(+) Protecting Your Genealogy Work from Natural Disaster
The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.Hurricanes in Florida, wildfires in California, tornadoes and floods almost everywhere. It seems that our homes and businesses are vulnerable to natural disasters most everywhere. Then there are localized disasters, such as house fires, burst water pipes, and thunderstorms with severe wind gusts. You may be covered by homeowners insurance but have you "insured" your many hours of genealogy searches? If a disaster does strike, will you be able to replace your genealogy records once you get your life back in order? Some years ago I remember watching a television ne

Canadian Genealogy Centre Web Site Updated
The following announcement was written by Library and Archives Canada:Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce that the following pages of the Canadian Genealogy Centre web site have been recently updated:Abbreviations used in French records, Bibliography, Canadian Forces after 1918 (including Second World War), Criminal Records, Divorce, Events, First World War, Genealogical Societies, Irish, Jewish, Newspapers, North West Mounted Police, Notarial Records, Provincial and territorial Archives, Provincial land records, Reference Sites. For most of the pages, th

Vertical Horizon launches MyBlood 1.0 for Windows and Macintosh
The following announcement was written by Vertical Horizon, a Belgium-based software company: Antwerp, 23rd of November 2009. Vertical Horizon, the Belgium based software company announces general availability of its genealogy application MyBlood.MyBlood has a number of unique features that make the product stand out towards its competitors: MyBlood runs on Mac OS as well as on XP, Vista and Windows 7 with the same single source code and is fully GEDCOM 5.5 compliant MyBlood has

Sanborn Fire Maps Online
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County's Virtual Library has full color Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps online, available for download. These large scale street plans include building outlines, property boundaries, and building use, dating back to 1904. The Sanborn Maps were originally created for assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the United States. The Sanborn Company sent out legions of surveyors to record the building footprints and relevant details about these buildings in all major urbanized areas regarding their fire liability. The maps include detailed information regarding town and building information in approximately 12,000 U.S. towns

Historic Photographs Found Dumped under Fort Worth Bridge
A treasure trove of priceless photographs were recently found dumped under a bridge in South Fort Worth. Among the found photographs were images of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade just moments before his assassination, a young President George H. W. Bush, Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, former Texas Gov. John Connally, and founder of the Fort Worth NAACP Chapter Dr. George Flemming.Whoever tossed the pictures away apparently had no idea they were throwing away history. The photographs were found underneath Interstate 20 and Oak Grove in South Fort Worth by the Code Compliance iIllegal dumping team.  The location is a well-kn