Everton Publishing has new owners

The following is an announcement from Everton Publishing Company:

Everton Publishing Company announces new ownership and management, a major reorganization, and public access to the vast, previously unavailable Everton Genealogical Library.

Logan, Utah, September 25, 2004 - The November/December 2004 issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper represents a very important step for the new management and ownership of a company that has long been an icon and leader within the genealogical community. It will give us a chance to demonstrate our resolute commitment to provide genealogists with the absolute finest in quality, accessible educational information, materials and programs, the most comprehensive and technologically advanced research methods, databases and resources, and a wide range of options to memorialize or publish research results.

We are a team of experienced genealogists and publishers, dedicated to revitalizing the Everton tradition and earning a reputation as a company that can be trusted to provide invaluable, decisive assistance with genealogical research efforts. In order to earn this trust and confidence, the inaugural issue of the revitalized Genealogical Helper will offer a preview of what the new Everton will offer - and then we will prove that we will deliver on everything and more, that we promise.

For our valued subscribers, be assured that we will honor each and every issue of the magazine that has been paid for and not received. For our valued advertisers, we will honor and publish each and every ad that has been paid for but has yet to appear.

The Genealogical Helper will provide all the educational content, features and sources of the magazine when it was the most popular, widely read publication in the industry. Holly Hansen will return as Editor. There will be regular features on the latest in research technology and resources, the content and public access to the 60,000+ volume Everton Genealogical Library, and in-depth articles from our readers, as well as professional genealogists. We will expand the book review section and continuing education will once again be emphasized. And please - we welcome the suggestions of our readers regarding the content and format of the Genealogical Helper.

Perhaps the most exciting announcement we can make is that the content of the 60,000+ volumes, pedigree charts, manuscripts, periodicals, etc., contained in the Everton Genealogical Library, will for the first time be available as part of a public library resource. The new owners of Everton are primarily responsible for securing the donation of the Everton Library to the City of Logan Library System. The Library will be open and available to the public within a year, and through Everton Publishing Company the contents of the Library will be available online. Until the necessary scanning takes place, there will be options for remote access to this invaluable collection. We will also hold regular conferences and workshops that will revolve around the Library.

As for other products and services, The Handybook for Genealogists, 11th Edition will be published within the next 12 months and will be the most extensively revised edition in years. Stay tuned for more information on updates and new features. We will also offer a wide range of publishing options to both genealogical associations and individuals interested in acquiring reprints of prized publications, or publishing original editions or revisions of family or area genealogical histories.

We encourage the genealogical community and all those with an interest in researching and preserving family history to send Everton Publishing Company their comments, via phone or letter. Call and ask about any of our publications, products and services, or the Library. We want your thoughts and suggestions. We want to hear from as many of you as possible. Again, we are dedicated to providing every family history researcher and the genealogical industry with exactly what they need.

Sincerely,

Walter Fuller
President & Publisher

Comments

[Peter Little]

The biggest consistent problem I have had in the many years I have visited this site is bad html code. All we need here is simple access - not code that a 2 yr. old computers can't parse.

As a side note -- I hope you consider that Mac users also have ancestors and genealogy software too. It would be nice to find just ONE genealogy site that includes us in the loop too.

[Dino (all Dino, All the Time)]

Peter,

Nothing against Macs, but they have only a 7% maximum market share (much less if you subtract all the ones in schools.) The developers have limited resources at hand and must decide how best to allocate them to keep the revenue coming in.

Let's see, should they spend on something that will benefit 93% of their market or 7%.

Personally, I like the Mac, but the selection of software is so much greater for the PC, that I can't justify having a Mac. It's a choice we all have to make.

[Harold Fermazin]

I just renewed my subscription to Everton genealogical magazine before they sold out. Will that subscription be honored?

[Dick Eastman]

---> I just renewed my subscription to Everton genealogical magazine before they sold out. Will that subscription be honored?

You might want to read the words at http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2418057. It is an article about the new acquisition. In the middle of the article, it says:

"Be assured that we will honor each and every issue of the magazine that has been paid for and not received," Fuller said.

[Len]

Did you see the Ancestry.com posted rare ship photos? This is good stuff. Do you know when they'll be getting more?

[Diane Halsey]

I would like to purchase "Map guide to the U.S. Censuses, 1790-1920"--by William Thordndale & William Dollarhide...
Where is it avalable to purchase?

[Dick Eastman]

The Map Guide to the U.S. Censuses is available from the publisher at http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?afid=1000&ID=5786

[Walter Fuller]

Dick,

As you were kind enough to post the information on the re-emergence of Everton Publishers, I thought I would comment on the issue of copyright protection for books in the Everton Genealogical Library. I have noticed that this issue has been mentioned on at least a couple of websites and blogs.

When books and other materials from the Everton Genealogical Library begin to appear on the Everton Genealogical Library Online Research Service in 2005, all materials that appear will either 1)no longer be under copyright protection, or 2)the rights will have been obtained from the authors, publishers, etc., for the purpose of online research access only.

There are enough books in the Library not under copyright protection to keep our scanners busy for some time. And we feel confident that most authors who are under copyright protection will realize the great benefits of allowing their material to be available in a database for the purpose of genealogical research.

On another note - the November/December issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper has been printed and will be in the mail to all subscribers this week. We think the extensive changes we've made (much more content, easy-to-read format, etc.) will be well-received within the genealogical community, and we would love to hear some feedback from your readers.

Sincerely,

Walter Fuller
President and Publisher
Everton Publishers

[Margaret Vance Webb]

Please e mail your new address.

[Barbara (Walker) Flores]

3/6/08 Hello Everton and Site Staff, My fathers family was from Everton. Their parents were Albert Lawrence Walker and Nellie Mae Walker. My Grandfather Walker worked for the railroad. He died in 1909 or `10 approxly. The rest of the family came to So.Calif. around 1916 or just after. Ruth (walker) was married once to a "Hollie" Hollister or Holister who was a Newspaper Editor. He also worked as one for The L.A.Times Newspaper. I don`t know the name of the Rail Road Co. my grandfather worked for. My Great,Great,Great Grandfather faught in the Civil War. Someone fr. each generation has served in The Armed Forces. Up to the Viet Nam Conflict that I know. A Pearl Reynolds and an Oleta Daniels was related to the Walker Family and Dorell. I just came across this Site tonite while trying to look up relatives, etc. fr: Everton, Ash Grove and Springfield. With best regards, Barb