Evening all,
I am sending this along 'cause I think that you all should know about the
site - and at least explore it. The newsletter is a daily thing - working
days anyhow - and subscription info is part of it. If you haven't been
there yet, I would highly recommend that you visit it. I think that you
will agree that it is worth the time it takes.
I was pleasantly surprised recently when I visited the list-owners page at
RootsWeb. There were a total of 26 email subscriptions to the list.
Frankly, that is far better than I expected to find. I have seen several
queries move back and forth across the list, and have seen very little in
the way of answers. I wonder if that is because there was no one here who
had an answer, or suggestion. The other possibility is that the replies
have gone directly to the requester and were not sent to the list. There is
nothing wrong with that solution; I would encourage that you also cc the
list. Part of the reason these lists exist is the common enlightenment of
all participants. Please remember to send anything that all of us would
like to see to the list.
Just recalled a case in point on another list. A question had been posted.
The individual answering the query replied to the requester, and cc the
list. I noted the signature file had a surname of interest as Neatherly. I
had to follow up because of the close spelling of Weatherly. It turns out
that the information this individual has came from one of the old records
and could easily have been W. While that question has yet to be resolved, I
opened another possibility to the replier - and learned of another possible
fork in the tree.
All right - no more soap box tonight!
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Ancestry HomeTown Daily
"A Daily Dose of Genealogy"
www.ancestry.com
January 30, 1998
In this issue:
- Database of the Day
- Today's New Maps
- Subscribe to Ancestry and Receive the 1998 Ancestry Reference Library
CD-ROM!
- Ancestry Selects GlobalCenter to Provide Professional Hosting Services
for Ancestry HomeTown Web Site
- 1895 Atlas Now Online!
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Database of the Day (Free for 10 Days!)
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book
(100 volumes)
We have increased this already popular database by adding 50 additional
volumes!
This database, which contains references to Revolutionary War ancestors
and their descendants, was created from Lineage Books of the National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution from information submitted
by tens of thousands of individuals. Each volume contains approximately
15,000 names, making this database of over 1.5 million names, a valuable
collection to anyone with ancestors who served in the American
Revolution.
At Ancestry, we look forward to additional updates to this valuable
database. Stay tuned as this well-known database expands!
As with any such contributed database of this size and scope, factual
errors may exist in the data, particularly in the area of Revolutionary
War service. The NSDAR has gone to great effort to collect and improve
upon this valuable collection of ancestral data with additions and
corrections whenever possible. For more information on this subject
contact the Office of the Registrar General, NSDAR, 1776 D St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
20006-5392.
Bibliography- Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (100 volumes).
Since this database represents a various compilation of 100 volumes, the
years and locations of copyright information varies, according to each
volume. For example, volume 8 was published in 1899 in Washington,
D.C., whereas volume 63 was published in 1923, also in Washington, D.C.
To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp
OR
http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/recent.asp
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Today's New Maps
Ancestry is currently adding 3 maps every working day to their
web site. One of the three maps is available for free for 10 days,
after which it will be moved to the subscription area. The remaining
two maps are available in the subscription area.
Today's FREE map is:
- Tennessee Country 1748-1775
Today's maps available in the Subscription Area:
- England and Wales 1644
- West Florida after Treaty of Paris 1763
To view these maps, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/maps.asp
Look under the FREE MAPS section of the page for the
Free map of the day.
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Subscribe to Ancestry and Receive the 1998 Ancestry Reference Library
CD-ROM!
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The Ancestry Reference Library 1998 edition is a collection of
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included, this newly revised and expanded collection contains
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information in one convenient CD-ROM. To get all these books
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The Ancestry Reference Library contains these eight vital reference
books:
- The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy (Revised Edition, 1997)
- Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
- The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library
- The Library of Congress: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical
Research
- The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches
- U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources (NEW!)
- Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives (NEW!)
- American Biographical Library (NEW!)
"Ancestry has provided the genealogical community with an outstanding
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- Kathleen Hinckley, APGQ, December 1997 (Association of Professional
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Ancestry Selects GlobalCenter to Provide Professional Hosting Services
for Ancestry HomeTown Web Site
Ancestry, Inc., announced the selection of GlobalCenter, Inc. as its Web
hosting partner earlier this week. GlobalCenter, located in Sunnyvale,
Calif., is best known as the host for some of the Internet's most
successful companies and sites including Netscape, Yahoo!, and
Quote.com.
Prior to the agreement, the popular Ancestry HomeTown genealogy site
(
www.ancestry.com) was internally self-hosted by Ancestry, but recent
overwhelming demand for access to the vast Ancestry collection of
genealogy data made outsourcing the site a practical necessity.
"We are creating the world's largest and most useful online genealogical
community and that leaves us very little time for being in the Web
hosting business," said Ancestry CEO Paul B. Allen. "Our new
relationship with GlobalCenter will give us the freedom and flexibility
to do what we do best without the technical hassles of trying to keep up
with the growing demands for our products and services."
Ancestry HomeTown is already among the most popular genealogy Web sites
in the world, providing services to as many as 50,000 unique visitors
each day. The site currently boasts more than 300 searchable databases
containing some 80 million genealogy records and offers thousands of
pages of reference material to help genealogists discover their roots.
At least one new database has been added to the collection each business
day since the site was officially launched in April 1997.
The selection of GlobalCenter was precipitated by a staggering response
to Ancestry's December holiday promotion in which free access to its
entire genealogy library was offered to all-comers. "We were completely
unprepared for the kind of response we got which quickly overwhelmed the
capacity of our T1 connection and, in some cases, our server hardware,"
said Allen. "The decision to outsource after that experience was an easy
one and GlobalCenter's reputation and responsiveness made it that much
simpler."
Prepared for Expansion
More than 19 million adult Americans are "highly involved" in family
history research, according to American Demographics magazine. Recent
data from Media Metrix suggests that increasing numbers of genealogy
hobbyists are turning to the Internet for information. Ancestry's site
alone attracted approximately one percent of the total Internet audience
in September, or about 350,000 unique visitors who averaged more than 15
page views per visit.
With the site now hosted by GlobalCenter, Ancestry President Dan Taggart
says the company is prepared for a projected site usage increase of 400%
in the first half of 1998. "We have attracted millions of visitors to
our site since our launch in June 1996 by providing searchable databases
and research tips to genealogists," he said. "In the near
future we will
re-launch the site and introduce nearly a dozen new community-oriented
features, including chat and forums. Our visitors will enjoy membership
in a genealogy community where they can discover their own heritage and
help others find their ancestors and relatives even more effectively
than before."
About GlobalCenter, Inc.
GlobalCenter's digital distribution links the end user more closely to
content, resulting in the best possible Internet experience. The digital
distribution architecture overcomes shortcomings in the Internet
infrastructure by combining public and private interconnects with
geographically dispersed Media Distribution Centers and intelligent
end-user routing software to push content to the edge of the network.
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based GlobalCenter is the first global digital
distribution company. GlobalCenter enables businesses to establish and
manage the Internet as a strategic channel and provides digital
distribution services that connect people everywhere more closely to
content. Currently, GlobalCenter is the content manager of choice for
Netscape, Yahoo!,
About Ancestry Inc.
Ancestry is a fifteen-year-old publisher of printed and electronic
reference materials for genealogists. Since June 1996, Ancestry has
provided free searching in the 54 million names Social Security Death
Index and in April 1997 officially launched Ancestry HomeTown. The site
has since evolved into the Internet's fastest growing resource for
genealogical research.
Privately held Ancestry is headquartered in Orem, Utah. For more
information on the company or its products, or to experience Ancestry
HomeTown firsthand, visit
http://www.ancestry.com or call 1-800-ANCESTRY
(800-262-3787).
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1895 Atlas Now Online!
Here's a hearty congratulations to Pam Rietsch, Coordinator of the
Livingston County MI - U.S. GenWeb Site. Pam has spent the last 16
months completing an Online version of the 1895 Atlas. The site can be
found at:
http://www.ismi.net/lcmigw
The following is Pam's explanation of the project.
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Well almost 16 months after I began the project, the data entry portion
of the 1895 Atlas is complete. All of the states, except Alaska (which
has a map only) plus the District of Columbia have data which shows what
towns where around in that time period. Each town also shows the
population, the county it is located in, where in the state it is
located, whether it has a post office, a railroad station or an express
office.
This is especially helpful if you have some sort of a record from either
the 1880 census or the 1900 and in some case state census of 1885 where
it shows a town that cannot be found on current maps. So many small
towns over the years have either totally disappeared, or been merged
with other larger towns and have for all intents and purposes vanished.
The nice thing about this project is that you can also download a map of
the state also to see the exact placement of your town in question.
Watch the site over the next few months as I intend to do lots more to
make it more user friendly....and will also be scanning in the world
maps that came with the atlas. I will not have data for them, but I
think the old maps could prove useful in research.
The site can be found at:
http://www.ismi.net/lcmigw
Several people have had difficulties in printing out the maps, so I now
have a special page set up with instructions on how to accomplish this
feat, just a click away.
If there is anything I can do that would help you to use the Atlas
better, please feel free to contact me. Remember to do your "hug
homework" !
Pam
Proud Corporate Sponsor of RootsWeb, why not support them today for all
they have done for the world of genealogy?
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html
As always, the cost for this information is for you to go out and give
someone a hug right now, whether they feel they need it or not because
time is so fleeting, they may not be there next time you have the urge.
Brought to you by the "List Lady"
Coordinator of : Livingston County MI - U.S. GenWeb Site:
5881 Richardson Rd. Howell MI 48843-7451 (734)878-9121 FAX
(734)878-9352
>prietsch(a)ismi.net<
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Have a good weekend!
Best Regards,
Lanae Clark, Editor, Ancestry's HomeTown Daily
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