1. British History Online

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News I just came across this amazing website:Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, British History Online is a digital library…

  2. Ancestry.com DNA celebrates National DNA Day

    From Ancestry.com Blog Celebrated annually on April 25, National DNA Day commemorates both the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project…

  3. New Feature: Profile Hot Matches!

    From The Geni Blog Finding duplicate profiles is now easier than ever with profile hot matches! When you view a profile we'll automatically perform an advanced search on that profile's…

  4. 400-Year-Old Mummified Cat Found in Walls of Cottage

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A 400-year-old mummified cat has been found in the walls of a house that was being renovated.…

  5. The National Union Catalog of Manuscripts is Celebrating 50 Years

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The mission of the National Union Catalog of Manuscripts (NUCMC) program is to provide and promote bibliographic access to the nation’s documentary heritage.…

  6. NLM Announces New Software for Searching and Viewing Historical Imagery

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine announces the launch of a new image platform for its premier database, Images from the History of Medicine…

  7. The U.K. Ministry of Defence Names WWI Mass Grave Troops

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The Ministry of Defence has released the names of dozens of World War I soldiers they believe may be buried in a mass grave found in France last year.…

  8. WWII-Era Dive Bomber Pulled from Lake Michigan

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A dive bomber that had ditched in Lake Michigan on a training run in 1944 was brought to land Friday for restoration in Florida for the National World War II Museum in New…

  9. Retelling the History of Chief Sitting Bull, Lakota Tribe

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News What the history books don't tell us is that the former Hunkpapa Lakota chief Sitting Bull was a man of great compassion, generosity, integrity and courage, and he was…

  10. Ancestry.com Blog Update

    From Ancestry.com Blog We want to let you all know about a recent change we’ve made to the Ancestry.com blog.…

  11. World War I Diaries Reveal Story Behind 1914 Armistice

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The diary of a First World War veteran has revealed his crucial role in the Christmas armistice of 1914.…

  12. Penn State’s La Vie Yearbook from 1890 to 2000 Available Online

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Penn State alumni and current students will be able to take a trip back in time beginning this weekend by accessing more than 100 years worth of yearbook issues online.…

  13. Police Clerk’s Ancestor Killed Police Constable

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A Bristol police inquiry clerk who discovered an ancestor had murdered a policeman 140 years ago has led a drive to have the officer's grave restored.…

  14. Trove of Unknown Ben Franklin Letters Found

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Letters from Benjamin Franklin have been uncovered the British Library, unseen for 250 years.…

  15. New Feature: Profile Hot Matches!

    From The Geni Blog Finding duplicate profiles is now easier than ever with profile hot matches! When you view a profile we'll automatically perform an advanced search on that profile's name,…

  16. Aussie who Found WWI Mass Grave Banned

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News An Australian school teacher who pinpointed the spot where nearly 200 World War I diggers lie in a mass grave in France has been effectively banned from helping to recover and…

  17. We’ll be right back!

    From The Geni Blog Update: We're back, you can start building your tree again!Geni.com is taking a short break.…

  18. History in Pictures: Union City, Michigan

    From Footnote Blog Today as I was looking around Footnote, I came across some images, uploaded by UCHS1960, that are wonderful examples of the power of photographs.…

  19. We’ll be right back!

    From The Geni Blog Geni.com is taking a short break. We'll be back in just a few minutes.…

  20. Using nicknames & notes to organize your Ancestry.com DNA Group

    From Ancestry.com Blog As a DNA administrator trying to sort out how to organize and categorize a DNA group can be overwhelming.  Good news,  Ancestry.…

  21. Winners of the 2009 Best Archives on the Web Awards

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Archives Next has announced the winners of the 2009 Best Archives on the Web Awards.…

  22. Plans for First War Cemetery to be Built in Fifty Years Made Public

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The Commonwealth War Graves Commission today announced plans and released designs for the first war cemetery to be built by the Commission for almost fifty years.…

  23. Do It Yourself: High-Speed Book Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News "After suffering through scanning many of my old, rare, and government issue books, I decided to create a book scanner that anybody could make, for around $300.…

  24. Volunteers Work to Restore Dignity to Patients Buried at Former Toledo State Hospital

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Rows of shallow depressions, up a grassy slope, too high to be seen from the drive that feeds campus parking lots in South Toledo.…

  25. Internet Archive Requests Book Copyright Indemnity

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The Internet Archive, best known for its website archive the Wayback Machine, stated it is concerned that the settlement reached by Google and the Authors Guild for Book…