Archive for October, 2006

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

More Newspapers at GenealogyBank

Monday, October 30th, 2006

I blogged about the new GenealogyBank site a few weeks ago. Tom Kemp just sent me the following list of papers launched on the site during October. This is in addition to the 1300 titles they already had up! Amazing…
State Title Dates Collection

AK Peninsula Clarion 8/18/2006 to Current America’s Obituaries
CA Evening News 7/1/1914 to 12/30/1916 Historical Newspapers
CA San Jose Mercury News 5/1/1902 to 12/31/1916 Historical Newspapers
DC Catholic Standard 5/9/2002 […]

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

An Announcement From Appleton’s Books & Genealogy

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

I got the following announcement from Jennifer and Blaine today. They are really neat people who made genealogy vending a lot more fun - for many years. They will be missed.
After over a decade in business, Appleton’s is closing its doors as of Fall 2006.
We appreciate and value all of the interactions we’ve had with […]

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

The “Tower of Babel” Translation Device

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

If you could travel to your ancestor’s homeland - and speak the language (without really knowing how), would you be a bit less intimidated by the trip? Note that I only said “speak,” not “understand.” With technology currently being studied, there may soon be devices on the market that let the user silently mouth words […]

Everton and World Vital Records to Share Data

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Everton and World Vital Records have signed an agreement to share their data. The Everton Genealogical Library’s collection of books, newsletters and research material will now appear online at a rapid pace as part of World Vital Records online subscription website, which launched in early October.
If you have an Everton’s Library Online membership, […]

ProQuest Selling Part of the Company to Snap-On

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

ProQuest has cut a deal that will allow the struggling operation to pay down debt and put it in a better financial position. The company is selling ProQuest Business Solutions, an Ohio company with 700 employees that produces electronic parts catalogs to Snap-on, the tool company.
This is good news for genealogists, in that not only […]

Top 5 Tips to NOT Get Hacked Online

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Net-Security.org has good advice for protecting yourself online. These are the guidelines I follow and can attest to the fact that they work.
People frequently ask if I still bank or shop online (of course I do), or how they can protect themselves when they do. For those who are not experts in computer security, here […]

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Halloween Characters Found in Ancestry Census Databases

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

PROVO, Utah, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Looking for invitees for this year’s Halloween party? For a spooky selection, look no further than the U.S. and UK census collections on Ancestry.com. As the world’s largest online family history resource, Ancestry.com is the only source for the complete digitized and indexed U.S. Federal Census collection from 1790 […]

Roots Television is a Big Hit

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Roots Television is off and running on the Internet. It’s pretty impressive. Everything from short how-to segments to full lectures can be found on the site. And that’s not all… Following is a news release from Megan Smolenyak.
When Roots Television™ debuted on September 29, 2006, it was a quiet launch in beta mode intended to […]

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.

Las Vegas air/hotel, 2 nts., from $327: Excalibur Hotel Casino, 3 stars

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Sample 2-night air/hotel package from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas from $327 based on travel 10/24 through 10/26. Sample prices are per person, based on double occupancy and vary by dates of travel, availability, and departure city.