The New York Times has released all of its 11 million public domain articles from 1851-1980 in PDF image based format on its website NYTimes.com. These articles are available free of charge in an effort to eliminate their TimeSelect subscription service.

These articles are of great value to the genealogical researcher, both for genealogical information as well as providing a valuable social history to enhance your family history.

To access the archive, visit http://www.nytimes.com/ and in the search area (top center of page) enter your search term and select NYT Archive 1851-1980 and then click the Search button. Your search results will be shown on the next screen.

I have been waiting until today to announce the pending arrival of Baby G (gender unknown), our third child.

Today was our "dating" ultrasound appointment which finally provides us with an actual estimated due date: July 25th (coincidentally C's birthday).

Here are the pics:

I am cleaning out my craft closet to make way for some new stuff. Here's what I have for sale, first come first served. Everything is used unless stated otherwise. Current SU! items 20% off, retired 40% off.

*Accessories*
Idea Book and Catalog 2006-7 (6 available) $5
Stampin‘ Pastels (sealed, current, $34.95) $28
Classic Pad Black (sealed) (current, $7.25) $6
Classic Spots Black (6 available, seal intact) $2
Versamark Ink Pad (sealed, current, $10.50) $8
Spring Bouquet Punch (current, $21.95) $18
(matches Looks Like Spring Stamp Set below)

*Stamp Sets*
A Greeting for All Reasons (retired, $39.95) $24
Love Without End (retired, $34.95) $21
The Fine Print (retired, $24.95) $15
Simple Somethings (retired, $17.95) $11
Shapes and Shadows (retired, $42.95) $26
Mini Messages (retired, $24.95) $15
Brushstroke Alphabet (retired, $53.95) $32
Send a Celebration (retired, SAB) $10
Oh My Word (retired, hostess level 2) $17
Happy Winter (retired, $16.95) $10
Crosshatch (retired, $22.50) $13
Looks Like Spring (current, $41.95) $33
Polka Dots and Daisy (current, $25.95) $21
Wild Rose (current, $50.95) $41

See www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery for images and samples.

The following bulletin was issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints today. This is good news for the Family History Library and Centers network and hopefully they will expand it to include all FHCs in the near future.

FamilySearch and The Generations Network Agreement Give Patrons Access to More than 24,000 Ancestry.com Databases and Titles
Provo, UT – December 19, 2007 – FamilySearch and The Generations Network, Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com, today announced an agreement that provides free access of Ancestry.com to patrons of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and the 13 largest regional family history centers effective today.

With this new agreement, full access will be provided to more than 24,000 Ancestry.com databases and titles and 5 billion names in family history records. In addition to the Family History Library, the following 13 regional family history centers have been licensed to receive access to Ancestry.com:

Mesa, Arizona
Los Angeles, California
Oakland, California
Orange, California
Sacramento, California
San Diego, California
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho
Las Vegas, Nevada
Logan, Utah
Ogden, Utah
St. George, Utah
Hyde Park, London, England

“We’re excited for our patrons to receive online access to an expanded collection of family history records on Ancestry.com,” said Don Anderson, director of FamilySearch Support. “Ancestry.com’s indexes and digital images of census, immigration, vital, military and other records, combined with the excellent resources of FamilySearch, will increase the likelihood of success for patrons researching their family history.”
The Generations Network and FamilySearch hope to expand access to other family history centers in the future.

FamilySearch patrons at the designated facilities will have access to Ancestry.com’s completely indexed U.S. Federal Census Collection, 1790-1930, and more than 100 million names in passenger lists from 1820-1960, among other U.S. and international record collections. Throughout the past year, Ancestry.com has added indexes to Scotland censuses from 1841-1901, created the largest online collection of military and African American records, and reached more than 4 million user-submitted family trees.

Free access is also available at Brigham Young University Provo, Idaho, and Hawaii campuses, and LDS Business College patrons through a separate agreement with The Generations Network.


“FamilySearch’s Family History Library in Salt Lake City is one of the most important physical centers for family history research in the world, and we are happy that patrons to the Library and these major regional centers will have access to Ancestry.com,” said Tim Sullivan, President and CEO of The Generations Network, Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com. “We’ve enjoyed a ten-year working relationship with FamilySearch, and we look forward to continued collaboration on a number of family history projects.”

About Ancestry.com – Visit us at www.ancestry.comWith 24,000 searchable databases and titles and more than 2.5 million active users, Ancestry.com is the No. 1 online source for family history information. Since its launch in 1997, Ancestry.com has been the premier resource for family history, simplifying genealogical research for millions of people by providing them with many easy-to-use tools and resources to build their own unique family trees. The site is home to the only complete online U.S. Federal Census collection, 1790-1930, as well as the world’s largest online collection of U.S. ship passenger list records featuring more than 100 million names, 1820-1960. Ancestry.com is part of The Generations Network, Inc., a leading network of family-focused interactive properties, including www.myfamily.com,www.rootsweb.com, www.genealogy.com and Family Tree Maker. In total, The Generations Network properties receive 8.7 million unique visitors worldwide and more than 416 million page views a month (© comScore Media Metrix, October 2007).

About FamilySearch
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization that maintains the world’s largest repository of genealogical resources. Patrons may access resources online at FamilySearch.org or through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries. FamilySearch is a trademark of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. and is registered in the United States of America and other countries.

I received the following "Getting to know your friends" Christmas Quiz from Pauline. So here goes:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? bags
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? Anytime after the first week of Dec
4. When do you take the tree down? Before the 8th of January
5. Do you like eggnog? No, does anyone?
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Keyboard
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No
8. Hardest person to buy for? J. What kind of toys do small boys play with? And why aren't there more Bob the Builder toys (his fave).
9. Easiest person to buy for? K. I could just buy Barbies and princess stuff til the cows come home.
10. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Can't remember but likely to be something practical and not cool.
11. Mail or email Christmas card? both
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Scrooge with Alistair Sims.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? October-November
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Real Christmas Pudding with cream, Mince Pies.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
17. Favorite Christmas song(s)? Sleigh Ride

If you read this then consider yourself tagged.

K had her friend J over a while ago and they played princesses and rode around the house on K's toy unicorn. They looked so cute!