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s the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, history buffs and people who had ancestors involved in the conflict can access millions of records recently published on the familysearch.org website.
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Using only a a clunky camera and the Motorola Xoom he got for his 17th birthday, Ricky Gilleland has has succeeded where the Army failed: He has created the only digitized record of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Author: Dick Eastman
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Several years ago, I came across a record at the Find-A-Grave website that listed a William Yerks being buried at “Potter’s Field” in Valhalla. I wanted to find his burial place, but I didn't know where to start. Come with me as I show you how to find a lost place
Author: Philip L Hayes
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Searching For... is a documentary series that follows the real-life work of Pam Slaton, a professional investigative genealogist, stay-at-home mom and New Jersey housewife.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 6, 2011– Ancestry.com today announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Mac App Store. Family Tree Maker for Mac provides an easy way to save and organize your family tree conveniently on your Mac.
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Understand the technologies and processes used to "unlock" the collections of genealogy records preserved in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. This video explains how records stored in microfilm.
Author: FamilySearch.org
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Take a look inside the Granite Mountain Records Vault that houses more than 2.4 million rolls of microfilm
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Ancestry.com announced today, that is will be acquiring Footnote.com
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Boston, MA - D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), today announced the launch of AmericanAncestors.org, the organization's new website that will serve as the home of its growing regional and national genealogical resources.
Author: NEHGS
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Discover the ancient art of gravestone rubbing to record beautiful headstone images or to enhance your genealogy studies. It only takes a few simple tools and you're on your way.
Author: HowTo.com
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When 17-year-old violinist Joseph Matthews performed at the dedication of the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, he had no idea he would discover his family roots.
Author: FamilySearch.org
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See the reasons why people do genealogy and family history. Connect with your family and your ancestry at worldvitalrecords.com. Find your ancestry.
Author: WorldVitalRecords
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How do you store all those digitized photos, scanned documents, research notes and family tree data? As rich media (photos, video, movies, music) continues to devour your storage capacity of your local hard drive, you need a solution that allows you to easily manage, protect, and scale storage for your PC or Mac.
Author: Philip L Hayes
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Today’s computer’s and technology makes it easy to record, edit and publish interviews with relatives from around the world without you having to travel all over the place to get them. Although this article will focus on a Macintosh solution, the same principals can be applied to Windows.
Author: Philip Hayes
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From the producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” comes the highly anticipated “Find My Family,” a program with one simple mission — to bring families back together. With the help of a dedicated team of researchers, hosts Tim Green and Lisa Joyner guide people searching for lost loved ones through emotional journeys that will change their lives forever.
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