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150th Anniversary of Slavery’s End Premium
The Civil War sesquicentennial doesn't just mark the 150th anniversary of a war. It also honors the freedom of 4 million enslaved humans.
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Alex Haley’s Roots Beginnings Premium
The 1919 house where Roots author Alex Haley said he first heard stories of his family's African heritage has become a museum.
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Try Out New Technology at Ancestry Labs Premium
Following in the footsteps of Google Labs and FamilySearch Labs, subscription website Ancestry.com has launched a new section of its site called Ancestry Labs.
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All-American Update Premium
The New England Historic Genealogy Society unveils the new AmericanAncestors.org.
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2010 Census in Short Premium
The 2010 census will use one of the shortest census questionnaires in history.
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Looking Forward to ’40 Premium
Genealogists are chomping at the bit for 2012’s release of the 1940 census. Here’s how to be prepared for that wonderful occasion.
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Genealogy Insider: Overcoming the Obstacles Premium
A surge of new resources is chipping away at barriers to African-American genealogy.
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Training Toolkit Premium
Create your own genealogy training plan in 2010 with our website, conference and society resources.
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Baptism Battle Premium
The debate over Mormons’ posthumous baptisms of Holocaust victims flared up again last fall when the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors (AGHS) held a press conference to present its claims the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) has violated a 1995 agreement to cease such baptisms.  ...
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Lost Voyages Found Premium
From the 15th through 19th centuries, the transatlantic slave trade sent an estimated 12.5 million Africans to the New World—the largest forced migration in modern history. As late as 1820, nearly four Africans had crossed the Atlantic for every European. A new Web site called Voyages sheds...
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