Thursday, November 11, 2010

Free Access to Ancestry.com’s U.S. Military Collection

In honor of Veterans Day, Ancestry.com is offering free access to its U.S. Military Collection through November 14th.

To access these records, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://www.ancestry.com/militaryrecords

Note: To view search results will require registration for a “free account.”

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Atlanta Family History Expo

Family History Expos, Inc., based in Morgan, Utah, will hold its Atlanta Family History Expo at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth (suburb of Atlanta), Georgia on Friday and Saturday, November 12-13, 2010. Some of the topics to be covered during the two-day event include:

  • How technology will impact search for family history answers now and in the future
  • Tips and tricks for finding elusive females in a family tree
  • Scanning and photo retouching basics
  • Using social networking in genealogy
  • Finding German ancestors

To find out more information about the expo, including program content/times, speakers and exhibitors, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://www.fhexpos.com/Atlanta2010/Atlanta2010Program.pdf

To find out information about costs and registration, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://www.fhexpo.com/