More great articles and announcements... plus, if you haven't visited this year, we re-launched the entire site with a new look and several helpful guides. Enjoy! - illya d'addezio )) Bob Brooke posted How Our Ancestors Got Here: "Since 1920, despite a quota system, Germany, Mexico, Canada, England, and the nations of the Caribbean have helped keep the immigration tradition alive." http://www.genealogytoday.com/columns/everyday/030102.html )) Genealogy Today is pleased to announce the acquisition of Help! I'm Lost! -- a beginner web site that has been online since 1998, and was formerly known as The Lost Husbands Guide to On-Line Genealogy. One of the key features of the site is the Genealogy Knowledgebase, which combines all of the lookup features of the Help! I'm Lost! web site into a single database of over 5,000 terms. This searchable tool includes such helpful resources a the many acronyms of the U.S. government, the abbreviations of the U.S. Post Office, dozens of medical and legal terms, genealogy abbreviations and much, much more. http://www.helpimlost.com/ )) E.B. Lapointe posted an exciting announcement 1906 Canadian Census Released: "The Minister of Industry responsible for Statistics Canada, Alan Rock, and Shelia Copps, the Heritage Minister responsible for the National Archives, have just announced that the 1906 Special Census of the three Canadian Prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta has been released to the National Archives of Canada, so that it can made ready for researchers to view." http://www.genealogytoday.com/ca/connect/030124.html )) Lisa Ritter Starr posted The Search Is Over ... ?: "Because open adoption as a legal option is relatively new, there are thousands of people out there actively seeking their biological families long lost through closed adoptions." http://www.genealogytoday.com/adoption/puzzle/column/021231.html )) Deanna Corbeil posted Name That Ancestor!: "Getting the names right will help you in your Roots Pursuit. Just remember, your name today may not be what it was yesterday. Keep an open mind, and you'll find ancestors you never imagined were yours." http://www.genealogytoday.com/junior/pursuit/2002dec08.html )) Lisa Ritter Starr posted The Father's Right to Know: "A new Florida law, passed in August without Governor Jeb Bush's signature, requires an unprecedented effort on the part of birth mothers pursuing private adoption for their children to locate and inform the birth fathers." http://www.genealogytoday.com/adoption/puzzle/column/021219.html )) Philip Westwood posted Scotish Records: "Scotland came to Civil Registration later than England and Wales on I Jan 1855. However , the range of detail given makes the Scottish certificates and registers much more useful and informative than those for England and Wales." http://www.genealogytoday.com/uk/columns/westwood/021209.html )) E.B. Lapointe posted a two-part article Civil Registrations: "Civil registrations are those events in life such as births, marriages, and deaths (BMDs) which are required to be registered with the government." http://www.genealogytoday.com/ca/connect/021201.html )) Ruby Coleman posted Ancestors in a Sterile Environment: "The most sterile environment your ancestors can be found in is on a genealogical form or in a computer database." http://www.genealogytoday.com/columns/ruby/021213.html )) Mid Continent Services, an Internet marketing company, announced a partnership with Genealogy Today to bring their digital archive of old photographs to the Genealogy Marketplace. The Vanished Photo Collection was established in 1998. Having a photo of an ancestor is a great addition to your written history or family video history you may make. Photos are also good for showing family resemblances. Sometimes photos are helpful in showing genetic health concerns. These 600 dpi scans are ready for digital reproduction either on a quality color printer or at your local photo shop. Sizes vary based on original photograph. Scanning fees range between $7.95 and $9.95 per image. http://www.genealogytoday.com/store/vanished.html