Databases Added Last 7 Days

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Upcoming databases:

(Specific data sets will be announced as they are launched.)

Marriages du Comte de Frontenac, 1865 - 1950

Les Registres de Nouvelle, 1869 - 1970

Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America

Mariages de Varennes, 1693 - 1968

Repertoire des Mariages de Saint Patrice de Riviere du Loup, 1813 - 1966

Lavaltire Mariages, 1732 - 1980

Mariages et Necrologe de la Paroisse St. Raphael, 1851 - 1974

Marriages de la Region de Drummondville, 1842 - 1967

Mariages de Comte de Levis, 1775 - 1968

Repertoire des Mariages du Comte Megantic, 1845 - 1925

Upcoming Conferences

August 6-11, 2007
Come Home to New England
The New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston invites you to participate in their classic intensive week-long program, “Come Home to New England."

August 15-18, 2007
FGS Conference
Theme: Meeting at the Crossroads of America. The conference will be located at Fort Wayne, Indiana

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World Vital Records Seeks Individuals to be on International Advisory Boards

WorldVitalRecords.com is in the process of forming international advisory boards with experts for every country who are closely tied to the genealogy field who have connections to others genealogists, have memberships in a variety of genealogical associations, and/or have expertise in genealogy.

WorldVitalRecords.com is dedicated to working with all genealogy and family history companies in providing access to national and international data sets.

We are eager to listen to experts and our users to learn more about the genealogy needs they have that are not being met and to assist with those needs.

Individuals who are interested in becoming a member of one of our international advisory board should send an email to yvette@worldvitalrecords.com.

Family Finder: Success Stories From WorldVitalRecords.com

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WorldVitalRecords.com: Accessible Archives' Content Online, Updates to SSDI, Report on IAJGS Conference

Accessible Archives' content is now online at WorldVitalRecords.com. This week WorldVitalRecords.com also added 4 million new records to the SSDI. In this edition, read about the IAJGS Conference and learn how to train the next generation in genealogy.

Accessible Archives' Content Now Online at WorldVitalRecords.com
View important collection of 18th and 19th century periodicals now

Last month WorldVitalRecords.com announced its partnership with Accessible Archives. This week, WorldVitalRecords.com is pleased to announce that Accessible Archives' content is now online and free to access until August 1, 2007.

“We are very pleased to be working with World Vital Records getting our material to the masses on a global scale,” said Rob Nagy, President, CEO, Accessible Archives.

Click here to access the WorldVitalRecords.com database page. Then click on Search Accessible Archives.

Some of the collections that will be available at WorldVitalRecords.com from Accessible Archives will be American County Histories to 1900, The Liberator (1831-1865), The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue Chester County (1809-1870), The Pennsylvania Gazette (1728-1800), African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, and Godey`s Lady`s Book (1830-1885).
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Wonderbase of the Week: Updates to the Social Security Death Index
More than 4 million new records have been added



The Wonderbase of the Week at WorldVitalRecords.com for July 23rd-July 29th is updates to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). More than 4 million records have been added to this database, which is free to access. The database now contains 80 million records. All of the SSDI records have been geocoded, which allows the user to see a map of the city, as well as the neighboring counties and nearby cemeteries where their ancestors lived. Click here to access the SSDI database.
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10,000th Subscriber Contest Continues: Sign Up Today To Win 10-Year Membership to WorldVitalRecords.com for the Price of 1 Membership

WorldVitalRecords.com's 10,000th subscriber contest is still happening, but not for too much longer. Be the 10,000th person to subscribe to WorldVitalRecords.com and receive a 10-year subscription. Yes, that's 10 years for the price of 1!

Be the 10,000th subscriber. Sign up Now!
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Pioneer Ghosts of Kentucky: Comprehensive Name Index of the Dickey Diary Series Online at WorldVitalRecords.com

WorldVitalRecords.com launched the Pioneer Ghosts of Kentucky: Comprehensive Name Index of the Dickey Diary series on July 19, 2007. These records will be free to access until July 28, 2007. They are from the Everton Library Collection.
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Gazetteers from Massachusetts, West Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Delaware, England, and Wales Now Online at WorldVitalRecords.com

Gazetteers from Massachusetts, West Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Delaware, England and Wales were launched recently at WorldVitalRecords.com. All of these records will be free to access at WorldVitalRecords.com until July 27, 2007. This launch set also contains the Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland.
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Genealogical Tip: Common Names Guide for Beginning Genealogists
by Amanda Forson, WorldVitalRecords.com

Some names are classic, traditional and ever-popular. Other names find popularity and a new life during different decades. The most popular names by decade of the twentieth century are listed at the following link: Top Ten Baby Names by Decade.
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Report on the 27th Annual IAJGS Conference

This week WorldVitalRecords.com has been at the 27th Annual International Assocation of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Conference, located in Salt Lake City in the Hilton Conference Center. This conference lasted from July 15-20 and has the record of being the “longest genealogy conference in America.”  The conference featured more than 20 different subject areas with topics ranging from cemetery restoration in Eastern Europe to researching vital records in Poland.

To listen to Alexander Avraham, Yad Vashem, from Jerusalem, Israel, discuss the conference, click here.

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Genealogy in 15 Minutes A Day: Training the Next Generation
by Amanda Forson, WorldVitalRecords.com

In preparation for this, make sure that the kids or grandkids are around.

Day 1: Show a pedigree chart. It has an interesting visual format and will probably spark interest quicker than family group sheets.
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