Since March 2006, I’ve been posting newsletter-related items and other tidbits here on the 24/7 Family History Circle blog. Similar to the Ancestry.com blog, my posts were created with the intent to provide readers with helpful information as their research their family history. Since both blogs share the same goal, I am joining my colleagues on the Ancestry.com blog, where you will now see my blog posts moving forward. This move will make it easier for you, so that you won’t have to jump back and forth between the two blogs, and will provide a one-stop resource for those ...

Session Start Time: Wednesday, 24 June 2009 08:00 PM Eastern (New York) Speakers: Stefanie Condie and Jennifer Curry Make a lasting impression at this year’s family reunion with a descendant family tree poster or descendant-based family history book. In this hour-long webinar, you’ll learn how to create a book or poster that your relatives will be talking about long after the reunion’s over. Descendant books and posters also make great birthday and anniversary gifts. During the webinar, three randomly chosen participants will receive coupons for a free ...

Session Start Time: Thursday, 18 June 2009 08:30 PM Eastern (Toronto / New York) Come join our Ancestry.ca specialists, Lesley Anderson and Karen Peterson, and Canadian Genealogist, Glenn Wright, in this one hour online seminar as they walk through the history of the Canadian Census. They’ll tackle effective search techniques, and tips which will cover each census year – 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916. Click here to register now!

An estimated half of all Canadians will have an ancestor in the historical censuses / one in four Canadians cannot trace roots back beyond their grandparents 32 million names and 1.3 million images of original records Famous names with ancestors in the censuses include Conrad Black, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff, Pamela Anderson and Alanis Morissette - original images available (Toronto, June 10, 2009) - Ancestry.ca, in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC), today completed the world-first online launch of the Historical Canadian ...

Boston University's new genealogy program will be expanded to include an online format this coming fall. Developed in coordination with nationally recognized experts, the Certificate in Genealogical Research is an...

I never thought I would say this about a cell phone, but the iPhone my husband gave me for Christmas finally has me enjoying my phone. It makes it so...

The most popular handwriting style in Elizabethan Europe is a script commonly known as the Secretary Hand. This handwriting appears in official documents such as wills, deeds, and parish records,...

2.4 million people in Wales were recorded in the census taken on the night of April 2, 1911. Today the records of those people living in Wales in 1911 are...

Google Picasa Web Albums has face recognition software that can help name the unknown people who are in your old family photos.This free software even recognizes the same person at different ages. I discovered this by accident. I was scanning old family photos from one of those shoe boxes of unmarked and unnamed photos that every family seems to possess. After scanning, I uploaded the photos to a

FTM 2010 is now for sale in the Ancestry store.FTM 2010 is available with free shipping for a limited time.Use the following coupon code in your checkout cart for an additional 20% savings : 2C4TCHL .Here is a detailed list of what is new on this version of FTM 2010. This is a longer list than on the Ancestry Store site.Tree ManagementAncestry.com Family Tree DownloadYou can now download your

FTM 2010 is now for sale in the Ancestry store.FTM 2010 is available with free shipping for a limited time.Use the following coupon code in your checkout cart for an additional 20% savings : 2C4TCHL .Here is a detailed list of what is new on this version of FTM 2010. This is a longer list than on the Ancestry Store site.Tree ManagementAncestry.com Family Tree DownloadYou can now download your

FTM 2010 is now for sale in the Ancestry store.FTM 2010 is available with free shipping for a limited time.Use the following coupon code in your checkout cart for an additional 20% savings : 2C4TCHL .Here is a detailed list of what is new on this version of FTM 2010. This is a longer list than on the Ancestry Store site.Tree ManagementAncestry.com Family Tree DownloadYou can now download your

Want to be a better genealogist? Take the inventory below to identify a baby step you can take to become a better genealogist.

In each table below, read the descriptions for each level. Place a check mark in the row that best describes you. If you have any questions about the meaning of words, read “Genealogical Maturity Model Definitions.”

Sources # Level Sources Check 1. Entry

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It had to happen sometime. It was inevitable. An influential Hollywood star has experienced that ethereal connection we call serendipity. Who, you ask? Lisa Kudrow. She’s the executive producer of “Who Do You Think Your Are?” How do I know she’s felt it? If you’ve experienced it then you know that the word serendipity—any word, any description—falls short. Kudrow, faltering, stammering, put it this way:

I'm going too far, but it's almost like supernatural to me.1

Yup. She’s felt it.

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Today’s Vault Vednesday warns of your last chance to get the early bird registration discount for the NGS Family History Conference, recounts the completion of the Granite Mountain Record Vault (GMRV), and gives a great link for spreading the word about “Who Do You Think You Are”

NGS: Last Day for Early Bird Discount

Early bird registration must be postmarked by 8 March 2010 so this is your last chance to enjoy all the benefits of early registration:

Whether your register for the entire conference, or just one ...