FamilySearch Volunteer Opportunity: US Immigration & Naturalization Genealogy Project
The following was announced today by FamilySearch: More than 160,000 volunteer indexers made the 1940 U.S. Census available for searching in just five months. The project was an unprecedented success that dramatically illustrated what the genealogical community can...
Bids to Buy Ancestry Reported by Reuters to be Lower than Hoped
Reuters is reporting that bids to buy Ancestry.com have "fallen short of the company's expectations." And the company has announced to investors that it will be participating in the upcoming Citi 2012 investor conference. (press release follows) PROVO, Utah, Aug. 23,...
Copyright Law is Often on the Genealogist’s Mind
The question of copyright is one that pops up on a regular basis for family historians, and one that we've covered on the Genealogy Gems Podcast. In fact Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 14 with Cath Madden Trindle is devoted to guidelines and resources for the...
Julia Child’s 100th Birthday, Food and Family History
We've been exploring the connection between food and family history in the most recent episodes of the Genealogy Gems Podcast. And in episode 138 you heard a little tribute to Julia Child and her 100th birthday. Here's another tribute from the station that brought...
FamilySearch Updates Logon, International Genealogy Index
The folks at FamilySearch.org are constantly tweaking their already-great free data site. The latest update involves two important features: 1. There's now a drop-down menu for logging on to FamilySearch, which makes it easier to access the settings and source boxes...
Civil War Maps for Genealogy Available in Online Newspapers
In my last Premium podcast, I mentioned that Chronicling America, the Library of Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Congress’ historical newspaper website, sent out a newsletter on using Civil War maps printed in the...
National Archives Genealogy Workshops on YouTube
Is the National Archives a research frontier you haven’t conquered yet? Well, that frontier just got a lot easier to tame. The Archives has released its own series of expert how-to videos on its most in-demand topics on its YouTube Channel at...
Free FamilySearch Video Class Available on YouTube
Have you ever wondered if you are getting the most out of the Familysearch.org website? Now you can sit in on a video recording of the Association of PC Users Group Virtual Conference class called Using the FamilySearch.org Website for Genealogy Research Click here...
Genealogy Gems Honored to Make the 101 Best Websites List
What a nice surprise it was to receive an email yesterday informing me that the Genealogy Gems website has once again made Family Tree Magazine's annual 101 best family history Web sites list. There are 13 categories in this 13th edition of the 101 list, and Genealogy...
California in the 1940 Census
Archives.com and other community project partners recently announced the release of the California 1940 census index, and have provided a neat infographic highlighting California in 1940. I was particularly thrilled to see the searchable California index released...
The Answer to a Plaguing Genealogical Problem
Have you ever wondered why you're just not making as much progress on your genealogy research as you would like? In many of my live presetations I often ask the audience to raise their hand if they have enough time to climb their family tree, and nary a hand ever goes...
Blast from the Past: A Patriotic Tintype and New App
Since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the U.S., I thought about posting a list of where you can research your revolutionary war soldiers, but everyone else is doing that! And besides you should be enjoying the day with the most important family members if at all...
MyHeritage releases state-of-the-art SuperSearch
MyHeritage has released their new search engine - SuperSearch - which transforms family history research into a more global, more accessible and more engaging experience than ever before. It has been running in Beta for a few months, but it has now officially...
Ancestry.ca Records Trace How Far Canada Has Come
From Ancestry.ca Press Release: Family history website offers free access to more than 40 million historical records that trace the development of the nation over the last 145 years June 27, 2012 (TORONTO) – In honor of Canada Day, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s favorite...
The Genealogy Gems Website is Getting a Makeover
Good News! The Genealogy Gems website is getting a makeover! The site reached its 5th birthday in February and was starting to show it's age. We've poured a lot of thought into how to make it fresh, full of gems, easier to use and as compatible as possible with all...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Talks with Lisa about Finding Your Roots
What does it mean to be Latino? On May 19, 2012, the season finale of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the PBS TV series aired. It explored race and identity through the genealogy of some of America’s best-known personalities, and sought to answer that...
Family History Never Tasted So Good!
We all have cookbooks in our kitchen, many of which were handed down to us by our mothers and grandmothers. In addition to be overflowing with delectable recipes, they are often brimming with family history. Today I'd like to share with you a recipe mystery that...
