EOGN's Announcements

A Genealogy Research Trip to Ireland

Plymouth, Michigan, 27 November 2005-Imagine researching your Irish ancestors on their own turf. Imagine finding solutions to your pesky research dilemmas. Imagine sharing your successes with fellow researchers over a pint in an Irish pub.

GedStar Pro version 3.0 for Palm OS Released

GHCS Software announces the release of GedStar Pro V3.0, an update of their premier genealogy software package for PalmOSä handheld devices. The major new feature in version 3 is support for the display of pictures on the handheld as an integral part of the genealogy data. Pictures can be imported directly from The Master Genealogist and Legacy Family Tree, as well as from GEDCOM files that contain links to picture files. The user has some control over which pictures are converted, and all included pictures are automatically resized and compressed for efficient storage on the PDA. With a single tap, users can view pictures associated with individuals, events, sources, and repositories. The initial release supports pictures in the popular JPEG and BMP formats, but support for more formats is expected in the near future.

Major Jewish Genealogical Database from Istanbul, Turkey Goes Online

New York, NY November 25, 2005 -- The International Society for Sephardic Progress (ISFSP) is pleased to announce that one of the largest and most important collections of Jewish genealogical records, one that includes an extensive amount of Sephardic data, has been made available for public research.

Archive CD Books USA

Family history archiving project expands to the United States

Columbia, Maryland - 24 November 2005 - The international Archive CD Books Project today announced its expansion and renewed focus on family history resources within the United States with the debut of a new partner company, Archive CD Books USA  (www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com). 

Beginner's Guide to Germanic Genealogy

The Germanic Genealogy Society has published the Beginner's Guide to Germanic Genealogy by Lois Hemmeter Edwards. The book is based on the "Starting Points for Germanic Genealogy" series in the Germanic Genealogy Journal. If you are beginning research on your German family history, this guide will lead you step-by-step.

The 100 page paperbound book is available for $16.00. More informtion can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnggs/library_and_Books/ggs_beginners_guide.htm

Florida State Genealogical Society Announces Award Winners

The Florida State Genealogical Society has established several awards and one scholarship that are presented at their yearly conference.  These awards were created to encourage and reward genealogical excellence in several categories.  The following awards were presented at the recent FSGS conference in Panama City Beach, Florida, on 11-12 November 2005:

Archivist Weinstein Introduces "American Conversations"

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- On Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m. Allen Weinstein, archivist of the United States, will launch a new National Archives program entitled: "American Conversations." This series of informal interviews will highlight conversations between Professor Weinstein and key players in the cultural and historical arena. Author Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Richard Cheney, will be the first guest in this series. She will discuss the way Americans come to understand their past. This discussion is the inaugural program of "American Conversations" -– a series of high-level discussions on American history and identity.

Calico Pie Announces Family Historian Version 3

Family Historian 3
Interactive Diagrams, Innovations in Chart Output, and a Cornucopia of New Features

LONDON, Wednesday 15th November, 2005.  Calico Pie today released details of version 3 of Family Historian, the first first-digit upgrade since the program was launched to great acclaim 3 years ago.  The new version is due for release in January 2006, but thanks to a Christmas promotion, and while stocks last, anyone who buys Family Historian 2.1 now from named stockists can get a free upgrade to version 3 when it becomes available (see Christmas Promotion below).

New Genealogy Book written by Twin Sisters

cycyAnnouncing the publication of "Climbing Family Trees-Whispers in the Leaves!" Spring Creek Books is pleased to release this highly informational and cleverly written book on heritage hunting, or more commonly known as family history.

Twin authors Trina Boice and Tracey Long, who share the same family tree, help readers learn how to climb their own family tree with easy to follow steps, hundreds of resources and dozens of inspiring stories by people who have found much more than just names and dates while climbing their family tree. There are helpful "how to" tips and tons of creative ideas on how to include your family in your research efforts as well as celebrate your discoveries and honor your ancestors.

FamilySearch Archive Adds Large West Virgina Online Genelogy Database

Salt Lake City, Utah-Thanks to the help of FamilySearch Archive (Genealogy Society of Utah), searching those elusive ancestors with West Virginian origins or connections may now be just a mouse click away. FamilySearch scanned and indexed the records and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History is hosting them online. The free database consists of millions of West Virginia births, deaths, and marriages-a goldmine for genealogists and historians. Researchers and curiosity seekers can now search and view scanned images of original birth, death, and marriage records from six counties, as well as most statewide death certificates from 1917-54 at www.wvculture.org/vrr.