FGS 2013 Conference Week Overview
Are you planning on attending the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference this coming August? As one of the conference co-chairs, I am excited to share this 2013 FGS Conference Week...
View ArticleOne Billion mark for FamilySearch.org
Can you believe it? A press release from FamilySearch on Monday announced a historic milestone. I am proud to have been a part of it. “Thank you for contributing to the billion! We did it! We reached a...
View ArticleMinnesota records live on FamilySearch
Have you recently checked the Minnesota category of the Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch? It has 22 section of material related to the state. Add a lot more when you check out the U.S....
View ArticleFamilySearch adds 50.1+ million record images
From a press release just received from FamilySearch: View the full announcement online at FamilySearch News and Press. “July 3, 2013 FamilySearch Adds More Than 50.1 Million Images from Belgium,...
View ArticleFamilySearch U.S. Immigration Project
Have you checked out the latest indexing projects at FamilySearch? One of the neat ones is the U.S. Immigration project. Volunteer indexers are indexing U.S. passenger arrival lists and naturalization...
View ArticleAncestry.com and FamilySearch partnership
Just in case you didn’t see this news yesterday, here is a press release from Lou Szucs at Ancestry.com: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANCESTRY.COM AND FAMILYSEARCH TO MAKE A BILLION GLOBAL RECORDS AVAILABLE...
View Article5 bits of recent genealogy news for 2013 and beyond
The world is full of genealogy news in the last several days. Who Do You Think You Are?” has been renewed for a second season on TLC! See the news release on Variety! FamilySearch and Ancestry.com...
View ArticleRecent FamilySearch Digital Updates
Every time I look at the digitized images on FamilySearch.org I find something new. A recent press release reported “FamilySearch has added more than 135 million indexed records and images from Brazil,...
View ArticleOne billion family history records from FamilySearch at our fingertips!
You may have already seen the stories about this but I still have to write about it. I can’t even fathom one billion images. This past week, “FamilySearch International (FamilySearch.org) announced the...
View ArticlePreparing for the February FGS Conference and the FHL
Just about 9 weeks till the 2015 FGS Conference in Salt Lake City.Where has the time gone! I am so excited for this event. One of the things I will be doing while at the FGS and RootsTech joint...
View ArticleLatest additions & updates to FamilySearch digital collections
This is from FamilySearch.org and shows the latest collections additions and updates. Go to FamilySearch.org, click on Search, then Records, or click here Browse All Published Collections to view...
View ArticleFamilySearch: More indexed records and digital images
FamilySearch continues to add to indexed records and digitized images from all over the world. This early January update is not as extensive as usual, but that’s likely due to the recent holidays....
View ArticleNew and updated collections at FamilySearch
If you have been in the audience at any of my presentations at genealogy events, you know I stress that we need to keep returning to online databases because new and updated items are constantly added....
View ArticleMore access to digitized books! FamilySearch & Digital Public Library of...
In several of the presentations I have done in the last few months, I have discussed either the digitized books at FamilySearch.org or Digital Public Library of America. If not discusses, they have...
View ArticleFamilySearch records updates
Great week for non-United States record added to or updated at FamilySearch.org. Among the long list are new Danish census records and more Essex (England) parish registers. I need a few more hours...
View ArticleFamily History Library in Salt Lake City and Family History Centers Change Names
Last fall I found out about the changes and began changing the names in my lecture handouts and PowerPoint slides. It’s now been officially announced. Today’s press release: SALT LAKE CITY,...
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