What's New in Genealogy & Family History Resources?
New information, news and current issues about the Genealogy and Family History
Community: conferences, transactions, personal activities, research, publications,
social interactions and contacts with supporting institutions and public leaders.

CURRENT INFORMATION
101 Best Web Sites for 2008
Genealogy  Reviews  Online
GeneaWiki: Categories - Family History - Genealogy
Knol: a unit of knowledge "genealogy" search: Lists
PC World  -  URLSnooper Video Download Program
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself™: Family History & Genealogy
WeRelate:Articles - Genealogy -- WeRelate:User pages - Genealogy

GENEALOGY and FAMILY HISTORY:
* 24-7 Family History Circle
  - New Databases from Ancestry.com
  - RootsWeb - Databases What's New
* The Ancestry Insider
  Unofficial, unauthorized view of the Internet's biggest genealogy and family history websites.
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  Mormon Family History - Genealogy Search: LDS Family History Centers - Temples.
  - BYU Conferences and Workshops
  - Ensign - New Era Magazine Articles: Family History & Genealogy
  - FamilySearch™: LDS (Mormon) FamilySearch™ What's New
    - FamilySearchWiki
    - newFamilyHistory
      What's new in family history: short list 2008.
    - Welcome to the new FamilySearch™
  - FamilySearch™ Record Search
    Search millions of indexed records from this pilot site.  Browse through the
    images of records waiting to be indexed.  More records are added monthly.
  - The Genealogical Society of Utah
    Worldwide activities & collection statistics.  Bibliographic descriptions
    of the Society’s holdings appear in the Family History Library Catalog.
* Genealogy Conferences
  - About.com: Genealogy Conferences and About.com: Genealogy Events Calendar
  - EOGN's List of Upcoming Events - Calendar
  - Upcoming Events & Seminar: British Isles, Canada and USA
  - Upcoming Genealogy Events Forum
* NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - USA
  - National Genealogical Society: News and Events
* New Web Sites:
  - Cyndi's List:  What's New
  - Genealogy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog
  - Open Directory - Society: Genealogy
  - RootsWeb - Websites What's New
  - What's Really New in WWW Genealogy Pages
* News, Media and Travel:
  - 2008 - 2009 Story of the Year
                      Confucius Family: Qufu and Kung Te-cheng
                      Confucius: Confucianism (September 28, 551 – 479 BC)
                      Confucius' family genealogy may be the longest in the world.
                      The Hindu : International : Confucius family tree to grow bigger
                      Roman descendants found in China? | International News | News | Telegraph
                      Shanghaiist:  Are  you  ready  to  join  the  Daughters  of  Confucius?
                      Shanghaiist: Roman Legionnaires and Waiguoren invade the Chinese Family Tree
  - FOX News
    Search for "genealogy", "family history". keywords and surnames.
  - Genealogical News from around the World
  - Google™ News:  Family History and Genealogy
  - Moreover with "genealogy" for current genealogy headlines: NEWS
  - Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources
    - Genealogy Guys Podcast
    - Genealogy Tech Podcast
  - Technorati™ Search for: genealogy and Technorati Tag: genealogy
  - Television
    - History Television: Ancestors in the Attic
    - Roots Television
      Free genealogy and family history videos.
  - Topix.net - Pick your Topix, get the news (Genealogy)
  - Yahoo!® News Search: "Genealogy and Family History"
* Surname Newsgroups: Blogs, Genealogy Newsletters and Periodicals
  - DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog and Read Her Columns
  - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
    Daily newsletter for genealogy consumers, packed with straight talk.
  - Google™: * group:soc.genealogy.*
    Daily submissions from multiple groups.
  - New GENLIST-L
    Announcing new genealogy mailing lists.
  - RootsWeb - Mailing Lists What's New
* Top Search Engines and Directories
  Genealogy and family history Internet portals and browsers.
  - A9.com Search: Genealogy and A9.com Search: Family History
  - Alexa® - Browse: Genealogy and Alexa® Web Search
    Alexa® Web Search for Genealogy: Popularity & Reviews.
  - Factbites - Qwika - wikiwix
* Who Can Find People?
  - Genealogy - Avoid common scams and share your family history online.
  - Time Magazine Person of the Year

GENERAL:
* Academic Education Learning Resources
  - Accelerated Teacher Resources
  - Computer - Internet - Software: Genealogy Programs Support
    - Digital Genealogist and article database: Index of Publications (pubs)
  - English and Literature - Art, Dance, Music and Theater
  - Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
  - Genealogy Webmaster - Webmasters
  - History and Social Studies
    - Continuity and Change
      Combines elements from traditional fields such as history, sociology,
      law, demography, economics or anthropology, with comparative
      studies over a broad range of cultures and time spans.
    - GenDisasters: Portal:Disasters
      Tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions
      and other tragic accidents and events in history past, present and future.
      - Prepare.org | Preparedness Information on the Web
  - Libraries and Museums
    Reference shelf for the genealogist and family historian.
    - Global Books In Print®
      Comprehensive database of worldwide English-language titles.
      Link site is by subscription, available for free at participating
      research, library, archive, depository or other affiliated organizations.
      - What's New in Family History, Genealogy & Local History Books?
    - Librarians' Index to the Internet: Subscribe to New This Week
      Keeping up with new web sites.
    - Online Computer Library Center: Online Computer Library Center
      Computer network and services link thousands of libraries worldwide.
      - Interlibrary Loan Services
      - Web Scale Discovery and Delivery of OCLC - WorldCat®
        - Partnerships with key search engines such as Google™,
          Yahoo!® and Windows Live Search.
        - Toolset functionality embedded in the WorldCat.org interface,
           to find and evaluate materials, browse collections and perform research.
      - WorldCat®
        Over 1 billion items, from more than 60,000 libraries worldwide.
        - FirstSearch®: Online Reference
          - FirstSearch® Databases in Detail
          - FirstSearch® Glossary
        - WorldCat® for Genealogy
          - Tutorial - How to research genealogy with WorldCat® via FirstSearch®
            - Genealogy & Family History Internet Web Directory [WorldCat.org]
              Subjects: Genealogy -- Computer Network Resources -- Directories.
              Genealogy -- Internet Resources. - Genealogy -- Databases -- Directories.
        - WorldCat® Identities
          Beta program that presents millions of personal and corporate 'identities';
          mainly authors or persons as subjects in published record titles, with some
          page links to Wikipedia biographical pages.
    - Professional Library Sources
  - Medical and Health: Genetics, Genealogy and History
  - Reference and Homework Help
  - Schools, Colleges, Universities, Alumni and Genealogy Education
  - Science, Technology and How Things Work

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