Archives for September, 2016

Challenge #2 is underway


UPDATE: Challenge #2 Winners Top Keyer: Mary-Lyn, UK Top Reviewer: Kate, UK Drawing Winners: Stephen, USA and Malcolm, UK Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who contributed – we completed more than 5000 records!   Challenge #2 is the Ireland, Famine Relief Commission Papers, 1844-1847.  There are currently 700+ keying image sets […]

Fall Challenge


Today is the first day of fall; I love to see the changing colors of the leaves!  I also welcome the cooler weather, soup season, and the imminent coming of winter.  This year we are returning to tradition and the Fall Challenge will start this weekend. If you haven’t participated in a Challenge before it […]

Appletons’ Cyclopedia of American Biography


Let’s get this out of the way first … The articles in this book have been much debated – are they real or are they fictional.  There are some articles that are suspected, maybe a few confirmed, to be fictitious, but the majority are real and factual.  With that said, we are indexing the Appletons’ […]