1. US National Archives Unveils Recovered Lincoln Letter

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The National Archives on Thursday added to its collection a short letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to help an ousted U.S.…

  2. Google Invests Another $2.6M in DNA Analysis Firm 23andMe

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Google revealed in a regulatory filing that it has invested another $2.…

  3. Coming Soon: A new way to connect with others researching your ancestors

    From Ancestry.com Blog Collaborating with others who are also researching your ancestors can provide truly amazing experiences.…

  4. British World War I Veteran Henry Allingham Becomes the World’s Oldest Man

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Great War veteran Henry Allingham became the world's oldest man today following the death of the previous holder of the title in Japan, Guinness World Records said.…

  5. World’s Oldest Man Dies at 113 in Japan

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The world's oldest man, Tomoji Tanabe, died at his home in southern Japan on Friday at the age of 113, according to a local official.…

  6. DNA Key to Naming Soldiers Buried Where They Fell

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Every year, construction workers or farmers churning up the soil of Western Europe unearth the bodies of a handful of Canadian troops killed in the two world wars.…

  7. Irish Ancestry Online: Every Census Since 1926 Now on Internet

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The Central Statistics Office has published all the data it has collected from every census since 1926 online for public access, free of charge.…

  8. Ancient Animal Textbook Rediscovered in Cologne Ruins

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News An ancient textbook detailing the animal kingdom has been rediscovered in the ruins of a German archives which collapsed into rubble three months ago, the chief archivist said…

  9. What’s This FamilySearch Alpha Thing?

    From FamilySearch Labs Blog Many of you have probably noticed the FamilySearch Alpha project which we’ve quietly been working on here at FamilySearch Labs.…

  10. Library and Archives Canada Reviews Purchases of Paper Materials in Digital Age

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Library and Archives Canada has put a moratorium on buying paper documents and books for its collection.…

  11. British Library Publishes Online Archive of 19th-Century Newspapers

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Yesterday's news has become more than just wrapping for fish and chips - thanks to a new online headline archive dating back 200 years.…

  12. Graveside Promise to Scots Pilot

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News During a holiday to Northern France, Ayrshire man Robert Taylor came across the grave of an Edinburgh pilot who died during a wartime mission in February 1944.…

  13. Kate Winslet and Kate Middleton’s Ancestries Revealed in Online 1911 Census

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The complete population census of 1911 has been posted online, disclosing that Kate Winslet's ancestors were publicans and Kate Middleton's were members of the Abermarle Club…

  14. Scheduled Family Tree Maintenance (18 June 2009, 1-2 AM MDT)

    From Ancestry.com Blog Please be aware that the Ancestry.com Family Tree Service will undergo scheduled maintenance on Thursday, 18 June 2009, from 1 AM to 2 AM Mountain Daylight Time.…

  15. Short Films Saved For Posterity

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Nearly 600 short films made by people from across Wales as part of a BBC project have been saved for posterity.…

  16. Family Tree Magazine: 101 Best Web Sites 2009

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Family Tree Magazine has published their 101 Best Web Sites 2009.…

  17. Digital Newspaper Archive Hits 1M Pages Online

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News "Flying Machine that will Work: Ohio Boys have Solved a Big Mechanical Problem," reads a headline from the Palestine Daily Herald in Texas.…

  18. Video: Arrival Of Immigrants - Ellis Island - 1906

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Arrival Of Immigrants - Ellis Island - 1906 Depicts scenes at the Immigration Depot and a nearby dock on Ellis Island.…

  19. Holocaust Survivor Donates Personal Items from Auschwitz to Yad Vashem

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News An Holocaust survivor from the US donated Monday personal items of victims of Auschwitz to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Institute in Jerusalem.…

  20. BBC1 Asks Again Who Do You Think You Are?

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, Big Brother presenter Davina McCall and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles are to all feature in the new run of BBC1’s genealogy series Who Do You…

  21. Slave Route Museum Opens in Matanzas, Cuba

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yai, President of the Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), who is in Cuba for a working…

  22. Indiana Soldier to Auction Rare Piece of History

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A rare leather-bound book that played an influential role in America's early history could bring a windfall for a soldier training for his second tour in Iraq.…

  23. Merging & Collaboration Enhancements

    From The Geni Blog We’ve released a number of enhancements today to make finding and merging profiles easier: Confirm match from similar profiles A few weeks ago we added the ability to…

  24. Share your tree

    From The Geni Blog Inviting someone to be your friend on Geni has always been a great way to share your family tree, photos and news with someone who is not on your tree.…

  25. Introducing Shared Profiles

    From The Geni Blog A shared profile is a profile where: Anyone can find and view the full profile The profile’s family and the manager’s family and collaborators can edit the…