Citing declining interest, the Wheeling Area Genealogical Society has disbanded after 54 years in operation. The executive board of the nonprofit organization, devoted to researching recording and preserving local family history, voted to disband. The society’s final act was presenting the Ohio County Public Library with a check for residual assets for use in continued …
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Is Ancestry.com About to be Sold?
The following is an excerpt from an article by Eric Bleeker and Jeremy Phillips at: https://tinyurl.com/mv873af7: Leading genealogy website Ancestry.com is on the sales block, according to recent reports from Bloomberg. Both Eric and Jeremy are investors in the company; it comprises 7% of Jeremy’s personal portfolio, while Eric purchased the stock for a portfolio he runs on Fool.com. …
Columbus Dispatch Partners With Columbus Metropolitan Library to Bring Trove of History to the Public
The Columbus Metropolitan Library will unveil a trove of Columbus history this month, gathered for more than 150 years by Columbus Dispatch journalists. Library CEO Patrick Losinski and Dispatch Executive Editor Michael Shearer will host a special event at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Main Library to discuss the new partnership and digital resources that …