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REPORT: The Family History EXPO, Logan UT

sharbrough — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:06:19 +0000

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

Speaking Schedule, 2008

sharbrough — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:11:35 +0000

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 you’d like to meet and discuss Footnote at any of these events, just let me know. If you’d like to know when I’ll be out of town so you can plunder my house, please pick someone else.

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Footnote’s “Civ War” Collection

sharbrough — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:35:34 +0000

Footnote has service records, pension files, newspapers, and government correspondence from the War Between The States. There are even photographs. If you know your civil war ancestor, you are likely to find something about them here. (more…)

Footnote’s “Rev War” Collection

sharbrough — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:15:13 +0000

Footnote.com has a terrific “Rev War” collection, including military records and papers from the founding of the nation. Names for wars can be problematic. Known in the US as the “Revolutionary War,” the War for Independence was a bit of a revolution in terms of the novelty of democracy at the time, but it wasn’t a revolution in the strict sense of the word. The rebels weren’t trying to overthrow the king, or throw out the government in London. It was a war of secession. Still, we refer to it at Footnote as the “Rev War” because we use a lot of verbal shorthand around the office. (more…)

News 18-Dec-2007

sharbrough — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:31:18 +0000

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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The Long Runway

sharbrough — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:24:48 +0000

There are so many things that one could say about Footnote.com. The history website was launched in January 2007. It’s not easy to decide where to start. So, let’s go chronologically. Before there was a site - before there was any content to discuss - there was a set of business practices taking shape. The general idea was an idea of treating customers the way that we like to be treated when we’re customers. From that general idea came a number of specific ideas, one of which is “The Long Runway.” (more…)