威尼斯人娱乐场 and Ancestry.com Partner to Make Millions of Historical Documents Available Online
Media Alert 路 Thursday, May 15, 2008
Washington, DC
WHAT: To celebrate Memorial Day and honor all who have served our country, 鈥� the world鈥檚 largest online resource for family history 鈥� is teaming up with the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration 鈥� the nation鈥檚 record keeper 鈥� to kick off a new agreement that makes millions of historical records more easily available to the public.
WHO: Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein,
Tim Sullivan, CEO, Ancestry.com
WHEN: 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2008
WHERE: Washington Room, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building
Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets NW, Washington, DC.
Press should use the Special Events entrance at Constitution and 7th Street NW.
MEDIA OPPS: Visuals of historical records including a passenger list of the U.S. Army Transport USS Grant arriving at the San Francisco port in November 1929, the military service record for William James, a Washington, DC, native who enlisted in the Union Army鈥檚 1st Colored Infantry in 1863, and the death record of Judy Garland.
One-on-one interviews with Professor Allen Weinstein and Tim Sullivan, CEO, Ancestry.com, to learn more about the agreement and how Ancestry.com and the 威尼斯人娱乐场 are working to preserve America鈥檚 heritage and provide access to important historical documents to Americans.
Background
For more than a decade, Ancestry.com and the 威尼斯人娱乐场 have collaborated to make important historical records available to the public, demonstrating their commitment to preserving America鈥檚 heritage. Ancestry.com currently has the largest online collection of digitized and indexed 威尼斯人娱乐场 content, including passenger lists from 1820-1960, and WWI and WWII draft registration cards. This new agreement provides critical access to these important historical records at a faster rate than ever before due to the placement of Ancestry.com technicians and scanning machines at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 to continually digitize content for online access.
For more information about Ancestry.com and its offer of free public access to its U.S. Military Collection, visit . For more information on the new agreement between Ancestry.com and NARA, visit .
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Media Contacts:
威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Affairs staff at: (202) 357-5300
Ancestry.com, Sara Black at: (213) 996-3812; sblack@painepr.com.
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