Meet the Man Who Witnessed President Lincoln’s Assasination
On Feb. 9, 1956 popular TV host Gary Moore escorted an elderly man out on to the "I've Got a Secret" stage. It was the job of Bill Cullen, Lucille Ball, Henry Morgan and Jayne Meadows to uncover Samuel J. Seymour's "secret" through a line of questioning. My. Seymour...
Using the iPad for Genealogy: Do You Need the 4th Generation iPad?
In all the hullabaloo about the iPad Mini, you may have missed hearing much about the new iPad that will be hitting stores Nov. 2. But if you picked up the "New iPad' about 8 months ago, you may be wondering if you really need to be looking at the newest version....
How to Have a Career in Genealogy
I wake up every day knowing that when I go to work, I will also be working on something I am passionate about. Having a genealogy-related career can be AWESOME, but without knowledge there is no success. If you've been thinking about a career in genealogy (and there...
The Way That Genealogists Can Remember Everything
You asked for it and now it's here! The newest Genealogy Gems Premium Video is my incredibly popular class How the Genealogist Can Remember Everything with Evernote! When you want to remember just about everything, Evernote comes to the rescue! This brand new video...
Chronicling America Posts 5 Millionth Newspaper Digitized Page!
The Chronicling America website, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, a free, searchable database of historic U.S. newspapers, has posted its 5 millionth page! Newspapers are one of the great record groups that only a fraction of the available records have been digitized. So...
How Many Genealogical Records Does $1.6 Billion Buy? About 10 Billion
Today it was announced that Permira Funds Partners is acquiring Ancestry.com and it's 10 billion genealogical records for $1.6 billion. In addition to Ancestry's press release (below), you can learn more from technology industry leader Techcrunch.com's article...
Genealogy Job Opening – SAR Operation Ancestor Search Project Manager
APG Executive Director Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG announced a new job opening in the genealogy field. Here are the details: Job Opening - SAR Operation Ancestor Position for an Operation Ancestor Search (OAS) Project Manager based at the headquarters for the National...
Google Books and Publishers Reach Settlement over Digitization
With more than 20 million books digitized and online, Google Books is an amazing resource for genealogy, so much so that I devoted an entire chapter to it in my book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox. However, Google Books has been under the cloud of a law suit from...
New Free Online Historic Maps, DNA and more in Genealogy Gems Premium Episode 92
Old maps can tell us a lot more than just where our ancestors lived: They put events into geographic context, reveal surprising genealogical clues, and can be incorporated into Google Earth for analysis and storytelling. It used to be pretty difficult to find old maps...
Early Bird Registration Now Open for RootsTech 2013 Genealogy Conference
RootsTech is one of the newest and most exciting national conferences. I'll be there presenting classes and workshops, giving demos, meeting listeners at my exhibit booth and conducting interviews in the Media Center. Early birds definitely benefit, both from low...
Money Growing on Trees: Ancestry Buying and Selling
While the world's largest online family history resource, Ancestry.com, awaits a possible buy out, they are keeping busy buying other companies. Yesterday, Reuters reported that Permira Advisers LLP has emerged as the front-runner to take Ancestry private in a deal...
New Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 91 Now Available
Next to DNA and our fingerprints, our handwriting is one of the most unique things about us. No two people write exactly the same. And if you’ve been listening to the show for a while you have heard my friend, and graphologist extraordinaire Paula Sassi analyze the...
MyHeritage Announces Automatic Genealogy Record Matching
Here's the latest from MyHeritage: MyHeritage is delighted to announce the launch of a breakthrough technology for the family history market - Record Matching. Record Matching is designed to automatically find and match historical records (from our growing collection...
Get a Blast from the Past in Genealogy Gems Episode 140
Way back in 2007 (I know, it's ancient times in online terms) I started recording a little show called The Genealogy Gems Podcast. My studio consisted of a desktop PC and a $10 Radio Shack microphone. Back then I worked all week long to come up with 15 or 20 minutes...
You May Only Have Half of Your British Ancestor’s Immigration Story
If you have found the passenger list for your British ancestor in the Ellis Island database, you've only gotten your hands on part of the story. There are outgoing passenger lists from the UK to the US available and www.Findmypast.com has added them to their...
25 Ancestry Genealogy Databases Searchable for Free for a Limited Time
As you know, the 1940 Census is available for free on Ancestry.com through 2013. The good news is that now through September 3, 2012, Ancestry is opening up 25 more databases to allow everyone access to Ancestry’s 713 million U.S. Federal can i buy medication from...
Texting fave OMG! has Roots Back to World War I
If you have teens in your family then chances are you have heard the phrase OMG which stands for oh my God. But have you ever wondered who started it? You may have thought it was Alicia Silverstone in the 1995 movie Clueless, but actually you have to dig much further...
Save 20% on Genealogy Virtual Conference Featuring Historic Maps with Lisa
A "virtual" conference is an online event which you can attend from the comfort of your own home. If you haven't attended one before the upcoming Fall Virtual Conference presented by Family Tree University September 14-16, 2012 is a great opportunity to get involved....
