Genealogy Round Up, August 18

Send Your Orphan Heirlooms Home

Yes, Hungarian records!
FamilySearch Records Update 10 August 2011: FamilySearch Adds 2.3 Million Images

Great idea!
Lingotek Enables FamilySearch Members to Translate Historical Family Documents

"If you have a Social Security number, you can do anything you want."
The Associated Press: 2 sisters in Ky. fight for Social Security number

Someone on google+ asked me if you could pre-order and in checking that out on Amazon, I discovered that the cover of my next book is already posted. So how do you like the funky cover Kensington designed for my next book??
Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing

Only $67k!
Journey of Man by Private Jet | National Geographic Expeditions

Bring on the estate records, baby!
FamilySearch Records Update 16 August 2011

Is Ancestry getting serious about genetic genealogy?
Help Wanted Ad for Computational Biologist May Indicate Future Services from Ancestry.com

Love this! See how she flies!
Eye Candy: Levitating Girl Natsumi Hayashi - Geekologie

Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): BBC sells Who Do You Think You Are magazine

Hey, a #genealogy TV show with genealogists! Great to see John, Turtle & Nicola! Congrats, Ireland!
TV Highlights - Plus - Staying In - Articles - Meath Chronicle

1940 U.S. Census to be free on Ancestry.com

Wish they'd share this & other episodes across the pond!
TV review: Who Do You Think You Are? and Natural World: Heligan – Secrets of the Lost Garden