Online “Irish History Family Day"

For one day only, January 24, 2013, access for free millions of Irish birth, marriage and death records at Findmypast.com. 

To learn more about the records offering: 
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Online-Irish-History-Day-launched-with-21-million-birth-marriage-and-death-records-released-187578211.html

To access the Findmypast website: 
http://www.findmypast.com/

Making Sense of the American Civil War, 1861-1865

Chapin Memorial Library will be the site for a lecture series about the American Civil War. The first of five sessions will be held on January 16, 2013 with the final session to be held February 13, 2013. Lecture times are 10:30 a.m. to noon preceded by a coffee and fellowship period.

For complete information about this free lecture series, including topics, speakers and registration, use the following link: http://www.chapinlibrary.org/LTAI%202013.htm

Differences Between Ancestry.com and Ancestry Library Edition

Users of Ancestry Library Edition need to be aware that there are differences between the personal subscription version of Ancestry.com and the “library edition” available for onsite use at many libraries and genealogical organizations.

Differences occur in both “user experience” and “databases/ collections.” For “...a list of major features and functionality in Ancestry.com that is not included in Ancestry.com Library Edition as well as “...certain databases or collections that are available in Ancestry.com, but are not included in Ancestry Library Edition, use one of the following links:

http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/ale_ancestcom_comparison.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:J47p4mfQfpcJ:www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/ale_ancestcom_comparison.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj6DrN7U5ZLKC8bDBHq9wyptwylKZflqL4pnc5wrrKruBWvAp10iHHd7elKgBx-QP0A1k2F_t5OGRI2k_fyDs3MBMSE6XbaYamZbbac-cWjz_gq05eK5s7O_vVssV30T80I58TN&sig=AHIEtbSksSDb9pt8w4POD3C5G3OhtqqYag

It should be noted that the ProQuest document (revised July 2011) lists only the key differences - not all differences. 

You may want to download or print this document for future reference.

Webinar: "The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources"

Legacy Family Tree's latest webinar, "The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources," is now available for viewing online through December 10, 2012. The webinar covers the use of census, vital, land, and probate records in doing genealogy research in the United States. The 90 minute presentation should be of interest to both new and experienced genealogists.

To view the presentation, click on the following link:

http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2012-11-28-sources/2012-11-28-sources.html 

 

GA Archives To Stay Open

In a surprise announcement made on Wednesday during  his "Georgia Archives Month" proclamation, Governor Nathan Deal announced that the  Georgia State Archives Building, located in Morrow, GA, would not close to the public on November 1st as had been previously announced.   While the announcement was welcome news, there was no mention as to exactly how the budgetary problem would be resolved.

To learn more, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://www.news-daily.com/news/2012/sep/19/governor-georgia-archives-will-stay-open/    

Georgia State Archives Building To Be Closed To The Public

The Georgia State Archives Building, located in Morrow, GA, will be closed to the public beginning November 1, 2012 in order to help meet required budget cuts. After November 1st, public access to the building will be by appointment only and the number of appointments may be limited.

The closure announcement was made in a statement by Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. To read the announcement, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/20142861/article-Statement-from-Georgia-Secretary-of-State-Brian-Kemp-on-public-closure-of-the-State-Archives-effective-Nov--1?instance=home_news_lead_story

Free U.S. Census Access

Ancestry.com is making available through September 3rd free access to its U.S. Census Collection (1790-1940).  To view search results will require registration for a “free account.”

Copy and paste the following URL into your web browser to access this collection:

http://www.ancestry.com/census?o_iid=52183&o_lid=52183&o_sch=Web+Property