Community Outreach 1940 Newspaper Article Historic Census to Shed New Light on the Greatest Generation What do General George Patton, John F. Kennedy, Dan Rather, Betty White, and Jesse Owens have in common? They can all be found in the 1940 U.S. Census, newly released by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. [Read On]
Who Do You Think You Are, Ancestry.com
Who Do You Think You Are is back for a 3rd season and will premier this Friday, February 3 at 8/7c on NBC. Martin Sheen will lead off the series and other celebrities we’ve got lined up include Marissa Tomei, Blair Underwood, Helen Hunt, Jerome Bettis, Robb Lowe, and Paula Deen among others. Be sure [Read On]
1940 Census Volunteer Opportunity
The buzz about the 1940 Census has been released and you can be part of the process. Genealogy organizations Archives.com, FamilySearch, and Findmypast.co.uk, will work together on the 1940 US Census Community Project. This project will work to involve online volunteers to publish name index to the 1940 US Census soon after the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) releases the records [Read On]
Free Shipping Family Tree Maker 2012
I got my newest edition of Family Tree maker 2012 a couple weeks ago, and love it. Get FREE Shipping and Build Your Tree with Family Tree Maker 2012. Many love the tree sync feature that allows you to share the information with other family members on Ancestry easily.
Volunteer Researchers
We all are aware of sites such as Ancestry.com, WorldVitalRecords.com, FamilySearch.org, however one thing that many aren’t aware of is all the volunteer researchers out there. Organizations such as Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness, Find a Grave, Names in Stone, are wonderful resources to find information that you don’t have access to. Many can retrieve [Read On]
Ancestry.com 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes
Win Daily Prizes with Ancestry.com 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes Starting October 1st, Ancestry.com will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with 15 days of free databases and a sweepstakes giveaway with prizes awarded everyday! The Sweepstakes Grand Prize will be a chance to go behind the scenes of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are, meet [Read On]












