Just in case you have not seen this. Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: MIBENZIE-L@rootsweb.com > From: KINGSLEY@aol.com > Date: September 1, 2006 10:48:15 PM EDT > To: MIBENZIE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: ProQuest Launches the Digital Collection of Obituaries > > _http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/ > proquest_launch.html_ > > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/ > proquest_launch.html) > > Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter > > ProQuest Launches the Digital Collection of Obituaries > > > On the opening day of the Federation of Genealogical Societies' > annual > conference in Boston, ProQuest Information and Learning made the > following > announcement: > > ANN ARBOR Mich., August 30, 2006 ? ProQuest Information and Learning > announces the launch of ProQuest Obituaries?, offering access to > obituaries > and > death notices from the full runs of major national newspapers > dating back to > > 1851. ProQuest Obituaries enables users to easily find ancestors and > historical > figures, and to trace their family histories through a database > of more > than > 10 million names. To familiarize users with the database?s rich > content, > ProQuest developed ?In Passing?, a free weekly e-newsletter that > highlights > > particularly interesting passages from ProQuest Obituaries, the > latest > addition > to the ProQuest Genealogy Center. Librarian subscribers will be > able to > use > this newsletter to promote the rich rewards of genealogy research > during > October, which is Family History Month. > > "The launch of ProQuest Obituaries furthers our commitment to > providing the > critical resources necessary to track personal histories," said > David ?Skip? > > Prichard, President of ProQuest Information and Learning. "ProQuest > Obituaries joins the ProQuest Genealogy Center, our suite of > resources > tailored to > specifically meet the needs of the library community and their > patrons." > Now available to libraries everywhere, ProQuest Obituaries offers > content > unmatched by any other resource, and is suitable for all levels of > researchers. > > Historical obituaries and death notices represent some of the most > valuable content available to genealogists, as often they are the > only > existing > biographical sketch devoted to an individual and can provide > valuable clues > like > proper full name; maiden name; spousal information; names of > parents, > siblings, and children; occupation, religion; cause of death; and > more. > The e-newsletter, ?In Passing?, provides anyone interested in > genealogy, > history, or the extraordinary stories of everyday people a sample > of the > historical and genealogical finds available in ProQuest > Obituaries. ?In > Passing? > subscribers will learn about the casualties of the 1919 Boston > molasses > flood; the ?Spanish flu? pandemic that killed more than 50 million > people > worldwide; and the young seamstresses who died in New York?s Triangle > shirtwaist > factory fire and the subsequent laws created that mark their > heritage today. > > This free opt-in e-newsletter will be issued weekly during September, > October, > November, and December; to sign up please visit > www.proquest.com/mailinglist. > In addition to the launch of ProQuest Obituaries, other ProQuest > Genealogy > Center resources continue to grow. ProQuest made Freedman?s Bank > Records, a > leading resource for African-American genealogical research, > available > through > HeritageQuest Online. Ancestry Library Edition, the largest online > collection > of genealogical records, also made numerous content updates > including: > * U.S. Census Collection - Now completed. Contains original > full-text > images for the U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930, with all-new, every- > name > indexes for each decade. > * Canadian Census Collection - New for 2006. Censuses of Canada > from > 1901, 1906 and 1911. The collection now contains more than 40 > million > names > linked to original images. > * United Kingdom and Ireland Collection - New for 2006. The > collection contains name indexes for 1861-1901 Census, linked to > original > images. > > About ProQuest Information and Learning > > ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, > organizing, and publishing information for researchers, faculty, and > students in > libraries and schools. It is widely known for its strength in > business and > economics, general reference, genealogy, humanities, social > sciences, and > STM > content. The company develops premium databases comprising > periodicals, > newspapers, dissertations, out-of-print books, and other scholarly > information from > more than 9,000 publishers worldwide. Users access the > information through > the > ProQuest? Web-based online information system, Chadwyck-HealeyTM > electronic > and microform resources, UMI? microform and print reference > products, > eLibrary? and SIRS? educational resources, and Serials Solutions > e-resource > access > and management solutions. ProQuest? Smart Search was named "Best > Specialist > Search Product" by the International Information Industry Awards > in late > 2005. > For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit > _www.il.proquest.com_ (http://www.il.proquest.com/) . > > About ProQuest Genealogy Center > ProQuest has searched through its digital and microform archives > to select > the most valuable resources for the ProQuest Genealogy Center. This > growing > suite of products provides the solutions you need to best meet your > patrons? > research requirements. Customizable for public libraries of any > size and > demographic makeup, it includes two of the most powerful databases > available ? > HeritageQuest Online? and Ancestry? Library Edition ? plus many > other > complementary resources that offer all-important detail and > context from > newspapers, > periodicals, local histories, biographies, vital records, > military records, > and much more. > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >