Genealogy.com Releases New Dynamic International & Passenger Records Subscription

Over Seven Million Records Now Available Covering Western Europe, Great Britain, and Passenger Lists from All Major American Immigration Ports

January 25, 2001 (FREMONT, CALIFORNIA) — Genealogy.com, LLC, the leader in the genealogy arena on the Web, today announced the launch of its new International & Passenger Records Subscription, an exciting and unique resource giving family history enthusiasts access to over seven million records. Researching an immigrant ancestor's story has never been easier. This dynamic online subscription introduces a completely new spin on the company's Family Archive products, providing international and immigration-focused content in one convenient, growing online research tool. Now, both new and experienced genealogists need only visit Genealogy.com to make a quick and inexpensive leap across the ocean to discover their international roots.

"This new, ever-growing resource continues the Genealogy.com tradition of responding to customer demands for further online genealogical resources, including easy access to archival records previously available only in dusty libraries or courthouses," said Genealogy.com CEO, Rob Armstrong. "Combined with our World Family Tree™ and GenealogyLibrary.com™ subscriptions, the International Passenger & Immigration Records Subscription promises swift success to people searching for a wealth of family history and desiring to go back more than a few generations. For the new genealogist curious about an ancestor's migration to America, this new subscription will be their premiere destination for quality international records and passenger lists."

Instant Access, Growing Resource

The International & Passenger Records Subscription makes it easier and more convenient to trace family history from any Internet-connected computer, at home or away. Ancestors from far away lands are just a few clicks away at http://www.genealogy.com where enthusiasts can search by name across 14 important, internationally focused online databases. Unlike Internet Family Archives or CD-ROMs, which are static, this ever-growing online resource will give subscribers continuous access to new information and names, making the new subscription increasingly valuable to the family history researcher.

Currently, the International & Passenger Records Subscription features family history information from a broad spectrum of time and place, including Western Europe, Great Britain, and passenger lists covering all of America's major immigration ports. And, as the collection continues to grow in the future, users can expect to gain access to other significant projects, including additional German, Irish, and English titles. With this Internet subscription, enthusiasts can rummage through pedigrees, land records, and passenger lists, discovering information on actual family lines across the seas and beyond. Through the comprehensive passenger and immigration lists in the database, searchers can now trace the vast majority of immigrants to the United States, particularly in the 19^th century, providing them with breakthrough clues they need to link their ancestors to a distant point of origin.

The 14 new databases found in the International & Passenger Subscription include:

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s	Likely the most significant genealogical resource for tracing immigrant ancestors to the U.S. and Canada, especially prior to 1820. Data is sourced from passenger lists, ship logs, diaries, and other hard-to-find documents.
Notable British Families, 1600s-1900s	Citing 149,000 records, this collection contains volumes of pedigrees and lineage records from British publishing house Burke's Peerage.
Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s	A collection of ships' passenger lists, referencing approximately 58,000 individuals who arrived in New England or the Mid-Atlantic States between 1572 and 1878.
English Origins of New England Families, 1500s-1800s	This database cites more than 143,000 individuals and contains sought-after immigration articles, which provide genealogies, vital records, land records, and wills.
German and Swiss Settlers in America, 1700s-1800s	Referencing approximately 226,000 individuals, these 22 volumes include a variety of records comprehensive in their coverage of German and Swiss immigration to North America.
Italians to America, 1880-1893	Contains information on approximately 413,000 individuals who immigrated to the United States from Italy between 1880 and 1893. Includes names, dates, and locations.
Baltimore, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists	Details the arrivals of approximately 89,000 individuals who sailed to Baltimore in the nineteenth century.
Boston, 1821-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists	Contains alphabetical listings of approximately 161,000 individuals who arrived at the port of Boston, Massachusetts from foreign ports between 1821 and 1850.
Ontario, Canada, 1871 Census Records	References 375,000 census records from Ontario, Canada's official population enumeration in April 1871.
United Kingdom, 1851 Census Records	Contains vital information, such as name, age, gender, occupation, address, and relationship to the head of the household on approximately 1,000,000 individuals from England and Wales.
Scottish Immigrants to North America, 1600s-1800s	Authored by Scottish emigration authority David Dobson, this database provides access to approximately 70, 000 individuals who immigrated to the United States and Canada.
Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s-1800s	Contains information on approximately 191,500 English, German, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch individuals who immigrated to Pennsylvania.
Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871	Provides information on 46,000 Irish passengers who arrived in the United States and Canada. These records focus primarily on the 19th century.
Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland	This index references approximately one million individuals who occupied property in Ireland between 1848 and 1864.

A Vast Array of Genealogy Resources Online

In addition to the new International & Passenger Records Subscription, the Genealogy.com site hosts a comprehensive list of additional online genealogy resources including the World Family Tree Diamond Collection, providing users with online access to more than 125 million names in nearly over 190,000 user-contributed trees. Finding an ancestor in the World Family Tree may well add an entire branch to one's family tree. Subscription services are also available at GenealogyLibrary.com, another ever-growing resource offering Internet access to over 300,000 census microfilm images and indexes and thousands of rare family history books. These valuable tools can save literally years of research.

Genealogy.com also hosts GenForum, the most widely used genealogy message boards, with more than 6 million messages posted. Family history enthusiasts can use the tools at www.genealogy.com to do everything from utilizing a step-by-step guide about getting started in genealogy, to searching for information on their own family members.

Pricing, System Requirements and Availability

The International & Passenger Records Subscription is available for a $19.99 monthly, or $129.99 annual subscription fee, with a special introductory annual price of $99.99. The subscription can be accessed through any Internet-ready computer that has Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher or Netscape Navigator 4.0 and higher. As with all software, a faster processor, more RAM and more free disk space may enhance performance. The International & Passenger Records Subscription can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.genealogy.com.

About Genealogy.com, LLC

Based in Fremont, California, Genealogy.com, LLC was launched in November 1999 with funding from major media corporations. Genealogy.com, which previously operated under the corporate umbrella of Broderbund© Software, is acknowledged as a decade-long leader in the genealogy technology space. Information on Genealogy.com and its services and resources can be found at www.genealogy.com. All of its award-winning products and services are offered online and through direct sales; its software programs are also distributed at retail by the Broderbund Software unit of Mattel Interactive.

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