Genealogy.com
Releases Internet Family Archives-Phase Five
Seven New Titles Offer
Information on Over 10 Million Additional Individuals from Census Records,
Historical Publications and Immigration Lists
November 30, 2000 (FREMONT, CALIFORNIA) — Genealogy.com, LLC today announced
the addition of seven exciting new titles to its award-winning Internet Family
Archives collection, expanding available names and information by over 10 million,
and making it even easier for people to quickly discover their ancestors on
the Internet. Unique to this collection, all Internet Family Archive titles
- even those containing digitized grayscale images - can be viewed by both PC
and Macintosh computers, regardless of which family tree application software
is being used. With this release, denoted Phase Five, the Internet Family Archives
collection now features more than 34.5 million names, in 42 different titles.
A bounty of historical resources for discovering family history now awaits people
new to genealogy, as well as experienced family history researchers.
"These seven new titles greatly expand both the breadth and the depth of the
Internet Family Archives," said Genealogy.com CEO, Rob Armstrong. "Combined
with our newly designed, easier to use Web site, Internet Family Archives promises
swift success to people who are new to the exciting area of genealogy research.
And, our experienced customers can now search longer time periods and broader
geographical areas than ever before, as well as access expanded census and immigration
data."
Get Access Instantly
Internet Family Archives make it easier and more convenient to trace family
history from any Internet-connected computer, at home or away. No longer do
the curious need to travel to distant libraries and dusty government archives
to trace family histories. Ancestors are just a few clicks away at http://www.genealogy.com/ifa/co_main.html,
where enthusiasts can search by name across a growing collection of online databases.
As users purchase access to specific reference titles, records are kept in an
individual's own online data library - a personal collection of genealogical
databases that can be viewed at any time via the Internet. Now, a personal library
can contain even more of Genealogy.com's best-selling titles, including two
new 1900 census projects, along with World Family Tree(r) and GenealogyLibrary.com(r).
The Internet Family Archives are composed of a variety of family history information
from historical census data to indexed page images of the leading genealogy
research publications of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Included in this
round of new titles for Internet Family Archives is New York and Kentucky 1900
census data. The collection also includes information from Colonial Virginia
census lists, as well as over 27 volumes of hereditary society members from
the 1600s to the 1900s, Scottish immigrants to North America and Pennsylvania
immigrant lists. Now, all this research can be done in the comfort of home,
24 hours a day.
The seven new titles found on Internet Family Archives include:
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New York, 1900 Census Data
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Contains approximately 7.3 million individuals from all of New York's
62 counties, as they existed in 1900.
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Kentucky, 1900 Census Data
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Contains approximately 2.1 million individuals from all of Kentucky's
120 counties, as they existed in 1900.
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Virginia Colonial Records – 1600s to 1800s
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Contains the first Colonial Virginia census (1623-1624). Also details
land record abstracts, militia lists and immigration records for over
200,000 Colonial Virginia residents.
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Irish Immigrants to North America – 1803 to 1871
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Details over 46,000 Irish passengers who arrived in the United States
and Canada in the 19th century. Data includes name and age
of immigrant, country of origin, date of arrival and occupation.
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Lineages of Hereditary Society Members, 1600s to 1900s
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Contains approximately 440,000 individuals belonging to important hereditary
societies, including The National Society of the Sons and Daughters of
Pilgrims, The Colonial Dames of America, The National Society of Daughters
of Founders and Patriots of America and the General Society of the War
of 1812.
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Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s to 1800s
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Contains the earliest information on residents of William Penn's early
settlement of English Quakers, as well as German and Dutch pioneers to
the area. Includes dates of birth, marriage and death, names of family
members, ports of embarkation, dates of arrival, occupation and residence
in Pennsylvania.
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Scottish Immigrants to North America 1600s to 1800s
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Contains information on more than 70,000 Scottish immigrants to the United
States and Canada. Extracted from both U.S. and Scottish records, these
names were compiled from passenger lists, newspapers, church records,
land deeds, records of indenture and oaths of allegiance.
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A Vast Array of Genealogy Resources Online
The previously released 35 titles on Internet Family Archives include family
genealogies (including Mayflower Genealogies), international/U.S. census records,
and extensive U.S. and Canadian immigration records. Additionally, the Genealogy.com
site hosts a comprehensive list of online genealogy resources including the
World Family Tree Diamond Collection, which provides users with online access
to more than 120 million names in over 180,000 user-contributed trees. Finding
an ancestor in the World Family Tree may not yield just one name, it may well
add an entire branch of the family tree. These valuable tools can save literally
years of research.
Genealogy.com also hosts GenForum, the most widely used genealogy message boards
with more than 6 million messages posted. Family history enthusiasts can use
the tools at www.genealogy.com to do
everything from utilizing a step-by-step guide detailing how to get started
in genealogy, to searching for information on their own family members. Subscription
services are also available at GenealogyLibrary.com,
which offers census images and indexes.
Pricing, System Requirements and Availability
Pricing for individual Internet Family Archives title range from $29.99 to
$59.99. Internet Family Archives can be viewed using any Internet-ready computer
that has Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher or Netscape Navigator 4.0
and higher. As with all software, a faster processor, more RAM and more free
disk space will enhance performance. CDs of individual online titles may be
purchased for an additional $5.00 each. Internet Family Archives can be accessed
on the Internet at http://www.genealogy.com/ifa/co_main.html.
About Genealogy.com, LLC
Based in Fremont, California, Genealogy.com, LLC was launched in November 1999
with funding from major media corporations. Genealogy.com, which previously
operated under the corporate umbrella of Broderbund Software, is acknowledged
as a decade-long leader in the genealogy technology space. Information on Genealogy.com
and its services and resources can be found at www.genealogy.com.
All of its award-winning products and services are offered online and through
direct sales; its software programs are also distributed at retail by the Broderbund
Software unit of Mattel Interactive.
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