NAPLES, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/22/08 -- GenealogyBank, a leading online provider of
newspapers for family history research, reported explosive growth in 2007
increasing its digital archive with over 40 million historical newspaper
articles and modern obituaries.
GenealogyBank
is quickly becoming the fastest growing newspaper archive for family
history research with over 3,300 U.S. newspapers in all 50 states. The
exclusive collection features newspapers from the 1600s to the present day
with over 106 million historical newspaper articles and more than 26
million obituaries now available for family history research. Each article
is a single digital image that can be printed and preserved for family
scrapbooks.
To celebrate, GenealogyBank is currently offering a
30-Day trial for only $9.95.
"We are excited about the rapid growth of our newspaper collection and the
vast breadth of family history information we now have available," says
Genealogy Director for NewsBank, inc., Tom Kemp. "GenealogyBank provides
exclusive access to more than four centuries of important genealogical
information such as obituaries, marriage and birth announcements as well as
interesting and often surprising facts about our ancestors."
Latest additions to the GenealogyBank historical newspaper collection
features big city dailies and regional weeklies including: San Jose (CA)
Mercury 1886-1922, Baltimore (MD) Sun - 1837-1901, Kansas City Star (MO)
1815-1922, NY Herald 1844-1863, Philadelphia Evening Post - 1804-1912,
Philadelphia Inquirer 1860-1922 And many more. View
entire list.
Kemp added, "Toward our stated goal of creating the single most
comprehensive resource of newspapers for family history research,
GenealogyBank will continue to digitize millions of family history records
in the upcoming months that will greatly expand and increase the depth of
our collections. We will begin releasing Hispanic American Newspapers,
1808-1980 in February along with hundreds of additional historical
newspaper titles."
About GenealogyBank:
GenealogyBank, a division of NewsBank, inc., supplies individuals
interested in family history research with over 300 years of U.S.
newspapers, government
documents and other historical records in all 50 states. GenealogyBank
contains over 214 million family history records including obituaries,
birth, marriage, death notices and
much more. GenealogyBank can be found at: www.genealogybank.com.
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For more information contact:
Kevin Spaulding
Marketing Manager
NewsBank, inc.
802-222-5818 Email Contact
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