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: Footnote.com for Historians, Genealogists and Many Others
: Rick January 25, 2007, 05:20:42 PM
Footnote.com for Historians, Genealogists and Many Others

Footnote There's a new player on the genealogy field, and their launch this week announced a partnership with the foremost resource in the United States. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration announced a major new initiative to scan millions of historical documents and to make them available online. The documents will appeal to many different interests: genealogists, historians, re-enactors, railroad enthusiasts, aviation historians, and many, many others. Approximately 4.5 million pages are available at launch, and millions more historical documents will be digitized and placed online each year.

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