From The Geni Blog
With the recent enhancements to hot matches users are finding more and more duplicate profiles and potential tree merges.… Search Enhancements
From The Geni Blog
There are now over 15 million
profiles connected on one Geni tree.… Merging Hot Matches
From The Geni Blog
With the recent enhancements to hot matches users are finding more and more duplicate profiles and potential tree merges.… Search Enhancements
From The Geni Blog
There are now over 15 million
profiles connected on one Geni tree.… New Lincoln Letter Added To The National Archives Collection
The National Archives added to its collection a short letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to help an ousted U.S.…
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Entire Run of American Archivist to be Online this Fall
OCLC is digitizing 242 back issues of the American Archivist—from January 1938 through Fall/Winter 2000.…
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New Site Navigation
From Ancestry.com Blog
We are excited to announce the launch of the new site-wide navigation at the top of every Ancestry.com page.… Become a Fan of Genealogy on Facebook
Get the latest genealogy news, tips, and tricks from our new Facebook pages: Genealogy and Family History.…
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Honoring Your Military Ancestors on Memorial Day
By Whitney McGowan, FamilyLink.com, Inc.
Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day.…
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Celebrities & Their Honorable Ancestors
Johnny Depp’s fifth great-grandfather William Depp served in the American Revolution. He fought in the March 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina.…
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Win a Lifetime Membership to Footnote
From Footnote Blog
The marketing guys were looking for a way to get the word out about the new I Remember Facebook application, so they opened the Marketing Playbook and found the chapter… The Interactive Vietnam Memorial A Year Later
From Footnote Blog
The Washington Times ran this story today about the Interactive Vietnam Wall in preparation for Memorial Day.… Improved Hot Matches!
From The Geni Blog
Hot matches are the quickest way to grow your family tree.… NEW - Step-by-step guide to your Ancestry.com DNA test results
From Ancestry.com Blog
Many of you have requested a more detailed overview on your DNA results.… Family Tree Updates
Forgotten Username?
Just click on the link Forgot? under the Sign-in name box to get help remembering your username.…
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Improved Hot Matches!
From The Geni Blog
Hot matches are the quickest way to grow your family tree.… Answers to your military records questions
From Ancestry.com Blog
If you missed the military webinar on Tuesday evening, the cached version of it is now available here.… Who Wants to Buy a Cemetery?
For sale: 13 acres, 4.5 of them undeveloped. Easy access to public transportation. Walking distance to the waterfront. Historical details. Lush landscaping.…
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Take a Family History Vacation
By Whitney McGowan, FamilyLink.com, Inc.
School will soon be out, and all the kids will soon be home.…
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Easily Share Photos With Your Family Using We’re Related on Facebook
We’re Related on Facebook just added a new feature. Now you can upload photos to share with your friends and family.…
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Ancient Human Ancestor ‘Ida’ Discovered
A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled today at a press conference in New York City.…
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Historic Cemetery Vandalized
A historic Kentucky cemetery falls victim to vandals. More than a dozen headstones were overturned and destroyed over the weekend.…
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The Federal Government Allocated $805,000 to Australia’s Main Collecting Institutions
Australia’s main collecting institutions have received a welcome injection of funds to help them collect and preserve huge volumes of digital information.…
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National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), a cooperative cataloging program of the Library of Congress and eligible archival and manuscript repositories…
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Mystery Of Missing Marker Solved
The old headstone is faded and the carved letters are not easily read, but Henry Hill can once again rest in peace knowing the monument bearing his information is safely back…