Powells Books adding on demand book printing

Starting in March of 2012, Powells Books,a Portland Oregon literary icon,  will begin printing on demand books using the Expresso Book Machine . The practice has been popular in the UK for a couple of years now and with hard economic times and a surge in digital format publishing the  company has decided to cut costs, save space and allow their customers a larger selection of publications from all over the world. The books are stored in a giganic database that  can be downloaded , printed and bound into a softcover book in less that 7 minutes.





Whats new at Ancestry?? LOTS!

 


If you haven't visited Ancestry.Com lately you have missed some new and exciting additions to their site.

Ancestry has added Livestream instructional videos which are also on YouTube as well, where you can get face to face instruction on all aspects of genealogy research. You don't have to be a member of Ancestry to view the new additions. Also added is  AncestryBlog, StickyNotes blog and of course, Facebook and Twitter social networks connections. Ancestry also offers a weekly newsletter, The Weekly Discovery" that arrives in your email once a week with more educational advice and links to help you with your research. Happy Researching!



Ancestry Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/ancestry?o_iid=23560&o_lid=23560&o_sch=Web+Property



Ancestry Blog:http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/



StickyNotes Blog: http://ancestry-stickynotes.tumblr.com/



Ancestry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ancestry.com



Ancesrty Twitter: http://twitter.com/ancestrydotcom





NOTE:



Beginning February 4, 2012, the Ancestry.com Weekly Discovery will merge with the Ancestry.com Monthly Update to bring you details about new Ancestry.com content and tools as well as expert advice and tips each month. Plus follow Discovery editor Juliana Smith through her own research journey on Ancestry Sticky Notes, where you’ll find all of your favorite Discovery features and so much more. Look for quick ways to comment, ask questions and submit your ideas to Sticky Notes, too. You can alter your email notification settings anytime by clicking here.





Information from Ancestry. Com- Copyright Ancestry 2012

Notes from The Weekly Genealogist Newsletter

The National Archives has released a series of online videos of its genealogy workshops on YouTube. Topics include introductions to military, immigration, and census records.



The National Archives has also made a wide range of other material available on its YouTube site. For more specifically genealogical presentations, select the “Know Your Records�? and the “1940 Census�? playlists. You can also learn more about the presidential libraries; view War Comes to America (1945), part seven of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series; and watch 1930s films about national parks.



FamilySearch also offers genealogical instruction in its Learning Center. Currently, the site features two formats, video and audio with interactive slides. Presentations include twenty-five “Five Minute Genealogy Episodes,�? an England Beginning Research series, a U.S. Midwest Beginning Research series, and much more.



Ancestry.com’s Learning Center also offers a number of videos on information sources and research challenges.



Britain’s National Archives offers a selection of family history videos on topics including civil registration, the 1911 census, the manorial documents register, and child emigration to Canada, on its website.



FindMyPast.co.uk has also made several video family history tutorials on British research available on its website.



by Lynn Betlock, Editor

New England Historic Genealogy Society

Bend Genealogical Society to feature Dick Eastman at Spring Seminar





The Bend Genealogical Society spring seminar will feature Dick Eastman as the main speaker on April 21, 2012. Dick is a popular genealogist who publishes a  daily newsletter on the Internet. dick has been involved with genealogy for almost 30 years and worked in the computer field for 40 years.
Please visit Bends spring seminar page, http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/springseminar.html for more details on Dicks visit and you may log on to Dicks newsletter page at  


150th annivesary of the Homestead Act of 1862






2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the homestead act, one of the most significant events of United States history. The National Park Service has planned many events in honor of the anniversary and is also looking for descendants of the original homesteaders in 30 states. To learn more about the events and activities planned and to list your name as a descendant, please go to the link below  and read more about this historical celebration.



http://www.nps.gov/home/index.htm

We are now on Facebook!!!

CGGS has now joined the Facebook community. Come and visit us there too.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Gorge-Genealogical-Society/346868675329534?sk=wall

Genealogy Humor-Are you a genealogy addict?



Are you a genealogy addict? JUST SAY KNOW

 From origin hunters blog site, in depth symptoms to see if you are an addict and coming to terms with your addiction.



http://originhunters.blogspot.com/2011/12/genealogy-addiction-just-say-know.html
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