1. 145-Year-Old Remains of Civil War Soldier Found in Tennessee

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A construction worker in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, made a historic discovery Thursday afternoon while digging a sewer line.…

  2. ITV Puts Friends Reunited for Sale

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Broadcaster ITV has drummed up early interest in the sale of its Friends Reunited website, it has been reported.…

  3. Scotland’s First Family History Centre Opens

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Scotland's first purpose-built centre for researching ancestral history is due to be opened by the first minister.…

  4. Scottish Council on Archives Consultation

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News An initial project to explore ways to develop Scottish Archives Online is currently underway led by consultants Julian Tomlin and Martin Bazley on behalf of the Scottish…

  5. ‘Civil War’ Silver Found in Pot

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News An earthenware pot containing silver items thought to have been buried for safekeeping during the Civil War has been discovered in a Somerset garden.…

  6. Advanced Search Enhancements: Soundex, Metaphone & More

    From The Geni Blog We've added options to the Advanced Search interface to help you find profiles that previous searches may have overlooked.…

  7. You Can’t Fool All Of The People All Of The Time

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News David Parker, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University in Northwest Georgia, is collecting advertisements that used some variation of Abraham Lincoln's famous saying,…

  8. After 200 Years, Three Slaves Get a Final Resting Place

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The 200-year-old remains of three black slaves from Sussex County were reburied Thursday afternoon in a small graveside ceremony in Newton after being stored at Space Farms…

  9. University of Pittsburgh Press - Digital Editions

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The University of Pittsburgh Press and the University Library System (ULS) have formed a partnership to make books published by the Press available online.…

  10. Oldest Human Hairs Found in Hyena Dung Fossil

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The oldest known human hair belonged to a 9,000-year-old mummy disinterred from an ancient Chilean cemetery. Until now.…

  11. Relatives of Abraham Lincoln Discovered at Darby Cemetery (USA)

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A day of remembrance program was being held on Friday in Darby, Pa.…

  12. New GPC Content From Wales, Germany, and the United States

    From WorldVitalRecords Blog By Whitney McGowan, FamilyLink.com, Inc. This week’s major collection at WorldVitalRecords.…

  13. Advanced Search Enhancements: Soundex, Metaphone & More

    From The Geni Blog We've added options to the Advanced Search interface to help you find profiles that previous searches may have overlooked.…

  14. Good Way to Learn About New Content

    From Ancestry.com Blog A great way to keep up-to-date with the latest content we’ve released on Ancestry.com is to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, the Ancestry Monthly Update.…

  15. Good Way To Learn About New Content

    From Ancestry.com Blog Besides monitoring the “What’s Happening at Ancestry.com” section of the homepage, or the What’s New page (http://www.ancestry.com/home/new.…

  16. 8th European Conference on Digital Archiving Geneva 2010 - Call for papers

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Under the patronage of Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin, the 8th European Conference on Digital Archiving is to be held in Geneva from 28 to 30 April 2010.…

  17. Second Ancestry World Archives Project record collection complete

    From Ancestry.com Blog We are excited to announce that the Alabama State Census, 1820 – 1866 is now available on Ancestry.com.…

  18. Liverpool’s World Museum Returns Aboriginal Remains

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Members of an Aboriginal tribe are to hold a ritual at Liverpool's World Museum to mark the repatriation of human remains to Australia.…

  19. Vatican Reveals Letter on Henry VIII’s Papal Plea

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The Vatican has opened its secret archives, the repository of centuries worth of documents pertaining to the Holy See, to let the world get a closer look at a document…

  20. New Pro Feature: Tree Hot Matches!

    From The Geni Blog Since we released our Advanced Search feature, we've used it to power a number of features to help you find duplicate profiles and new branches of your family tree.…

  21. U.S. Content Update: Alabama State Census & Returns from U.S. Military Posts

    From Ancestry.com Blog Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 The Alabama State Census was released a few days ago, becoming the second completed World Archives Project collection to be made available to…

  22. Military Records on Ancestry.com: Webinar

    From Ancestry.com Blog Every hero deserves to be found. Learn how to find yours in a free, one-hour webinar about our military records on May 19th, 8 P.M. Eastern Time.   Three of our U.S.…

  23. Planning a Perfect Family Reunion: Webinar

    From Ancestry.com Blog Do you have a family reunion or get-together on the horizon? Looking for ideas on locations? Food? Activities that will engage everyone, young and old?   We’re hosting a…

  24. Planning a Perfect Family Reunion

    From Ancestry.com Blog Do you have a family reunion or get-together on the horizon? Looking for ideas on locations? Food? Activities that will engage everyone, young and old?   We’re hosting a…

  25. The HathiTrust Digital Library: Millions Of Research Records Available Online

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership among some of the nation's largest academic research libraries, has launched a new digital catalog search that delivers nearly 3…