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Partnership allows genealogy research at home

TOPEKA -- The Kansas Historical Society announced a partnership with Ancestry.com on Wednesday allowing individuals with a valid Kansas driver's license free access to more than 8 million Kansas records on the popular family history website.

Mocavo Expands Leadership Team with Industry Veterans

Mocavo, the world’s largest free genealogy search engine, today announced the appointment of Ryan Hunter as COO and Michael Leclerc as Chief Genealogist. Hunter joins Mocavo after four years as a Wall Street Analyst preceded by thirteen years of operational experience in the Technology Industry.

The 1940 Census is coming! Are you ready to do your genealogical research?

Roger4336 photo via Flickr. CC license applies.A 1940s-era train pulls into a station. It's quite possible you might find some railroad workers from your family in the 1940 Census, due to be released in early April. In preparation for the...

TV shows to feature family history research

It is encouraging to know that genealogy shows will be shown again this season.

Carl Malamud Answers: Goading the Government To Make Public Data Public

You asked Carl Malamud about his experiences and hopes in the gargantuan project he's undertaken to prod the U.S. government into scanning archived documents, and to make public access (rather than availability only through special dispensation) the default for newly created, timely government data. (Malamud points out that if you have comments on what the government should be focusing on ...