The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration has
awarded Archives.com the hosting of the 1940
U.S. federal census images when they are released on 2 April
2012.
Ancestry.com has added more than 50
million new U.S. birth, marriage, and death records to its U.S.
Vital Records Collection.
Pennsylvania's new vital records bill (SB-361) would set at 50
years when death records and 105 years when birth records become
open to the public.
Britain's Prince Charles has stated that his genealogy connects
him to Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century Romanian warlord.
"Who Do You Think You Are?," the popular genealogy television
series, resumes on Friday, 3 February 2012.
Listener email includes:
Mac asks whether you need permission to publish screen shots
taken at Internet websites.
Christine asks for suggesions for places to search for
information about servants and laborers in Minnesota in the first
decade of the 20th century.
Claire comments on using the iPad and popular genealogical
software. She also discusses her participation in the Smith Surname
Project.
Don had a grandfather who would not talk about his past, and
the things he once talked about he later denied. Don is looking for
suggestions to help him get past his brick wall.
Mary Ann reminds us that the Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/) is another
excellent place to search for digitized books online.
Beth is using a program called Bento on her iPad to organize
and show off her photographs.
Judy asked for help in downloading a PDF book from her computer
to her iPad and iPhone.
George G. Morgan and Drew Smith discuss genealogy on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
Drew Smith interviews leaders of the genealogy community on Genealogy Connection