Six million military personnel files to be released

Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) will be made available by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) for the first time. The initial release will include more than 6 million records, however more than 57 million total files are expected to be released through the year 2067.

These archived files are treasured by family members, historians, researchers, and genealogists. Contained in a typical OMPF are documents outlining all elements of military service, including assignments, evaluations, awards and decorations, education and training, demographic information, some medical information and documented disciplinary actions. Some records also contain photographs of the individual and official correspondence concerning military service.

For more information, please refer to the original press release, “National Personnel Records Center Opens more than Six Million New Military Personnel Files”

Digital Scrapbooking now available at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com, the popular genealogical research website, has released a tool that allows members to create their own personal family scrapbook. AncestryPress® is one of the many features Ancestry.com has launched over the past few months, which have added a community aspect to the website.

“Family history is about discovering and telling the stories of the people whose lives shaped our own,” said Tim Sullivan, president and CEO of The Generations Network, parent company of Ancestry.com. “For ten years, Ancestry.com has been an indispensable resource for anyone interested in family history, from the most serious genealogist to someone just starting to build their family tree. Our members have always asked for ways to preserve and to share their hours and hours of research. Now AncestryPress gives our members the ability to create high-quality books of astonishing beauty and personal significance. We think that this is one of the most unique digital scrapbooking products on the market.”

A new way to keep up-to-date on your ancestors

Barry & Associates, an enterprise software solution consultant, has released a new website, GenealogyAgent.com, which uses “software agents” to monitor the web while you are away. According to the press release, these agents “use the details that you provide about your ancestor (birth, death, parents, siblings, etc.)” to locate information when it comes available.

“The GenealogyAgent.com site is the latest in a series of sites that I have created as I progressed in my own genealogical research,” noted Doug Barry. “I am now at the point of having ‘brick-wall’ ancestors. It becomes tedious to keep searching the Internet when you might find something new a few times in a year. So, I wrote this site to help me catch those new details and I am sure it can help others.”

GenealogyAgents.com is among series of genealogical websites released by Barry & Associates, which include Family Tree Searcher, Free Genealogy Search Advice, and Free Genealogy Search Help for Google.

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For those of you who have experience using any of these websites, please feel free to share your opinions.

The Generations Network signs advertising deal with Interevco

According to Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, The Generations Network, parent company of the popular genealogy resource website Ancestry.com, announced that it has selected Interevco as its online advertising representative.

Interevco will also consult with the organization in developing online advertising sales strategies for their leading genealogy and family history database sites, including the Ancestry.com network of sites, Genealogy.com, Myfamily.com and RootsWeb.com.