has announced the recent additions to the National Recording Registry. Click here for the full story and links. I have the original […]
82 years ago. This is the anniversary of the day Minnesota’s own Charles A. Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. May 21, 1927 was the date he flew the “Spirit of St. Louis” from New York to Paris. It’s easy to learn more about the man and his flight […]
We have just six weeks left to save $50.00 on the FGS/AGS Genealogy Conference! Save $50.00. Sounds like a deal. The Federation of Genealogical Societies and Arkansas Genealogical Society invite you to four full days of genealogical education (and fun) surrounded by fellow genealogists, historians, librarians, archivists, editors, authors, and others who speak genealogy. Beautiful […]
This press release was just received from the National Archives. Nice to see promotion of things genealogical. This year is the 75th anniversaryt of the Archives. May 6, 2009 NATIONAL ARCHIVES GRANTS “EXCELLENCE IN GENEALOGY” AWARDSEssay contest celebrates 75th Anniversary of the National Archives Washington, D.C. . . . Acting Archivist Adrienne C. Thomas has […]
I receive this press release today from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s Public Affairs Office. Spring Prologue Magazine Highlights National Archives Move into Kansas City. New issue also features Harry S. Truman’s 125th Birthday Washington, D.C. . . . In May, the National Archives at Kansas City will open a new location in […]