This week we have a few announcements in the world of genealogy.
The University of Indianapolis has joined with Ancestry.com in
offering its students a unique opportunity to learn more about
how their family history has had an impact on their personal
identity. All students, faculty and staff of the University are
being given free access to the Ancestry.com databases when on
campus, using any mobile device or computer. This is the first-
ever such pairing of Ancestry.com with an institution of higher
learning. “The company is providing on-campus workshops and
seminars to help the UIndy community make the most of the online
product. UIndy faculty members, particularly in disciplines such
as history, are enthusiastic about the classroom potential of
giving students easy access to the vast database of historical
documents,” states the University’s website. UIndy is using this
access to the Ancestry.com databases as a “key component” in the
University Series programs this year. The National Archives of
Ireland’s w