News

• Breakthrough in Black Family History Research 
  Press release regarding the Freedman’s Bank Records on CD-ROM.
  • From Tragedy to Family History Treasure 
  • The South Point Family History Center -- Utah State Prison 
    The remarkable effort to extract and computerize the Freedman’s Bank records into a searchable database involved approximately 550 inmates over the course of 11 years at the Utah State Prison’s South Point Family History Center.
  • Image of Freedman's Bank passbook for an account opened in 1873 
  • Image of an example Freedman's Bank record 
• FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - What's New 
  The latest news from the LDS web site.
• Genealogy.com: Press Room 
• Genealogy Gone Haywire 
  From the Wall Street Journal and as seen on NBC's "Today Show".
• Genealogy in the News 
  Links to genealogy-related news stories at Google.
• Genealogy In the News... 
  Links to news articles on the Internet regarding genealogy.
• Genealogy News - Current Headlines 
  Links to the latest genealogy headlines, updated on a weekly basis. From About.com.
• Genealogy News - Topix.net 
• GeneaNet News 
  Online news about genealogy.
• The History Slice - Genealogy News 
• Magazines, Journals, Columns & Newsletters 
  See this page on Cyndi's List for related links. Includes sections for: Columns & Columnists; E-mail Newsletters; E-zines ~ Electronic Magazines & Newsletters; Print Magazines, Journals & Newsletters.
• MyFamily.com & Ancestry.com Press Releases 
  • MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Number Two Genealogy Site, RootsWeb.com (June 21, 2000) 
• NARA Current Press Release Home Page 
  From the National Archive and Records Administration.
• RootsWeb - Press & Press Releases 
  • RootsWeb Merges with Ancestry.com 
• Sixty Percent of Americans Intrigued by Their Family Roots 
  Results of a Maritz poll taken in 2000.

Radio

• Ancestral Search - Laura M. Bradley 
  "Culture, Genealogy & History on the Radio." The Ancestral Search radio program airs Thursdays at 10 a.m., WBLQ 88.1 FM in Westerly, Rhode Island. For details, send e-mail to Laura: AncestralSearch@aol.com.
• Ancestry.com - Genealogy on the Air in Rhode Island 
  From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter--31 August, 1999.
• BBC - Radio 4 - Excess Baggage - Genealogy Tourism 
• BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -The rise of genealogy 
• BBC - Radio Wales - Look Up Your Genes 
  • Tips 
  • WW2 Reunion Special 
• Freedman's Bank CD-ROM 
  NPR's Howard Berkes reports on a newly released CD-ROM with searchable archives of a Civil War-era bank used by former slaves. Requires the free RealAudio player.

Television

• Ancestors 
  The second series, airing in June 2000 on PBS television.
  • Ancestors: Find Your Local Airdate 
  • Ancestors: Video/Audio 
    Online clips from the show on PBS television.
• Ancestors: The First Series 
  Ten episodes that originally aired beginning in January 1997 on PBS television.
  • Ancestors: Searching for Roots 
    Set of four videotapes for sale.
• Ancestors in the Attic  ~ Canada
  Help History Television create an exciting new series.
• The Channel 4 Guide to Genealogy or How to Find Your Roots 
  • A Caribbean Case Study 
  • Tracing an Ancestor Who Was an Immigrant 
    • African-Americans 
    • Africans 
    • Asians 
    • Jewish 
    • West Indians 
  • Records before 1837 
  • Resources 
  • Using the Internet 
• The Family History Project  ~ United Kingdom
  The History Channel is searching for interesting family stories for publication.
• Family Name 
  Companion site to the PBS documentary film. As a young child growing up in North Carolina, Macky Alston thought that it was unusual that many of his African American elementary school classmates shared his last name.
  • About Family Name 
• The Oprah Winfry Show - Our Big American Family with Billy Crystal and Dr. Maya Angelou 
• Tree Tops 
  Family tree query service which is broadcast on SKY NEWS TV throughout the UK, Ireland & Europe.
• Who Do You Think You Are?  ~ UK
  Television program on BBC2 which uses a set of UK celebrities as examples to show how to research family history. The celebrities' family histories are researched while the viewers are educated in the process of doing genealogy.
  • Family History 
    Getting started & top experts' tips.
  • Start Your Own Research 
    Journey into your own past with 'Bloodlines', an easy-to-use tool for delving into four fascinating areas of your family history.
  • Video Guides 
    Dr Nick Barratt presents a series of easy-to-follow video guides to getting started with your family history research. Also features Sue Perkins' tongue-in-cheek look at archive etiquette.

The Internet

• Roots Television 
  Roots Television is an online television network by and for avid genealogists. Videos include how-to demonstrations, conference lectures, and region-specific programming including Irish, Hispanic, British, Jewish, African-American research and more. Videos are available online, on-demand, and virtually all of them are absolutely free.
  • Program Guide 
    • New & Featured 
    • African Roots 
    • Ancestors Series 
    • British Roots 
    • Conferences 
    • Dearly Departed 
    • DNA 
    • Family Reunions 
    • Hispanic Roots 
    • How To 
    • Immigration 
    • Irish Roots 
    • Jewish Roots 
    • Kids 
    • Libraries & Archives 
    • Military 
    • Pay TV 
    • Preserving the Past 
    • Roots Shopping 
    • Roots Books 
    • Roots Living 
    • Roots Tube 
    • Societies 
    • Storytelling 

Video & Audio Tapes

• The links in this section have been moved to a new page of their own:
  Cyndi's List - Video & Audio Tapes 

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