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The following is an announcement from the Family History Information Standards Organisation:
Date: 8th May 2013
Eneclann (www.eneclann.ie) and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that Eneclann has finalised its plans to become a founding member of the organisation. Brian Donovan, Eneclann’s CEO, said of the partnership “Digitising, indexing and publishing family history records online is fraught with problems. Genealogy needs FHISO to help navigate a collaborative solution to shared problems, and to set meaningful standards, and we in Eneclann are delighted to be partners in this”. The company will participate with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information. As an organisation involved in the management, digitisation of, and research with archives, they bring a unique perspective on the work of FHISO. Fiona Fitzsimons, Research Director, commented ‘Digitisation of records has transformed the way we do genealogy, but we need standards so we can be sure of the quality of the electronic records we use. FHISO is a welcome development to achieve this goal.’
Mocavo solicited proposals in November from organizations that care for genealogical content, archives, or historical records that they wish to make freely available online. Details may be found at http://goo.gl/KJuF8. Now Mocavo has announced the winner of that grant:
In November of last year we announced the first ever Mocavo Community Digitization Grant. We committed to provide up to $25,000 in digitization services to preserve historical records and make them available for free access. Today we are delighted to announce the recipient of the Mocavo Community Digitization Grant is the Bethany Children’s Home.
Bethany Children’s home is a regional ministry serving over 300 youth and their families, every year, in Eastern Pennsylvania. The home began in 1862 as one man’s dream. On a trip home from Norfolk to Philadelphia, Rev. Emmanuel Boehringer passed through the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, where 25,000 men lay scattered across the countryside dead or wounded. As he stopped to help bandage their wounds, many of the men asked: “What will become of my children?” And thus Rev. Boehringer’s dream for an orphans’ home was born.
Beginning April 13, 2013, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will change its Saturday hours to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Previously, it had been open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The photo to the right shows Polish Consul General Andrzej Szydło and Stanley Diamond signing the agreement. You can click on the image to view a larger picture.
The following announcement was written by Jewish Records Indexing - Poland:
Bethesda, Maryland and Warsaw, Poland, February 15, 2013 - Today the Polish State Archives (PSA) and Jewish Records Indexing - Poland (JRI-Poland) entered into a new multi-year agreement to expand access to Jewish records.
"Please note the following change in the policy for patrons who are requesting copies from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"All requests for information copied from films, book pages, CDs, marriage, death or birth certificates, wills and/or deeds, etc. will be copied in digital format and emailed to patrons in a zipped PDF or JPG file format. There is no charge for this service if we are able to email to information to patrons.
The following announcement was written by the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh:
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) will open registration for its six courses on Thursday, February 7 at noon eastern. These courses sell out quickly, some within minutes of registration opening.
GRIP’s week-long courses will be held from July 21 through July 26, 2013 at LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Last year students from 28 states enjoyed a small collegial atmosphere where they were able to know not only their classmates and instructors, but the other students in the intimate campus atmosphere. Dorm rooms, just steps from the classrooms and cafeteria, make off-hours fun and friendly.
DUBLIN, Ohio, January 31, 2013 — OCLC and FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world, have signed an agreement that will enrich WorldCat and FamilySearch services with data from both organizations to provide users with more resources for improved genealogy research.
Under this new partnership, OCLC will incorporate data from FamilySearch’s catalog of genealogical materials into WorldCat, and FamilySearch will use OCLC cataloging services to continue to catalog its collections in WorldCat. FamilySearch will also use the WorldCat Search API to incorporate WorldCat results into search results returned by FamilySearch genealogy services.
The Emigrant Research Center in Växjö, Sweden, is closing forever. The information on the Center's web site simply states: "We are still receiving research assignments and answer general inquiries about emigration by e-mail or letter. Visitors to the archives and libraries (NB: No family history) are welcome by appointment."
The words "No family history" mean just that: no genealogy research will be conducted. Anyone contacting the Emigrant Research Center in Växjö is being referred to the Emigranternas Hus in Göteborg.
It gives me great pleasure to announce an addition to the staff of this newsletter. Roberta "Bobbi" King has agreed to become EOGN’s Book Review Editor. As such, she will be writing reviews of genealogy books to be published in this newsletter.
Bobbi King has authored numerous articles for local, regional, and national genealogical society publications, including the National Genealogical Society's Quarterly. She has served as editor and contributor for various society newsletters and quarterlies and most recently served as revision editor for the Bylaws Workbook for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. She is currently the Chair of the Bylaws Review Committee for the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
Bobbi received the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly's Award of Excellence in 2008 and has published several personal compilations of her family history.
Lynn Palermo writes, "I am calling on all my fellow genealogist, family historians, beginners and advanced alike, to pledge to begin to write your family history during the month of February. Welcome to The Family History Writing Challenge."
The following was also written by Lynn:
The Family History Writing Challenge returns for the third year of motivating family historians dedicating daily time for writing their family history stories.
The following announcement was written by the Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc.:
Boulder, CO and Gilbert, AZ — January 7, 2013 — Mocavo, Inc. and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that Mocavo has finalized its plans to become a founding member of the organization. As part of this process, Mocavo has designated Ryan Hunter as its key organizational member representative. Ryan will participate with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information.
The following announcement was written by the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations:
The Presentation of the certificate for CIGO’s 2012 Award for Excellence in Genealogy has been made to the General Register Office of Northern Ireland
The formal presentation of the certificate commemorating GRONI as the sixth (2012) recipient of CIGO’s annual Award for Excellence in Genealogy took place on Thursday, 20th December 2012. On behalf of CIGO, the Award was presented by Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Sammy Wilson to Northern Ireland’s Registrar General, Dr Norman Caven. The event was attended by GRONI staff, a number of representatives of CIGO and other guests representing genealogy from across Northern Ireland.
This is a follow-up to my earlier article published two days ago at http://goo.gl/o9MfV:
The announcement by the National Newspapers of Ireland apparently has created quite a stir amongst Irish newspapers. Not all the 15 NNI member newspapers agree with the ludicrous new policy charging web sites for publishing simple links to NNI member papers.
The following statement was issued by The Irish Times:
If you have an interest in Irish genealogy or history, now is the time to look at Eneclann's web site. The company is running a 50% discount sale until 13th January on all titles for Archive CD Books Ireland and Britain (existing special offers are excluded). You might want to take a look at www.eneclann.ie.
The following announcement was written by Stephanie Pitcher Fishman, Terri O’Connell, and Jen Baldwin:
Corn & Cotton Genealogy, Finding Our Ancestors and Ancestral Journeys Will Start Regular Twitter Chats in January, 2013
If you are interested in learning about resources, skills, methodology and techniques to further your family history research, the help you need may have just arrived. Three genealogy professionals: Stephanie Pitcher Fishman, owner of Corn & Cotton Genealogy; Terri O’Connell, owner of Finding Our Ancestors; and Jen Baldwin, owner of Ancestral Journeys; are reaching across state lines using the power of Twitter to answer your questions and create an environment of collaboration.
Fees for services provided by the General Register Office of Northern Ireland are being increased. The fees are for birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates, as well as fees in relation to marriage and civil partnership formalities and other services. The changes are in effect now.
Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates were £14, are now £15
Marriage/ civil partnership notice were £20, are now £22
Solemnisation of a marriage/ registration of a civil partnership were £33, are now £36
Short death certificates are now available for the first time for £15 (£8 if the certificate is issued by the Registrar at the time of registration)
Commemorative certificates are now available for the first time for £40
The following announcement was written by brightsolid and by the Family History Information Standards Organisation:
DUNDEE, SCT (UK) and Chandler, AZ (USA) (Dec. 17, 2012) – brightsolid group and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that the brightsolid group has finalised its plans to become a founding member of the organisation. As part of this process, brightsolid has designated organisational member representatives, including D. Joshua Taylor and Elaine Collins. The brightsolid representatives will work with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information.
This should be interesting! Ancestry.com has a major new offering. The following was written by Ancestry.com:
Online Newspaper Web Site Offers a High-Quality Collection of Digitized and Completely Searchable U.S. Newspapers Dating Back Centuries
(PROVO, Utah) – November 29, 2012 – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM), the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced the launch of Newspapers.com, a powerful and affordable new web site designed to offer a historically rich collection of more than 800 U.S. newspapers dating from the late 1700s into the early 2000s.
Comprising more than 25 million pages, Newspapers.com offers a trove of historical and present-day newspapers ranging from the New York Times to treasured small town and local newspapers throughout the United States.
The following announcement was written by the (U.S.) National Genealogical Society:
New Release in Voices of Genealogy Video Series: Robert Charles Anderson, FASG “Building Bridges Between Genealogy and History”
ARLINGTON, VA, 30 NOVEMBER 2012: The National Genealogical Society is honored to announce a public release in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ): Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, director of The Great Migration Study Project, on “Building Bridges between Genealogy and History.”
The following announcement was written by the Daughters of the American Revolution:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The DAR Library has begun a new series of publications that focus on research in each of the original states during the period of the American Revolution. These studies will be offered as downloadable PDF documents and not as printed volumes. Purchasers will be able to download the entire text of each publication for use on their home computer or laptop.
Eneclann (www.eneclann.ie) and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that Eneclann has finalised its plans to become a founding member of the organisation. Brian Donovan, Eneclann’s CEO, said of the partnership “Digitising, indexing and publishing family history records online is fraught with problems. Genealogy needs FHISO to help navigate a collaborative solution to shared problems, and to set meaningful standards, and we in Eneclann are delighted to be partners in this”. The company will participate with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information. As an organisation involved in the management, digitisation of, and research with archives, they bring a unique perspective on the work of FHISO. Fiona Fitzsimons, Research Director, commented ‘Digitisation of records has transformed the way we do genealogy, but we need standards so we can be sure of the quality of the electronic records we use. FHISO is a welcome development to achieve this goal.’
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