The following news releases are from Dick Eastman's Blog at --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ . These are pretty significant and point to some exciting partnerships for the genealogy researcher. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Chairman Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com ====================================================================== Quintin Publications Partners With WorldVitalRecords.com To Make Thousands of Genealogical Databases Accessible The following announcement was made today in Richmond, Virginia at the annual conference of the National Genealogical Society: Quintin Publications to receive increased exposure and reach new audience from partnership with WorldVitalRecords.com. Provo, UT, May 16, 2007 --- Quintin Publications announced a partnership with WorldVitalRecords.com today to provide access to thousands of genealogical and historical databases. "We chose to partner with WorldVitalRecords.com because we have watched their solid pattern of growth and felt it would be an excellent venue for the material we have collected and enhanced during the past 30 years," said Phil Quintin, President, Quintin Publications. (Go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ to finish the article.) ======================================================================= Historic Ellis Island Passenger Records Receive Expanded Online Access The following announcement was made today in Richmond, Virginia at the annual conference of the National Genealogical Society: May 16, 2007 (Ellis Island, NY and Provo, UT) - The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., World Vital Records, Inc. and FamilySearch announced today at the National Genealogical Society Conference a partnership whereby the historic collection of Ellis Island passenger arrival records will now also be freely available to visitors of the www.worldvitalrecords.com and www.FamilySearch.org websites. (Go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ to finish the article.) =================================================================== More Than 4,500 Family History Centers Worldwide to have Free Access to WorldVitalRecords.com The following announcement was made today in Richmond, Virginia at the annual conference of the National Genealogical Society: Genealogists and family historians to benefit from global collaboration Provo, UT, May 16, 2007 --- More than 4,500 FamilySearch Family History Centers throughout the world will now have free access to WorldVitalRecords.com's genealogical records and resources, as a result of an agreement signed between FamilySearch (TM) and WorldVitalRecords.com. "We are looking for a new breed of genealogy websites that are willing to work with FamilySearch to meet the needs and interests of record custodians and our patrons. WorldVitalRecords.com was uniquely positioned because of its rapid growth in the industry and potential for success, along with additional genealogical providers to fill this void. We are certain this agreement with WorldVitalRecords.com will greatly benefit a worldwide audience of genealogists with this free service," said Paul Nauta, Manager of Public Affairs, FamilySearch (TM). (Go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ to finish the article.) ========================================================================== ProQuest CSA Teams Up with LexisNexis to Add Selected Serial Set Content to HeritageQuest Online The following announcement was written by ProQuest CSA: Agreement Increases Access to Government Documents for Genealogical Research at Public Libraries Ann Arbor, Mich. - May 15, 2007 - ProQuest CSA and LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, are working together to add valuable genealogical data from the LexisNexisR U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection to HeritageQuestT Online. The addition of the Private Relief Actions and Memorials and Petitions from the LexisNexis Serial Set collection serves the growing genealogy and local history segment of the public library market. (Go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ to finish the article.) ================================================================== Footnote.com Teams With FamilySearch to Release Complete Revolutionary War Pension Files On Sunday I wrote, "This should be a very interesting week for anyone who uses online genealogy resources!" Indeed, the announcement from FamilySearch yesterday is a blockbuster. Now Footnote.com, the sponsor of this newsletter, has added another major announcement: for the first time, three million U.S. Revolutionary War Pension files will be available online in their entirety through a partnership with FamilySearch. This is only the first of several such collaborative efforts expected in the future between Footnote.com and FamilySearch. (Go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/ to finish the article.) =================================================================== End