http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for World Vital Records, Inc. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:13 -0400 © 2010 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/116221 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:00:00 -0500 Users benefit from improved search and browsing functionality, expanded collections, user feedback feature, and increased value at WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/116221 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/112025 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400 In less than one year, FamilyLink.com, Inc.’s Facebook application, We’re Related, has been downloaded by more than 10 million users. More than 50 million applications have been defined on We're Related. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/112025 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/109659 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Steve Nickle and Jim Ericson bring new vision and strong leadership to WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/109659 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/98161 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Abstracts of the 1890 British and Irish passenger lists are now online at WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/98161 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/96760 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 FamilyLink.com announced the beta launch of WebTree.com, an innovative and fun family tree building community that has added 8.4 million ancestor names in the past three weeks. “WebTree.com adds a much needed family tree component to our ‘innovative tools to connect families’ strategy. By adding a user-uploaded family tree community, millions of additional names can now be searched online and more [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/96760 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/95507 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 WorldVitalRecords.com now has more than 10,000 databases online that contain more than one billion names. Additional databases at WorldVitalRecords.com mean more family connections for users. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/95507 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/94538 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Richard Black, former director of Godfrey Memorial Library, recently accepted a position in content partnerships at FamilyLink.com, Inc. “Richard is a well-known and respected genealogy expert who brings with him a wealth of knowledge, specifically pertaining to content and databases from all around the world. His experience at Godfrey is invaluable, and we are excited to have him working with our team,” said [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/94538 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/93473 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 JewishData.com partners with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to bring first complete Jewish genealogy collection containing more than 500,000 Jewish names from United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel online at WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/93473 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/93105 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 FamilyLink.com, Inc., the company behind We’re Related, the No.1 family application on Facebook, has acquired the popular My Family application, which has more than 1.5 million users across five social networks, including Facebook and MySpace. The My Family app lets social networking users creatively represent their family members and pets on their web pages with cute stick figure icons. More than 8,000 new users [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/93105 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/90925 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:00:00 -0400 More than 9,000 passenger lists, containing millions of names from the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG), are now online at WorldVitalRecords.com. Approximately 200 of these lists were launched in February when ISTG announced its partnership with FamilyLink.com, Inc, but now all 9,000 of the lists are browseable. Beginning June 20, these records will also be searchable using WorldVitalRecords.com’s global [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/90925 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/89774 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:00:00 -0400 MarketingSherpa, the leading publisher of marketing case studies, recently named Paul Allen, CEO, FamilyLink.com, Inc., 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year for the online subscription industry. “MarketingSherpa’s Entrepreneur of the Year recognition calls out a member of the online subscription industry that we believe can be an inspiration to other marketers by demonstrating that you don’t have to be a huge [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/89774 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/88761 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:00:00 -0400 WorldGenWeb, a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access, recently partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. “I think WorldVitalRecords.com is a wonderfully unique resource to the genealogy community. This is definitely a win-win partnership, as well as a great opportunity,” said Nathan Zipfel, Chairperson, WorldGenWeb. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/88761 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/87865 Sat, 31 May 2008 03:00:00 -0400 GenClass.com, a leading online genealogy course provider, has recently partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to provide free introductory courses exclusively to WorldVitalRecords.com members. “This partnership is a win-win proposition. One frequent request we get from our members is for help in starting their genealogy and family history. The training that GenClass provides will be a great help to those who want to [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/87865 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/85427 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:00 -0400 FamilyLink.com, Inc has teamed with FamilySearch to improve the user experience of the Family History Library Catalog for millions of people worldwide by adding new Web 2.0 functionality and enhancements. The improvements will also enable users to spend research time more efficiently by directing them to the information that will generate the quickest results. FamilyLink.com’s improvements to the catalog will make [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/85427 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/85198 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:00:00 -0400 FamilySearch recently announced an inaugural project in concert with FamilyLink.com, Inc., to digitize and index a valuable German genealogy collection containing over 3.5 million names from the period of 1650-1875. The Brenner Collection contains 3.5 million names on more than 750 rolls of microfilm, representing between 900,000 and 1.5 million images. A final count will be determined once all of the records have been [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/85198 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/81009 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Eneclann, Ireland's leading historical electronic publishing company, recently partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to add the Index of Irish Wills 1484-1858: Records at the National Archives of Ireland and The 1851 Dublin City Census to WorldVitalRecords.com’s online genealogy collection. “We have been heavily involved in Irish genealogy, history, and heritage for the past ten years,” said Brian [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/81009 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/79405 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Paul Allen has been named to the vSpring Capital list of 100 business executives who are most likely to lead a successful venture-backed company in the next few years. Known as "Paul Allen the Lesser" in the Utah venture community to distinguish him from Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen, Utah's Paul Allen has built several companies that are recognizable to many Utahns: Infobases, Ancestry.com, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/79405 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/78178 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Find My Past, a family history and genealogy website based in London, England, containing over 550 million family history records recently announced its partnership with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to bring UK Censuses online at WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.). “I really admire what Paul is doing at WorldVitalRecords.com. We are excited to have our census records as part of the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/78178 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/76092 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0400 After only 16 months since the company began, WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.) now has 1 billion searchable names on its site. “We have been looking forward to this day–a billion names with a “B”–since we started. It's great to have a collection of this size and importance,” said David Lifferth, President, FamilyLink.com, Inc. WorldVitalRecords.com's [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/76092 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/75113 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0500 Genealogical Publishing Company, the world’s largest publisher of immigration records in book form, has partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc, to make their databases available on WorldVitalRecords.com. "We are looking to work with others who will provide the bridge from today back to the period where our books come into play. WorldVitalRecords.com’s services provide the link from 2008 back to our 17th [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/75113 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/74464 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:03:00 -0500 Archive CD Books Australia and Gould Genealogy have partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to make 344 Australian and New Zealand databases more accessible to a worldwide audience at WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.). "We are delighted now to be part of WorldVitalRecords.com’s new international focus. The benefits we see are many," said Alan Phillips, Managing Director, Archive CD [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/74464 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/73429 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:00:00 -0500 After eight years at Ancestry.com Matt Wright recently joined FamilyLink.com as director of editorial and print products, bringing with him a wealth of genealogical experience, expertise and connections in the industry. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/73429 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/72003 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:36:39 -0500 WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.), announced the much anticipated and exciting news that the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) has become a Society Affiliate Partnership Member [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/72003 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/70851 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:00:00 -0500 WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com) released today its flagship product, the World Collection, an online genealogy database containing more than 1.5 billion names from 35 countries. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/70851 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/68201 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:34:00 -0500 A new year brings a new name to the world's fastest growing genealogical and family history corporation, World Vital Records, Inc. World Vital Records, Inc. has changed its name to FamilyLink.com, Inc., a name which better reflects the company's mission of connecting families to one another through innovative online tools. "We marvel at the opportunity that the Internet provides to build web sites and social [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/68201 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/67093 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 In less than three months since it was introduced, We're Related, a Facebook application created by Provo-based WorldVitalRecords.com/FamilyLink.com, has become the #1 social application for families, out of more than 11,000 applications, with more than 2 million users. We're Related allows people to create and share their family tree, connect with members of their living families, and find relatives on Facebook. Since [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/67093 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/62749 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:01:00 -0500 Simmons Historical Publications has recently partnered with World Vital Records, Inc. to make more than 765 of its valuable genealogical books accessible online for the first time. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/62749 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/62215 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:00:00 -0500 WorldVitalRecords.com announced today its major sponsorship of the 2008 St. George Utah Genealogy and Family Heritage Jamboree to be held on February 8-9, 2008. "Being a sponsor of this event is an awesome opportunity and privilege because we have never had sponsors before," said Kimberly Savage, VP of My Ancestors Found. "I have attended conferences for 20 years, and this is an excellent conference. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/62215 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/60062 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 As a result of the partnership between World Vital Records, Inc. and Godfrey Memorial Library, more than 1,200 pre-1923 funeral sermons and memorials are now available at WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/60062 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/60067 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 WorldVitalRecords.com announced today a new genealogical service to preserve photos, documents, videos, and slides. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/60067 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/58246 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:00:00 -0400 E-Yearbook.com announced its partnership with World Vital Records, Inc. today, bringing greater online accessibility to thousands of names from hundreds of old college yearbooks. The partnership with E-Yearbook.com will allow World Vital Records subscribers access to yearbooks from the late 1800’s to 1960, containing rich data and images of the student body members, school traditions, faculty and staff members, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/58246 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/58026 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:05:00 -0400 World Vital Records, Inc. has increased its newspaper offerings from SmallTownPapers by adding more than 63 million names from the SmallTownPapers Collection to WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/58026 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/54698 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Allcensus has partnered with World Vital Records, Inc. to bring the Federal U.S. Census from 1790-1930 online at WorldVitalRecords.com. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/54698 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/53753 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Paul Allen, CEO, World Vital Records, Inc., awarded UGA Fellow. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/53753 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/52263 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:00:00 -0400 FamilyLink.com, a free, social networking site for genealogists, announced its launch today of Family Tree Viewer, allowing individuals to upload their family tree and expand it with the help of local genealogists from all over the world. "I am so excited about the new features of FamilyLink.com. This is groundbreaking in so many ways. This site will change the genealogy world,” said David Lifferth, President, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/52263 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/51943 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:25:52 -0400 The largest online genealogy tree database of Argentinian people is now online at WorldVitalRecords.com through a recent partnership with Familias-Argentinas.com.ar. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/51943 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/49705 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:24:40 -0400 Family Tree Magazine, America's largest-circulation genealogy magazine, recently ranked WorldVitalRecords.com in their annual 101 Best Family History Web Sites. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/49705 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/49691 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:24:23 -0400 Last October World Vital Records, Inc. sold its first membership subscription, and now less than one year later has surpassed its 10,000 subscriber milestone. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/49691 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/48167 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Find A Grave announced its partnership with WorldVitalRecords.com today, bringing more than 16 million grave records free to access online at WorldVitalRecords.com. “Find A Grave is excited to bring our database of 16 million burial records to the growing World Vital Records’ community. We believe that the more accessible this information can be made, the more it will help people make meaningful family [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/48167 World Vital Records, Inc. http://www.pr.com/press-release/48030 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:43:11 -0400 Quantcast.com ranks WorldVitalRecords.com in the top 10,000 of the most popular sites on the Internet. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/48030 World Vital Records, Inc.