NYPL releases 20, 000 historical maps

The New York Public Library recently released a set of 20,000 historical maps on their website. This post on their site contains more details.

Online Search Strategies Webinar Released

We are very excited about the release of our webinar that had the largest online attendance ever: "Online Search Strategies." The presentation focuses on organizing your search process to avoid repetitive searching and for more effective troubleshooting. Visit this blog post for additional details.

Index to United States Veterans' Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933

FamilySearch's index to United States Veterans' Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933 is still in process as of this writing, but it is an everyname index. Which means if the widow's name happens to appear on the card (even as a reference) she is included. If for some reason another name is on the card, that name will be in the index.

Refresh Those Search Pages At Ancestry.com

Tonight when using Ancestry.com for a webinar, I noticed that the search box looked different--there were fewer search boxes. It wasn't that I had the simple search option checked. Somehow my browser had something in it causing it to alter the search screen. I went back to Ancestry.com home page and back into the census search I needed and all was find. Refreshing the page may have worked too.

Ths Irish in the American Civil War

If you've got Irish ancestors who fought in the American Civil War, this website/blog may have some interesting reading for you--"The Irish in the American Civil War."

What Sites Use Which Wildcards and When?

Do know which of the main genealogy database sites allow wildcards, which wildcards do what, and how many letters must be included before a wildcard can be used?

If not you might not be searching as effectively as you could be.

If it has been a while since you last searched on a site, consider reviewing their "help" information regarding the wildcards.

Webinars: Ancestry.com's "New" Search and Structuring Online Searching

We've added two new webinars to our schedule for next week:

• Using the "New" Search at Ancestry.com--26 March 2014
• Structuring Your Online Searching--27 March 2014

Both are at 7 PM Central time. Complete information is here.