Dec 19, 2006
Announcements include the relaunch of Ancestry Magazine, the
purchase of ProQuest Information and Learning (the division of
ProQuest that includes HeritageQuest Online) by Cambridge
Information Group, the release of Calico Pie's Family Historian 3.1
(more info at www.family-historian.co.uk), The National Archives
(UK) online release of UK Outbound Passenger Lists (with a 10%
extra free if you buy units using code AOB10PCX) with more info at
ancestorsonboard.com, and the ISFHWE Annual Writing Contest (more
info at www.rootsweb.com/~cgc/contest.htm). Listener e-mail
asks about how to present (and sometimes limit) information shared
with newly found cousins. George and Drew, following up on
last week's podcast in which they discussed the hardware they use,
identify their favorite genealogy-related software tools (even when
they aren't specifically for genealogy). Finally, George and
Drew review the new series of surname books published by
Ancestry.com entitled "Our Name in History".