World Vital Records

I got this rather exciting email from a newsletter today. I especially like the Wikipedia-like obituary project they're undertaking. How awesome would that be to see what someone else wrote and submitted about the very same person you're looking for? This is much more affordable than that other institution that lurks at every corner like Starbuck's Coffee. Let's see some major growth here...

I don't know if you heard, but last week World Vital Records, Inc. announced a partnership with the LDS Church's FamilySearch organization to allow access to WorldVitalRecords.com and FamilyLink.com in the 4,500 FamilySearch family history centers around the world. The newly renamed FamilySeach Family History Centers were previously known as LDS Family History Centers.

This is very important, because as you may be aware, Ancestry. com stopped the availability and free use of their web site in Family History Centers in April. (I never knew it was free)

World Vital Records held a press conference at NGS (National Genealogy Society) Conference. As far as anyone can remember that was the first press conference in the Genealogy and Family History industries. At the press conference, World Vital Records made three important announcements:

A partnership between The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation,
FamilySearch (formerly the Genealogical Society of Utah sponsored by The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and World Vital Records to provide an
index to the 25 million people who immigrated through Ellis Island and the Port
of New York between 1892 and 1924.

A partnership between World Vital Records and the FamilySearch Family
History Centers to provide FREE access to WorldVitalRecords.com and FamilyLink.com in the 4,500 FamilySearch centers around the
world.

A major content partnership between Quintin Publications and World
Vital Records to put 10,000 new databases and titles onto the
WorldVitalRecords.com site. Most of the Quintin titles are not available on any
other site.

Below are some of the quotes from the World Vital Records press conference at the NGS Conference:

"The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation is pleased to announce this
partnership today whereby the historic passenger arrival records for the Port of
New York and Ellis Island will be freely available through WorldVitalRecords and
FamilyLink. This expanded availability continues our long-standing commitment to
helping families better understand their personal connection to the history of
American immigration." "As we now welcome World Vital Records to our successful
alliance, we are excited that an even larger worldwide audience will be reminded
of the importance of the Ellis Island records."

-Steve Briganti, President/CEO of The Statue of Liberty Foundation-Ellis Island

"We are extremely pleased to be working with WorldvitalRecords.com. We are
trying to make information more widely available. We are also very interested in
others who can facilitate and grow this industry.WorldVitalRecords is a key
component, along with several other companies that will help up post records and
make them available."

-David Rencher, FamilySearch(TM), Director, Records and Information Division, Family and Church History Department

"Quintin Publications is very excited about this venture with
WorldVitalRecords.com. I think this will greatly improve accessibility of
research in family histories for generations to come. My Father, Robert J.
Quintin would definitely be left speechless for the attention his hobby has
received."

-Phil Quintin, President, Quintin Publications

"[T]his is wonderful for genealogists. Now [sixty years of the Genealogical]
Helper and all of the pedigree and family group sheets that are totally unique
to Evertons will be available to thousands of genealogists free of charge."

- Leland Meitzler, Managing Editor, Everton Publishers

I also wanted to tell you about FamilyLink.com. It is a FREE social networking site for Genealogists and Family Historians from World Vital Records. It is a great way to network with genealogists, friends, and family members and share your work and ask genealogy questions. This is a very popular site that I recommend that you try.

World Vital Records has brought back their very popular special offer of a two year membership for the price of one $49.95, or the equivalent of about $2 per month! This is one of their most popular membership offers!

I invite you to explore some of their newest features, and join their growing worldwide community of genealogists. Please take advantage of this offer and don't miss out on the opportunity of accessing all of the great content and features that they are adding daily. Click here to join WorldVitalRecords.com today!