Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Awards, Awards, and More Awards

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I confess that I am no great fan of most of the award chain-letters that circulate. I am honestly honored that genealogy writers of high cal...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Crash Course in Family History

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This is one in a series of reviews . Important legal notices concerning my reviews can be found at ancestryinsider.blogspot.com . At the ...
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Internet Genealogy Going Down?

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First off, rumors of my demise have been premature. I may be preoccupied with the dead, but I still occupy a place among the living. More on...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Genealogical Maturity Model Definitions

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This is another article discussing my proposed Genealogical Maturity Model (GMM). A year ago I learned some things from Elizabeth Shown M...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Digitized Records Not Just for Mormons

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Dear Ancestry Insider, I've been reading your column/blog since you began - and have always been interested in the content -EXCEPT ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

NFS 0.99 Beta

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We’re at the middle of the month at the middle of the quarter, so it should be time for the quarterly update to New FamilySearch (NFS). Yup...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

NFS 1.0 for Non-Mormons

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This Thanksgiving may be the first holiday Jay Verkler (President and CEO of FamilySearch ) relaxes since the rollout began for New Family...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

NFS Rollout News Is Nearing the End

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We are one week away from finishing the rollout of New FamilySearch (NFS) to all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain...
Monday, November 16, 2009

A Theoretical Basis for Maturity Models (Part 2)

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This is another article discussing my proposed Genealogical Maturity Model (GMM). Last time , I abruptly closed in the middle of discussi...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Free, For a Limited Time

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It’s belated news, but in case you haven’t already seen these free offers, read on: Holocaust Collection Free Through End of Year I re...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

A Theoretical Basis for Maturity Models (Part 1)

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There has been some excellent discussion of the Genealogical Maturity Model (GMM), both here and elsewhere . I see some points raised agai...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Tim Sullivan Rings Opening Bell

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Thursday morning, Tim Sullivan, the CEO of Ancestry.com , rang the opening bell to start trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. See a video ...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

News Ketchup: Today's the Day

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  Modification of an image © 2005, The Facey Family Some rights reserved . It’s time for a little news ketchup! Today’s the Anc...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

NFS Rollout News for Election Day 2009

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We are down to just one red temple district before the rollout of New FamilySearch (NFS) is complete for all members of the Church of Jesu...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Ancestry.com Goes Public This Week

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Plans seem to be proceeding for Ancestry.com to go public this week. Renaissance Capital has selected Ancestry.com as its featured IPO for...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Genealogical Maturity Model Proposal

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The Genealogical Maturity Model is made of levels like a chocolate cake. © 2008, Jimmy McDonald . Used with permission. This...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Kory Meyerink to speak Saturday

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Note: This article is off topic and will be of interest primarily to Christians living in the Provo, Utah area. Kory L. Meyerink , noted g...
Monday, October 26, 2009

FamilySearch Community Trees

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Last week a new project appeared on FamilySearch Labs . Historical Family Trees Ever wish you could reconstruct the families that ...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2010

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Dear Ancestry Insider, Would you consider including information from the attached document on your blog? Please let me know if you ar...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources

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This is one in a series of reviews. Important legal notices regarding reviews can be found at ancestryinsider.blogspot.com . A Guide to M...