1. We’ll be right back

    From The Geni Blog UPDATE: The site is back. You can visit Geni now The site may be down for a few minutes while we perform some maintenance.…

  2. Spanish Civil War Bodies Exhumed

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Seven bodies have been removed from Spanish Civil War graves in the first court-ordered exhumation.…

  3. The Bibliothèque Nationale de France to Add Records to WorldCat; OCLC and National Library of France Sign Agreement in Paris

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News OCLC and the Bibliothèque nationale de France signed an agreement today to work cooperatively to add records from the French national library to OCLC WorldCat, the world's…

  4. 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…

  5. 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.…

  6. 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…

  7. We’ll be right back

    From The Geni Blog UPDATE: The site is back. You can visit Geni now The site may be down for a few minutes while we perform some maintenance. We'll be back in just a few minutes.…

  8. Descendants of Joseon Dynasty Premier Donate Ancient Home

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News A woman’s lifelong desire to preserve the home of her nobleman ancestor has ended her long search for a beneficiary to her family’s legacy.…

  9. New Fromelles Cemetery Begins to Take Shape

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Work has started on the new cemetery at Fromelles, in northern France, which will provide a final resting place for around 400 British and Australian soldiers.…

  10. Canadian Census Complete 1851-1916

    From Ancestry.com Blog We just released the final 3 census years to complete the Canadian Census collection from 1851 to 1916.…

  11. Two Unpublished Poirot Short Stories Found in Agatha Christie’s Holiday Home

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News There were more "leetle grey cells" than anyone dreamed of: two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot stories have emerged from a mass of family papers at Agatha Christie's…

  12. The British Library "Endangered Archives Blog"

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The British Library has a new blog about endangered archives.…

  13. Spain’s National Library to Sign Google Books Deal

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Spain’s National Library will sign an accord with Google so that the virtual volumes in the Hispanic Digital Library, or BDH, can be looked up on Google Books, though only a…

  14. Russian Journal of Genetic Genealogy

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The first issue of the Russian Journal of Genetic Genealogy is now published.…

  15. Archivists around the world celebrate International Archives Day on June 9 2009

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The International Archives Day offers archivists throughout the world a tremendous opportunity to promote the cause of records and archives in their country.…

  16. Epitaphiana: or, The Curiosities of Churchyard Literature, William Fairley, 1873

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News On Mr. Woodcock: Here lies the body of Thomas Woodhen, The most loving of husbands and amiable of men. N.B. His name was Woodcock, but it wouldn't rhyme.…

  17. National Archives (UK): Census Maps From 1871 Now Online

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Digital versions of the original Registration District maps from the 1871 census (Catalogue reference RG 18/1-110) are now available to browse and download at…

  18. Unique Graves, Headstones and Tombstones

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Some weird but funny graves, headstones and…

  19. Researchers Say Obama Has German Roots

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Barack Obama in traditional German lederhosen? It may be hard to imagine, but researchers in the U.S.…

  20. New Family Tree Enhancements in “Preview Mode”

    From Ancestry.com Blog NEW LOOK- AND MORE SPEED Today we launched in a “preview” mode several enhancements (with more coming soon) designed to make your family tree experience faster…

  21. Australia’s Oldest Man, Last WWI Veteran Dies

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Australia's oldest man and its last surviving veteran of World War I died on Wednesday at the age of 110.…

  22. National Archives to Preserve Records of U.S. Immigrants

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News U.S.…

  23. Winners of our Memorial Day Giveaway

    From Footnote Blog We want to thank everyone that participated in the Memorial Day Giveaway by using our Facebook application, I Remember to create and share Footnote Pages.…

  24. Beijing Municipal Archives Opened over 20,000 Volumes of Archives to the Public

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News Beijing Municipal Archives recently opened 21,568 volumes of archives to the public.…

  25. National Library of Wales Joins Flickr Commons Initiative

    From Genealogy Blog : Genealogy News The National Library of Wales today posted its first collection of photographs on the famous photo sharing website Flickr.…