Judy and I have developed another website, this one called Genealogy Books. As it’s title suggests this is an online store presenting a variety of genealogy books and genealogy software for sale.

This store is developed in partnership with Amazon, and enables us to provide results directly from their product feed. There are over 75,000 genealogy books available through this website, as well as several genealogy software products.

This website is our 11th of the year as announced here.

News on the web (The Daily Telegraph) indicates that British owned genealogy website 1837online.com is up for sale. Interesting in this article, isn’t the fact that the site is for sale, but how much they expect to make from the sale.

The article mentions that the website has revenue of 10 million pounds, and profit of 3.5 million pounds (don’t we all wish we had that kind of profit and revenue ). They expect to fetch a price of between 30-40 million pounds… or 3-4x revenue, 18-22x profit. WOW!

Hmmm… at that multiple, I might be willing to part with my genealogy websites too…

Amazing how a simple statement such as “my growing scheme of buying and building websites that have nothing to do with genealogy” hints to some that I while I diversify my websites I might wish to divest of mine and Judy’s genealogy websites. The answer is quite simply, NO!

I have had three legitimate requests to purchase one or more of my genealogy websites over the past couple of weeks. All of those making the requests, have also read this blog. Coincidental? I don’t think so. Legitimate? Yes, in each case I’m aware of the individuals making the request; and am assured they would buy the websites if I would offer them up for sale.

So to save any other readers some time… No. I’m not selling my genealogy websites!

Access Genealogy was built upon providing free genealogy for Americans. Our first large sets of databases were specific to Native American Genealogy. This month we’ve begun to add extensive historical resources for African Americans in the form of online books.

• History of Liberia
  This paper claims to be scarcely more than a brief sketch. It is an abridgment of a History of Liberia in much greater detail, presented as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University.
• The Fugitive Blacksmith
  Events In The History Of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor Of A Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly A Slave In The State Of Maryland, United States.
• Narrative of Lundsford Lane
  Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family from slavery, And his banishment from the place of his birth for the crime of wearing a colored skin.