In a major turnabout, the New York Times is making its archives from 1851 to 1922 and from 1987 to the present available on the web at no charge. The material from 1851 to 1922 has long been out of copyright and was available elsewhere for modest fees. However, the Times used to charge to access those editions as well as the newer ones since 1987 on the Times' own web site. Other sections of the site have also been behind a "pay wall," generating more than $10 million a year in revenue. Now the paper is opening up most of its web site, although not everything. The announcement says there will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free. However, the announcement does not give details of what remains available only to paid access. Details may be found at http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/18/business/18times.php.

The following announcement was written by Ancestry.com: PROVO, UTAH – October 9, 2007 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, today launched AncestryPress, a tool that lets users create professionally printed, custom family history books, family recipe books and more. With this new state-of-the-art publishing tool, Ancestry.com offers users a one-stop solution to build their family tree, discover historical documents about their ancestors, collaborate with their family members and create high-quality family history books for themselves or family gifts. In the past fourteen months, users have built more than 3.5 million family trees on Ancestry.com. In doing so they have created more than 300 million profiles, uploaded 3 million mostly vintage photographs from their personal albums and attached 40 million historical family records they found on Ancestry.com. AncestryPress provides a simple, easy-to-use way for these users to organize, preserve and display their hours of research in a professionally designed, coffee-table quality book and to share their passion with family. “Family history is about discovering and telling the stories of the people whose lives shaped our own,” said Tim Sullivan, president and CEO of The Generations Network, parent company of Ancestry.com. “For ten years, Ancestry.com has been an indispensable resource for anyone interested in family history, from the most serious genealogist to someone just starting to build their family tree. Our members have always asked for ways to preserve and to share their hours and hours of research. Now AncestryPress gives our members the ability to create high-quality books of astonishing beauty and personal significance. We think that this is one of the most unique digital scrapbooking products on the market.” AncestryPress exports profiles, historical documents and photographs from a user’s online Ancestry.com family tree directly into automatically generated page layouts – such as illustrated family tree charts, biographical timelines and document pages. Users can easily customize the look and feel of each page by adding family photographs, changing backgrounds both plain and themed, using drag-and-drop page embellishments, writing text and more. Beyond family history books, users can also use AncestryPress to create heirloom recipe books, complete with photos and memories of the family members who handed down the recipes, as well as photo pages, suitable for framing, that showcase important moments in their family’s history. Once a user has finished adding personal touches to the book, they can choose from two simple printing options. Users can print individual pages immediately to a home printer. Or they can have Ancestry.com professionally print and bind a full-color, hand-stitched, hardcover book. Users can build their family tree online at Ancestry.com and create their AncestryPress family history book at http://www.ancestrypress.com. Web site subscribers can access Ancestry.com’s collection of more than 5 billion names in historical records to discover the stories of their ancestors’ lives and add those documents to their family history books. About Ancestry.com With 24,000 searchable databases and titles and more than 800,000 paying subscribers, Ancestry.com is the No. 1 online source for family history information. Since its launch in 1997, Ancestry.com has been the premier resource for family history, simplifying genealogical research for millions of people by providing them with many easy-to-use tools and resources to build their own unique family trees. The site is home to the only complete online U.S. Federal Census collection, 1790-1930, as well as the world’s largest online collection of U.S. Ship passenger list records featuring more than 100 million names, 1820-1960. Ancestry.com is part of The Generations Network, Inc., a leading network of family-focused interactive properties, including MyFamily.com, Rootsweb.com, Genealogy.com and Family Tree Maker. In total, The Generations Network properties receive 8.2 million unique visitors worldwide and over 429 million page views a month (© comScore Media Metrix, August 2007).

[from one of our list members, thanks Vicki] The Friday, October 12, 2007 Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal features an article on Forensic Genealogy and the Analysis of Old Photos. The front page banner headline "The New Family-Photo Gumshoes" with its accompanying photo directs you to the full article The Photo Detective: Does the shoebox in the attic hold family secrets? On p. W1, continued on p. W10. The article can currently be found online at http://online.wsj com/public/article/SB119214969916756801.html. In the event of a broken link, use the tinyurl http://tinyurl.com/2w62zl You can see a short video describing how the photography detective Colleen Fitzpatrick reconstructs stories from ancient family photographs. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid452319854/bctid1243635996. If that URL breaks, use the tinyurl http://tinyurl.com/2x73en. Please note that newspaper sites change quickly and the above links may expire soon, so check out the articles while they are still available. The WSJ site is a paid site but the article and video listed above were accessible to the public on Friday, October 12. Colleen sends along the following note: We thank our many friends and fans for their continued enthusiasm. Visit us at our website at www forensicgenealogy.info, and try the weekly quiz. Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD, Quizmaster General, Forensic Genealogy www.forensicgenealogy.info ALSO, THE NOVEMBER 2007 EDITION OF GAMES FEATURES A 6 PAGE ARTICLE BY COLLEEN ON EXPLORING OLD PHOTOS AND THE ENTIRE FRONT COVER OF THIS EDITION IS HERS AS WELL!

This is a wonderful research site with many records!! The War of the Rebellion/Civil War http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

[This is from the Bunker mailing list I'm on. Thought the info would be helpful to all of us. Sally] -------Original Message------- Date: 10/09/2007 10:30:04 AM To: bunker@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BUNKER] World Tree questions May I point out that people using English parish records should be very Careful about the difference between birth dates and baptism dates. Generally speaking the local vicar only recorded a person when they were Baptised. Vicars generally did not record the age of a child so if for Instance a child baptised was 11 years old and no age was given it Might be presumed that the child had been baptised shortly after birth . That could have consequences when it came to marriage as a person wishing To marry below the age of 21 had to have parental consent. Parish records also did not generally record death dates only burial Dates but as these were only a few days apart it doesn't matter too much. Only in marriages should the date be always the same. Be careful Brian Bunker English rep, Bunker Family History Society of America.

The West Virginia Union Militia collection features correspondence from nearly every West Virginia county which reflects wartime concerns and conditions, and often details military operations and encounters. At least one letter from each of the following counties can be viewed. Others will be made available periodically. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/militia/letters.HTML Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls - A fully-searchable personal name index to Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 and its supplement, Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812. Approximately 40,000 names are indexed. http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas12& Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

The GenealogyAgentSM Website helps you monitor the Internet for your hard-to-find ancestors for new or updated information. If you are tired of repeatedly checking the same Websites or conducting the same searches only to find the information for an ancestor has not changed, we can help. Our GenealogyAgents are designed to help you monitor Websites and multiple genealogy site searches for any changes related your ancestors. http://genealogyagent.com/ Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Former Kansas Governor John Carlin, who served as Archivist of the United States from 1995 to 2005, will return to Topeka Oct.16 for the launch of Kansas Memory, the Kansas Historical Society's newest online offering. Kansas Memory will feature the largest collection of photographs and manuscripts from Kansas history on the Internet, and can be accessed at www.kansasmemory.org.

City Directories, arguably one of the most over-looked resources by genealogists, have been around since the 1700s. This web site will attempt to identify all printed, microfilmed, and online directories, and their repositories, for the United States. http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

This Sunday, CBS's 60 Minutes will feature a report on Genetic Genealogy. According to the CBS website, "ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer." The program airs Sunday October 7 at 7:00 p.m. on the West Coast. The show will be delayed on the east coast due to football, and will air from 7:30-9:00 ET. Make sure to check your local listing to see when it will be running in your area. Sounds like a really interesting segment! Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Aloha from Hawaii .. Heading home tomorrow, have had a wonderful two weeks. 1862-1882 Biographies of deceased clergy & lay people from the Universalist Register BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF DECEASED CLERGY AND LAYPEOPLE http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/register/name.html ************************************** Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Will be offline starting tomorrow for the next two weeks. Am going on a 12-day cruise to Hawaii, sponsored by the software program I use .. Legacy. Dick Eastman will be out guest speaker, so plan to come back full of knowledge [huge laugh at that one.] Have never been to Hawaii before so am also taking an additional three days in Honolulu just to make sure I see all the military memorials and as much of the island as I can see. Figure won't go back again for a very long time. Hawaii will drop to the bottom of my list. Next year the Legacy group will be going to the Balkan capitols .. was the first to sign up for that one. Am hoping to take an additional week in England to go "digging" for some of my many English ancestors. Went with the Legacy group last Sept, my very first cruise, to Alaska; boy, can you get spoiled quickly. Am trying to convince my sister to go along with me next year. She isn't interested in genealogy BUT, with the way the cruise is set up, you don't have to be. Lucky to have the same roommate as I had last year, she lives in British Columbia. Anyhow, will let you all know how the trip when either from Honolulu, after 1 Oct, or when I get home, after 5 Oct. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Short Version: http://tinyurl.com/2vq88j Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Russia Genealogy Search at GeneaNet www.geneanet.org/country.php3?country=RUS Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Coroner's Inquest Database http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/coroners/ ************************************** Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor. This database indexes the 1929 publication, Roll of Honor, which contains the locations of the burial places of Soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses who served in any of the wars of the United States and are buried in Illinois. The database contains more than 72,000 names. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/honorroll.html Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Texas Ancestors.com .. A free site that teaches to search in courthouses, Land Offices, and libraries. You will be able to put stories to names. Unlock all the missing pieces, in your family tree. http://www.texasancestors.com New Polish Genealogy Project .. New Polish Genealogy Project [looks like there is a lot here BUT, unfortunately, everything is in Polish] http://www.genealogia.okiem.pl Genealogy Search Page .. An interactive directory of categorized genealogy search engines. Use this site to search for your surname. This page will give you access to almost anything you wish to know about genealogy. Also free search engine submission. http://www.search.vanee.org Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Some Lancashire Deeds (1602 - 1774) www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/lancashiredeeds.html ************************************** Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Sorry, the 2-line URL's didn't come thru right. So, here are short versions of the URL's. Cerro Gordo County, Mason City - 1942-1961 Naturalization Index Central Plains Region, Kansas City - Naturalizations, Central (Mason City) Division http://www.archives Gov/central-plains/Kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-mason-city.HTML SHORT VERSION: http://tinyurl.com/yw682d ************************************** Lee County, Keokuck - 1840-1888 Naturalization Index Central Plains Region, Kansas City - Naturalizations, Southern (Keokuk) Division http://www.archives Gov/central-plains/Kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-keokuk.HTML SHORT VERSION: http://tinyurl.com/2dwwa5 ************************************** Union County, Creston - 1930-1951 Naturalization Index Central Plains Region, Kansas City - Naturalizations, Southern (Creston) Division http://www.archives Gov/central-plains/Kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-creston.HTML SHORT VERSION: http://tinyurl.com/2zdsna ************************************** Wapello County, Ottumwa - 1916-1951 Naturalization Index Central Plains Region, Kansas City - Naturalizations, Ottumwa Division http://www.archives Gov/central-plains/Kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-ottumwa.HTML SHORT VERSION: http://tinyurl.com/22v8a9 ************************************** Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"