From Ancestry.com Blog
Was there ever a more perfect day than Halloween for a cemetery shot? This photo was forwarded to Ancestry magazine by Ancestry.com subscriber, Lisbeth Schoenfeld Rogers.… New Confucius Genealogy Out Next Year
With a history of over 2,500 years covering more than 80 generations,
and the longest family tree in the world according to the Guinness Book
of Records, the fifth edition of…
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UK: The National Videogame Archive
The UK's first official national video game archive has been launched in a bid to preserve the history of gaming.…
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Phoenician Blood Endures 3,000 Years, DNA Study Shows
Ancient maritime traders of the Mediterranean may have left behind a large genetic footprint in the region, where 1 in 17 men still harbors Phoenician DNA, according to a new…
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A Closer Look Into St. Mary’s County Cemetery Index
St. Mary’s County Cemetery Index was recently launched at WorldVitalRecords.com. This index contains vital records from cemeteries located in St. Mary’s county.…
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Introducing the “Ancestry Toolbar”
From Ancestry.com Blog
We’re excited to introduce a new tool which will help you find information from across the web and organize it back inside your family tree on Ancestry.… Ötzi The Iceman May Have No Living Relatives
The oldest intact human mummy, Ötzi the Iceman, comes from a genetic line that has either died off or become extremely rare, according to a new DNA study.…
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New Jewish Family History Collection on Ancestry.com
From Ancestry.com Blog
Today Ancestry.com introduced the world’s largest online collection of Jewish family history records, with more than 26 million records documenting Jewish life. Ancestry.… Geni Will Be Right Back!
From The Geni Blog
We're taking the site down for some stability improvements. We'll be back in a few minutes.… Focusing your search with the collections options
From Ancestry.com Blog
We have over 26,000 collections of data and records that we search every time you press a search button.… GenTips: The Next Best Thing to Being There - Virtual Family Reunions
From The Geni Blog
In this post, Geni guest blogger and avid genealogist Lisa Alzo helps you plan a "virtual family reunion".… WorldVitalRecords.com Celebrates 2-Year Anniversary
WorldVitalRecords.…
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Story Pages Get an Upgrade
From Footnote Blog
Over the past year and a half, we have been educated, entertained and amazed by the great Story Pages that have been created by Footnote Members.… New! Improved! Customize Your Homepage!
From Ancestry.com Blog
Today we rolled out an update to the logged-in homepage that we are really excited about. You can now add and remove sections from your homepage, as well as re-order them.… A Peek Into the Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow Database
Halloween is coming up soon. This week at WorldVitalRecords.…
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A New Interface For Historical Content At WorldHistory
WorldHistory has just entered it’s private beta phase. The interesting interface allows users to pick a location on a map to see historical events that occurred there.…
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Get Addresses From Google Maps With Reverse Geocoding
Google Maps has long been able to convert an address into a latitude/longitude pair. Now it can do the opposite: converting a latitude/longitude pair into an address.…
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Happy Birthday To Them: 4 Generations Share Date
Betty Baker Poynter's birthday is more than just her own special day.…
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New Australian Records Online From Ryerson Index
This week’s Major Collection at WorldVitalRecords.…
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Genealogy Testing Company Looks to REMP and Tecan for Automated Sample Management
Scientists
at Family Tree DNA, Texas, USA, haveautomated their DNA testing
services using a REMP Small-Size Store and a Tecan Freedom
EVO liquid handling workstation to…
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Connect With Family To Weather the Financial Storm
By Whitney Ransom McGowan, WorldVitalRecords.com
Times are tough right now as we find ourselves wading deep in a financial crisis.…
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Genome Fanatics To Post Own DNA Sequences On Web
A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human
genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal
information — their medical records and…
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New and Improved Image Viewer on WorldVitalRecords.com
One of the major requests we receive from users is to improve the image viewer on WorldVitalRecords.com. The purpose of the viewer is to display images from our databases.…
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Connections, Connections, Connections
From Footnote Blog
Do you often wish you could insert a thread through the documents and images on Footnote that relate to the same person, place, event or topic? You can! Just… Adoptees Use DNA To Find Surname
Male adoptees are using consumer DNA tests to predict the surnames carried by their biological fathers.…