WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.) released today its flagship product, the World Collection, an online genealogy database containing more than 1.5 billion names from 35 countries.

Provo, UT (PRWEB) February 6, 2008 -- WorldVitalRecords.com (a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc.) released today its flagship product, the World Collection, an online genealogy database containing more than 1.5 billion names from 35 countries.

WorldVitalRecords.com's World Collection launch includes significant collections from countries such as: England, Canada, Australia, France, Ireland, Scotland, Hungary, and Portugal.

"All over the world there are wonderful people who are digitizing and preserving historic records," said Paul Allen, CEO, FamilyLink.com, Inc.

Reporter's Notebook: Research unveils history, memories

Harry Bradshaw Matthews recently learned his latest edition of a genealogy research book has joined the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.

The Library of Congress had 134,517,714 items in its collection and had a permanent staff of 3,783 employees at the end of 2006.

Matthews' own library is a little smaller, but his collection is no less impressive.

I spoke with Matthews in his office at Hartwick College on the selection of his book "African American Genealogical Research: How to Trace Your Family History."

When you walk into the associate dean's office in Bresee Hall, the first thing you notice are the books. From floor to ceiling, tomes of all sorts line the shelves.

There are also vintage photographs mostly depicting young African-American men in military uniforms, paintings and reams of documents including military rosters and records stretching back centuries.