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Ancestry.com has improved its 1910 US census collection to include clearer images, alternate names and mother’s and father’s birthplace search fields. The best part? You
can search the collection for free through Feb. 21.

ProGenealogists released its annual list of the 50 most popular genealogy websites.
Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, FindAGrave.com, FamilySearch.org and Genealogy.com round
out the top five sites. FamilyTreeMagazine.com even
made the list. See
all the sites here.

Think your ancestors greeted each other with a friendly hello? Think again. The first
documented usage of “hello” is in 1827, and it was used attract attention or express
surprise. It wasn’t until after the telephone came into regular use that “hello” was
a common greeting. Read
the entire history of the word here.

The New York Times is celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by
posting collaborative blogs in a section called Disunion.
The blogs utilizes contemporary accounts and historical assessments to chronicle the
Civil War as it unfolded 150 years ago. Stay
up-to-date on the posts by liking Disunion on Facebook.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been jokingly lobbying for an invite to the royal
nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton with no success. But, much to Degeneres’
surprise, she is actually related to Middleton –
the two are 15th cousins. Because of the connection, DeGerenes is now awaiting her
save the date.