In a sudden turnaround Ancestry has announced it will now provide support for Family Tree Maker. It is however selling the FTM software to MacKiev and they will continue to support and develop its features including the ability to synch with Ancestry. MacKiev have for the past 6 years managed … Continue reading →
A new multi-site family history search has been discovered recently. Roots-Search allows the user to enter the search criteria once but then search many different sites. The screenshot shows 6 possible search sites as standard: Ancestry, Family Search, Find A Grave, Find My Past, Mocavo and My Heritage. The search … Continue reading →
Cousins Barton Coles Marcy Jr. and Donald James Marcy have been undertaking research into their family history for over 40 years. They have been tracing the origin of their common ancestry, following their MARCY surname from New England in the United States back to England in the 1600’s. Together they have compiled … Continue reading →
The Society of Genealogists is delighted to announce that the Government has accepted an amendment to the Deregulation Bill currently going before the House of Lords that allows for the publication of information from Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates in England and Wales to be issued otherwise than in the … Continue reading →