Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Ancestry for iPad

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I got an iPad! The very first app I downloaded was Ancestry.com ’s Ancestry. I love the look. It’s amazing how effective a good background a...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

1940 Census Update for 28 May 2012

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I don’t have much time, so I’ll make this quick. (Percentages are my own estimates.) FamilySearch Indexing has reached about 50%. FamilyS...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

RootsTech 2013 Call for Papers

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Interested in presenting at next year’s RootsTech conference? Submit proposals at www. rootstech.org from now until 15 June 2012. Accordin...
Friday, May 18, 2012

Elizabeth Shown Mills Citation Website

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At the recent National Genealogical Society ’s 2012 annual conference I was lucky enough to attend one of Elizabeth Shown Mills’s classes. B...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

1940 Census Update for 16 May 2012

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Bad News Images for the 1940 census were digitized from microfilm, according to Miriam Kleiman, public affairs specialist for the US Nation...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Facial Recognition

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“I work with technology that is yet to come,” said Gregory Kipper, “futurist” with General Dynamics. Kipper spoke about facial recognition i...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Ancestry.com VIP Briefing

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I was lucky enough to get an invitation to Ancestry.com ’s Wednesday evening VIP briefing at the 2012 annual conference of the National Gene...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Ancestry.com Q & A at NGS Conference

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Crista Cowan, Ancestry.com ’s barefoot genealogist, conducted a question and answer session in the company’s booth Wednesday morning at the ...
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NGS Conference Begins with a Click

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The annual conference of the National Genealogical Society began Wednesday morning with a click. But not just any click; it was the click o...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

'Twas the Night Before NGS and FamilySearch Was Stirring

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Paul Nauta of FamilySearch addresses bloggers Tuesday You must know I am prejudiced in favor of the National Genealogical Society (NGS), f...
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Ancestry.com Launches AncestryDNA

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Last week Ancestry.com announced the release of AncestryDNA. Ancestry said “the new DNA test analyzes a person’s genome at over 700,000 mar...
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Monday, May 7, 2012

1940 Census Status Update for 6 May 2012

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I haven’t been watching the Find My Past horse. I’m not certain why; they are a 1940 U.S. Census Community Project member. The map on FindM...
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Data Extraction Technology at Ancestry.com

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Ancestry.com ’s Crista Cowan recently interviewed Laryn Brown, senior product manager, about Ancestry’s new data extraction technology. Ance...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Inside View of FamilySearch Indexing the 1940 Census

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Thomas McGill gave an insider’s view of FamilySearch indexing in a presentation to the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) on 19 April 201...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Ancestry.com Offers Free Scanning, Volunteers Sought

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Once again Ancestry.com is offering a free scanning service to attendees of the National Genealogical Society Conference in Cincinnati nex...
Monday, April 30, 2012

#1940Census Status Update for 28 April 2012

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On Saturday horses changed positions in the race to post 1940 census indexes. FamilySearch.org jumped from last place into a tie with lead...
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

1940 First Indexer Award

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The displayer of this badge certifies that he or she is a proud indexer of the 1940 Census. 1. Name: Ancestry Insider 2. First Indexed: Apri...

1940 Census Award Badges

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If you are helping index the 1940 U.S. Census, give yourself a pat an the back in the form of the “1940 Census First Indexer Award.” Choos...
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#1940Census Who Has the Best Images?

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In my “1940 Census Image Viewer Comparison” article I noted how different websites took more or less time to display images. Ancestry.com to...
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Ancestry.com Intends to Acquire Archives.com

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Ancestry.com announced Wednesday that they have signed an agreement to purchase Archives.com for $100 million plus assuming some of their ...
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