Drew gives George one more week off by making this another all-interview episode (the remaining 3 interviews that Drew conducted while attending RootsTech 2011 in Salt Lake City in February). The interviews were with:

Tami Glatz, President of the Second Life chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and genealogical lecturer; Paul Nauta, Manager of Public Affairs for FamilySearch; Audrey Collins, Family History Specialist at The National Archives, UK.

Drew gives George the week off by making this an all-interview episode (3 of the interviews that Drew conducted while attending RootsTech 2011 in Salt Lake City earlier in the month).  The interviews were with:

Louise St Denis, Director of the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (www.genealogicalstudies.com), an educational organization affiliated with the University of Toronto.  NIGS has just acquired the social networking site Genealogy Wise. Brewster Kahle, Chairman of the Internet Archive ...

The news includes:

Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, nationally known author, editor, instructor, lecturer, researcher and much loved friend in the genealogy community, died on 17 February 2011. Ancestry.com marks Black History Month with the addition of 250,000 new African-American records. Moorshead Magazines has published a new issue of Family Chronicle with a new article by George. The Guild of One-Name Studies extends a special offer to attendees of the Who Do You Think You Are ...

The news includes:

The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant has been established and will be awarded to a student attending the 2011 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree. Application deadline is March 1, 2011. For more information, contact Denise Levenick at dmlevenick@gmail.com or at 626.688.8974. NBC launches the second season of "Who Do You Think You Are?" on Friday, February 4th. Ancestry.com has announced the discontinuation of its Expert Connect service. ...

The news includes:

GenSoftReviews announced its 2010 Users Choice Awards. Our sponsor, RootsMagic, was awarded first place. Ancestry.com announced the release of Family Tree Maker for the Macintosh. They also announced new and updated collections, including Swedish Church Records and Maine births, marriages, and deaths collections. The Illinois State Genealogical Society announced the unveiling of their new website at http://www.ilgensoc.org, using EasyNetSites. A new genealogy site ...

This week's news includes:

NBC announces that season two of "Who Do You Think You Are?" premieres on Friday, Feburary 4th. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has appointed Matthew Wright as the new Editor of the FGS FORUM electronic magazine. He succeeds Sandra Hargreaves Luebking who has worked on FORUM for the last 25 years. The 1910 Census for Norway is online at http://www.digitalarkivet.no. An Englsih version of the site is available at ...

This week's news includes:

NBC announces that season two of "Who Do You Think You Are?" premieres on Friday, February 4th. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has appointed Matthew Wright as the new Editor of the FGS FORUM electronic magazine. He succeeds Sandra Hargreaves Luebking who has worked on FORUM for the last 25 years. The 1910 Census for Norway is online at http://www.digitalarkivet.no. An English version of the site is available at ...

The news includes:

Ancestry.com unveils Family Tree Maker for the Macintosh. Ancestry.com and The Genealogist in the UK have announced an agreement with The National Archives (UK) to acquire and publish online the 1911 England and Wales Census. Ancestry.com has reached an agreement with National Geographic Digital Media, part of National Geographic , in which the latter will host a new family history experience related to the Genographic Project Online. Ancestry.com has just launched a major enhancement to its online search templates, the new "Add an Event" facility. ...

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the annual conference of the Florida State Genealogical Society, held at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. (Note: At one point during the episode, Drew tries to recall the name and URL of the national program that manages the archiving of local newspapers. After the recording, a helpful audience member let Drew know that it was the United States Newspaper Program .)

This week's news includes:

Ancestry.com has announced that it will acquire iArchives and therefore acquire Footnote.com . Ancestry.com has added the 1852 California State Census to its U.S. collection. Ancestry.co.uk has added "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" to its collection. Genealogy Gems has announced that the second installment of the Google Earth for Genealogy video series has been released at www.GoogleForGenealogy.com . The Ontario (Canada) Genealogical Society has issued a call for papers for ...

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Ancestry.com has added to its website more than 1,700 recorded oral history interviews from immigrants who arrived in the U.S. through Ellis Island. FamilyLink has partnered with Historic Map Works and will soon provide access to the world's leading historical map collection. Ancestry.com has launched the largest searchable online yearbook collection with more than 60,000 yearbook records. James R. Benn, B.A., M.L.S., has become the new director of the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middleton, Connecticut. Ancestry.com has released Family Tree Maker 2011 ...

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2010 annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The news includes:

Announcements about the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 18-21, 2010. ALERT: The IRS has reviewed non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporations and is planning to revoke non-profit status on October 15, 2010, for those that still have not complied with their reporting. Details can be found at http://www.irs....es/article/0,,id=225889,00.html and The Guys strongly urge you to check your society's status on the respective state reports. The Guys provide an update about the situation on ...

The news includes:

Ancestry.com completes its acquisition of Sweden's Genline.se. Ancestry.com has added U.S. Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant application files (1800-1900), U.S. County land Ownership Maps (1860-1918), and a broad collection of Canadian City and Area Directories (1819-1906) Tom Kosalka of the Michigan Genealogical Council reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued a press release concerning the genealogical and historical collections at the Michigan Library and Historical Center. The press release can be accessed at ...

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FamilySearch has announced the addition of another 26 million new names. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will celebrate Independence Day on Sunday, July 4th, with its annual ceremony, its first ever National Independence Day Parade float, and a brand new logo. EasyNetSites (http://easynetsites.com ) announces the availability of its products to create a customized website for genealogical societies, individuals, and small businesses. You don't need to know anything about HTML, XHTML, or other programming languages in order to use ...