FamilySearch is an organization funded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). The organization recently expanded their efforts at making more genealogy records available to the public. One new project that raised a few eyebrows is the indexing of the 1900 U.S. census.

Two companies have already indexed the 1900 census: HeritageQuest Online and FamilySearch. In fact, probably 80% of all Americans already have free access to these records via HeritageQuest Online....

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WORCESTER, Mass.--Polish Americans are one of Worcester County's largest ethnic groups, but their shared history in central Massachusetts has never been documented--until now. "Worcester County's Polish Community," by Barbara Proko and Janice Baniukiewicz Stickles with Our Lady of Czestochowa Guild of Catholic Women, tells Polonia's story for the first time, in more than 225 vintage photographs, maps, and other illustrations.

A new release in Arcadia Publishing's "Images of...

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The following was written by the From the National Coalition for History:

On July 12, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year 2008 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill (S. Rept 110-129). The bill includes $313.9 million for operating expenses of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This funding level is $1.1 million above the President’s request, $1.1 million less than the House recently approved in its bill (H.R. 2829) and...

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