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There are 31 titles on Footnote that are almost done, but have had no pages added in the past month. They are “stuck” – as if the runner had fallen right before the finish line.

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The following table lists titles added or updated at Footnote.com this week.

title
total pages
last week
%age

Civil War Soldiers – Union – MO
1,900,224
33,310
87%

Naturalizations – NY Eastern
905,817
20,056
84%

Texas Death Certificates
2,933,703
17,177
60%

Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”
537,583
15,680
1%

Census – US Federal 1900
19,286
6,673
1%

Naturalizations – NY Southern
813,362
6,184
52%

News – Fort Wayne News (IN)
47,888
4,070
0%

Census – US Federal 1910
14,546
3,617
1%

Census – US Federal 1920
12,834
2,173
1%

News – Poughkeepsie Journal
296,704
2,015
23%

TOTAL

110,955

“%age” is the percentage complete, [...]

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I keep a list of titles from the National Archives that have been   on Footnote.com. The list has been updated. These updates take place on a random schedule, the last having been 19-Oct.
The appearance of the list has changed significantly. I’ve taken the time to put the list into a table, instead of a [...]

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Below, please find a list of NARA titles on Footnote.com, sorted by NARA Microfilm Publication Number. This page was previously maintained as a page on the Footnote site, but I can control the appearance better here.
You might notice that some titles appear more than once. Due to differences in the internal content, theyhave broken some [...]

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The following table lists titles added or updated at Footnote.com this week.

Dec 18

title
pct
pages
Last week

Civil War Soldiers – Union – MO
86
1,866,914
119,706

Naturalizations – NY Eastern
82
885,761
74,509

Naturalizations – NY Southern
52
807,178
51,676

Texas Death Certificates
59
2,916,526
30,827

Civil War Widows Pensions
1
521,903
9,335

Census – US Federal 1920
1
10,661
6,458

Census – US Federal 1910
1
10,929
3,835

Census – US Federal 1930
97
2,666,759
3,158

Census – US Federal 1900
1
12,613
2,419

“pct” is the percentage complete, according to the website
“pages” [...]

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The following table lists titles added or updated at Footnote.com this week.

20091211

title
this week
to date

Texas Death Certificates
44,295
2,885,699

Civil War Soldiers – Union – MO
27,788
1,747,208

Civil War Soldiers – Union – KY
4,779
1,241,205

Naturalizations – NY Eastern
16,764
811,252

Naturalizations – NY Southern
8,014
755,502

Civil War Widows Pensions
2,336
512,568

News – Poughkeepsie Journal
13,058
294,689

Massachusetts Vital Records
3,395
153,486

Massachusetts Vital Record Transcripts
3,070
132,692

News – Fort Wayne News (IN)
1,339
43,818

Census – US Federal 1900
2,614
10,194

Census – [...]

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What’s in a name? Well, if you use a term to mean more than one thing, there is ambiguity in a name. So when is two titles actually eight titles? Well, sometimes a title is a title, and sometimes it’s five titles.

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If you know someone that is secretly wanting the Footnote subscription, but is just a bit hesitant about it based on the price … well, you’re in luck!
Today, Footnote.com is showing a “holiday discount” from $79.95 to $49.95. That’s a $30 savings. You can find the promotion here, until the promotion ends. [link]
If you’re a [...]

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Last week, I wondered about what happens in the “genealogy industry” after the US census collection becomes freely available. I blogged about it over at the RootsWorks blog [link]. If you are interested, or have comments on the topic, that site is devoted to technology and genealogy, and the topics are broader than Footnote.com-related issues.
See [...]

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Almost a month ago, Footnote announced their intent to complete the US Federal Census.
First, a few thoughts about the project. At present, there have been 15 censuses released. The first 6 censuses (1790-1840) only list the head of household. Beginning in 1850, the census lists every name, and beginning in 1880, they show the relationship [...]

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