Nov 29, 2010

The news includes:

• Ancestry.com unveils Family Tree Maker for the Macintosh.
• Ancestry.com and The Genealogist in the UK have announced an agreement with The National Archives (UK) to acquire and publish online the 1911 England and Wales Census.
• Ancestry.com has reached an agreement with National Geographic Digital...

Nov 14, 2010

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the annual conference of the Florida State Genealogical Society, held at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.  (Note: At one point during the episode, Drew tries to recall the name and URL of the national program that manages the archiving of local newspapers.  After the...

Oct 19, 2010

This week's news includes:

• Ancestry.com has announced that it will acquire iArchives and therefore acquire Footnote.com.
• Ancestry.com has added the 1852 California State Census to its U.S. collection.
• Ancestry.co.uk has added "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),...

Sep 22, 2010

The news includes:

• Ancestry.com has added to its website more than 1,700 recorded oral history interviews from immigrants who arrived in the U.S. through Ellis Island.
• FamilyLink has partnered with Historic Map Works and will soon provide access to the world's leading historical map collection.
• Ancestry.com has...

Aug 29, 2010

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2010 annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Knoxville, Tennessee.