Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Amiglia - Social Photo Storage for Genealogists

Alan Mann's new blog caught my eye today. Alan wrote about a new online service that should appeal to genealogists:

Amiglia is a new service offered via the web which is currently in Beta. I suggest you take a look--beta users get lifetime memberships.

What is it?

ISFHWE Establishes Prestigious New Award

The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Myra Vanderpool Gormley Award of Merit to recognize excellence in leadership and accomplishment in the field of genealogical writing, editing, and publishing. The award is named for Myra Vanderpool Gormley, a world-renowned genealogist, whose career began in the late 1980s and early 1990s with her involvement in both General Electric's GEnie online service and Prodigy.

The full announcement may be found at http://announcements.eogn.com/2006/04/isfhwe_establis.html.

Related post: ISFHWE Establishes Prestigious New Award

U.K. Port Embarkations Online

1837online.com has signed a £2.5 million ($4.32 million U.S.) deal to scan and place online the National Archives' entire historical database of passengers who embarked on sea voyages from Britain's shores between 1890 and 1960. The estimated 30 million individual records include details of emigrations to Australia, North and South America, India, and Africa.

The Oregon Country: Censuses & Substitutes for Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Montana

Bill Dollarhide is a prolific genealogy author. He has written numerous books and magazine articles. Most recently, he has published many articles in Heritage Quest Magazine. The next issue of Heritage Quest Magazine was to contain an article by Bill Dollarhide entitled, The Oregon Country: Censuses & Substitutes for Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Montana. Unfortunately, that magazine recently folded abruptly when the owner filed for bankruptcy. (See http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/02/heritage_creati.html for details.)

Kudos to Julie Miller: One Person Can Make a Difference

The following article was written by Bobbi King:

Julie Miller, Certified Genealogist and member of several Colorado societies, is a member of the NGS/FGS Records Preservation and Access Committee, as well as liaison to the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies as a watchdog of Colorado legislation concerning public records' access, or, should we say, "non-access," as is becoming the case!

Font Sizes in Browsers

Here is a tip for everyone who uses the World Wide Web: You can control font sizes.

I often receive e-mail messages from readers stating that the fonts on www.eogn.com or other web sites are too big or too small. As you surf the web, you will undoubtedly find some sites that have fonts too big or too small for your monitor.

Are you aware that YOU control the font sizes as displayed on your screen?