Showing posts with label Ancestry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ancestry. Show all posts
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Kansas State Historical Society partners with Ancestry
Kansas State Historical Society has announced a partnership with
Ancestry.com that will allow individuals with a valid Kansas driver's
license free access to more than 8 million Kansas records on the popular
family history web site. Users can access Kansas State Census Records
from 1865-1925 (years ending in "5"), Civil War Enlistment Papers of
Kansas volunteer Regiments (1862, 1863, 1868), Russell County Vital and
Probate Records, selected World War I manuscripts and the United
Spanish-American War Veterans certificates collection. Users visit
http://kchs.org/ancestry and enter their name, date of birth, and Kansas
driver's license number. the number is authenticated, and the user is
directed to Ancestry.com.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Kansas Ancestor Fair
Welcome!
Join us in celebrating Family History Month at the Kansas Ancestor Fair, October 8th, 2011 at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka, Kansas! Whether you're just wondering where to start, or are an experienced researcher, we'll have lots of information and learning opportunities for everyone. Representatives from Ancestry.com will be on-site, providing mini-sessions and tips for using their website.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
WeRelate and Ancestry
From FGS conference.
The Dallan Quass discussion of Discovering WeRelate <https://wiki.familysearch.org > was really interesting. WeRelate is the world's largest genealogy wiki. A wiki website is where anyone can edit or add information quickly. Pages are created collaboratively. It is Wikipedia for genealogists. Gedcoms may be uploaded, information about how and where to look for data. Our cousins might upload some information about the people we have been researching, maybe the very dates, places, connections that have been eluding us for a long time. If someone adds something to an article in an effort to correct it, i.e. perhaps claims the wrong ancestor, and we know their information is faulty, it is possible to correct the error. A discussion can be held with those cousins and information can be shared. A history of all the changes made is kept. Managers monitor the site against vandalism. All this is free for downloading also.
Ancestry is offering FREE access to all its databases through December 21. Also they are giving new subscribers $10 off the annual subscription so it costs $49.95. Subscribers will receive a Free Ancestry Reference Library CD-ROM.(contains 15 genealogy reference books)
The Dallan Quass discussion of Discovering WeRelate <https://wiki.familysearch.org > was really interesting. WeRelate is the world's largest genealogy wiki. A wiki website is where anyone can edit or add information quickly. Pages are created collaboratively. It is Wikipedia for genealogists. Gedcoms may be uploaded, information about how and where to look for data. Our cousins might upload some information about the people we have been researching, maybe the very dates, places, connections that have been eluding us for a long time. If someone adds something to an article in an effort to correct it, i.e. perhaps claims the wrong ancestor, and we know their information is faulty, it is possible to correct the error. A discussion can be held with those cousins and information can be shared. A history of all the changes made is kept. Managers monitor the site against vandalism. All this is free for downloading also.
Ancestry is offering FREE access to all its databases through December 21. Also they are giving new subscribers $10 off the annual subscription so it costs $49.95. Subscribers will receive a Free Ancestry Reference Library CD-ROM.(contains 15 genealogy reference books)
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