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American Ancestors is Offering Free Access to All of Its Records Right Now

American Ancestors, the online research website from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, is offering completely free access to its database of records that include more than 1.4 billion names from 18 countries. You’ll only need to register for a free guest account to search and view these family history records right now. Access is typically almost $90 per year.

15 Genealogy Quotes We Love

Here are 15 of our favorite quotes about family history. We hope you enjoy them! 1. Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. – Ralph Waldo Emerson 2. If you are lucky enough to …

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New England Historic Genealogical Society Announces Multi-Year Collaboration with FamilySearch

New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and FamilySearch, the family history arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, today announced a multi-year collaboration between the two nonprofit organizations and a sharing of online genealogical resources, establishing a milestone in the growing international family history industry. In a database exchange program, the two …

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War of 1812 Pension Records: Preservation Effort and Free Access

More than two centuries after its inception an important effort is underway to preserve the pension records from the War of 1812. For the last several years, donations have been raised to digitize these records and make them free to the public. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has created the Preserve the Pensions page in conjunction with Fold3, Ancestry and the …

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