ANNOUNCING A “DESPERATE” MEASURE FOR THE FRUSTRATED FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHER

(Springdale, AR - February 2006) — With ancestral sleuthing being one of the most popular online activities, DeadFred Genealogy Photo Archive (http://www.deadfred.com) and a talented team of eminent genealogists have created a one-of-a-kind collection to help family history researchers, amateurs and professionals alike, overcome some of the frustrating challenges involved with hunting elusive ancestors.

DeadFred.com, a web site dedicated to connect orphaned ancestral photos with their rightful families for free, just released The Desperate Genealogist's Idea Book: Creative Ways to Outsmart Your Elusive Ancestors, a 150-page e-book filled with real-life experiences, case studies and tips from industry experts Lisa Alzo, Joe Bott, Emily Croom, DearMYRTLE, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Charlie Gardes, John Konvalinka, Megan Smolenyak, Maureen Taylor and Andrew Yeiser.

With over 16 information-packed articles on topics ranging from tracing slave ancestors and Internet broadcasting to using Family History Centers and inspecting aspect ratio to date mystery photographs, this e-book offers the “desperate genealogist” interesting suggestions for tackling research roadblocks.

Expert contributor Lisa Alzo asserted “But as genealogists we must be creative in our thinking, persistent in our execution and patient in our periods of waiting for ancestors.” Her article contributions address how she concluded a two-year search for an elusive female ancestor and solved a family history photo mystery.

The e-book is the first publishing project by DeadFred.com, a free online community revolving around a searchable database that contains more than 57,000 identified and mystery photo records for genealogy enthusiasts. The site gives visitors free access to multiple ways to connect to family members and long-lost ancestral photographs. The Archive currently has had over 667 reported photo reunions to date.

Go to www.desperategenealogist.com to learn more and purchase the e-book. Proceeds from e-book sales will go towards DeadFred.com’s operating costs, site enhancements and efforts to increase the value of the Archive for visitors.

For additional information, contact Jeannette Balleza at jeannette@deadfred.com or 479.200.3089.