The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. NOTE: This article contains personal opinions. In case you have not heard the news, many genealogy libraries are struggling financially these days. For this article, I will focus solely on the larger societies that have their own buildings or perhaps …
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Unlock the Military Histories of Your Ancestors with TheGenealogist’s Latest Release of U.K. Army Lists
The following announcement was written by the folks at TheGenealogist: The Genealogist has added 1.8 million individuals to its Military Collection with its latest release of Army Lists from 1837 to 1959. Family history research often requires scouring military records to uncover the career details of ancestors who had served in the British Army. A …
A USB Stick That Will Hold Your Precious Data for 200 Years, But There’s a Catch
Flash memory sticks are used by many of us to store files momentarily. With reference to the last point, one company has chosen to do something a little unique by developing a USB storage device that can keep its data for up to 200 years. Its has a major drawback, however: It can only store …