The Unofficial Footnote Blog

This past week, Footnote announced a “Great Depression Collection.” The content was identified as the Population Schedules from the 1930 US Federal Census, and historical newspapers from the period. The newspapers have been on the site for some time previously, but that’s a common marketing approach to which Footnote is not immune. Re-branding and re-launching [...]

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The links below are for use in the lab at the Indiana Historical Society this afternoon.
 
Ancestry.com – the largest genealogy site. What’s there, how to find it, what to do with it after you do find it.
Footnote.com – an original records site. What’s there, how to find it, what to do with it [...]

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On Saturday, a nice day for a drive, I made the trip from Orem up to Logan UT for the Family History Expo.

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I make a number of public appearances each year, primarily to beat the drum about Footnote.com. I also have a bit of a misspent youth, and as a result, I also give talks about technology topics in genealogy. Here is my speaking schedule for 2008, and a list of conferences that I will attend. If [...]

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Tuesday’s news includes:

Major search overhaul at Footnote.com. Users get a great deal more control over the process.
2008 User Meetings – preliminary schedule. Six cities with a lot of the midwest – St Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas / Ft Worth, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia make the list.

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