National Archives partnering with Ancestory.com

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The agreement allows for the ongoing digitization of a wealth of historical content that will include birth, marriage, death, immigration, and military service information. The mission of the National Archives and Records Administration is to provide access to the nation’s historical records, and with this new agreement, citizens can discover and learn from these records in remote locations faster than ever before.

Ancestry.com currently has the largest online collection of digitized and indexed National Archives content, including the complete U.S. Federal Census Collection, 1790-1930, passenger lists from 1820-1960, and WWI and WWII draft registration cards.

This agreement will allow them to place their technicians and scanning machines at the National Archives to digitize content for online access. Ancestry.com will make the digitized materials available via subscription. The Generations Network, in return, will provide free online access to the digitized materials in all National Archives research rooms nationwide. In addition, they will donate to the National Archives a copy of all the digital images and technical and functional metadata that will enable retrieval of the material at the level of archival control.

Website:
http://www.archives.gov/digitization/partnerships.html