Thursday, June 27, 2013

Ancestry.com Seeking Senior Product Manager in Ireland

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I don’t know if this means Ancestry.com is expanding their Irish offering or the Ireland presence, but they are advertising for a “Senior ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

FamilySearch Prepping to Move Source From NFS to Family Tree

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FamilySearch recently told users that they are preparing to move some of the sources from new.FamilySearch.org (NFS) to FamilySearch Famil...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Student Rate Announced For #FGS2013

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The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced a terrific student rate for their 2013 annual conference . Students can register for...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Family History Library and Cafeteria Closure

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Some patrons of the FamilySearch Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City avail themselves of the cafeteria in the basement of the Ch...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

PAF is Dead

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After several rumors and sputters in recent years, FamilySearch has made an official announcement. PAF is dead. The announcement was made ...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

FamilySearch Image Restrictions

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Archives and other record custodians have the dual and conflicting missions of protecting records and making them accessible. When FamilySea...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Found Another Photo of Me at NGS2013

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If you’re new to my blog, you may not be aware that I am the Wilson of genealogy bloggers. Julie Miller took this photograph of the Offici...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Ancestry Insider is an #FGS2013 Ambassador

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I have volunteered to be an ambassador for the 2013 annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies . The conference is sched...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

#NGS2013 Recordings Now Available

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The National Genealogical Society has announced that “recordings of lectures presented at the NGS 2013 Family History Conference in Las Veg...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FamilySearch.org Photo Frustration

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Ancestry.com member trees have persons and photos. Photos can be linked to persons. Simple. The Tree section of FamilySearch .org has per...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

FamilySearch.org Announces GEDCOM X Progress

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In an email to developers on 4 June 2013, FamilySearch announced “the first stable milestone release of the core GEDCOM X specification set...
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Friday, June 7, 2013

Ancestry.com Revisiting Search

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Ancestry.com is refocusing and reinvesting in the search experience, said Katharine Nester, director of product, and Dave Menninger, UX lead...
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Thursday, June 6, 2013

What’s New at Ancestry.com: Home Page Changes

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Ancestry.com recently made changes to the search box on the home page. The changes make the form simpler, less powerful, and allows the pag...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

FamilySearch.org Search Futures

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Before I tell you about features coming soon to FamilySearch .org’s historical records search engine, let me point out a two new features. ...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Ancestry.com new Story View

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Various sources are reporting that Ancestry.com is testing a new feature for member trees called “Story View.” According to Jordan Novet o...
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Monday, June 3, 2013

Monday Mailbox: FamilySearch vs. Ancestry.com Record Acquisition

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Dear Ancestry Insider, Two questions. 1) Does FamilySearch have the same records as Ancestry.com because there are two teams of peo...
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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Breaking News: Family History Library Security Concern Saturday

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A couple in my neighborhood reported earlier today (Saturday afternoon) that they were turned away at the FamilySearch Family History Libra...
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Friday, May 31, 2013

Serendipity in Carpooling

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Calvin Knight of Kaysville, Utah used to drive Bryan Wise to work each day because of Bryan’s health. Bryan was Calvin’s brother-in-law and ...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

FamilySearch World Wide Camera Operations

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Image Credit: FamilySearch © 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. In a 17 May 2013 email to partners, affili...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Providing Feedback to Ancestry.com Product Managers

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Ancestry.com has a mechanism allowing you to send feedback to the decision makers of the different features of their products. Click “Get...
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