November 16, 2011 by Laura | Comments Off
The US-Mexican War determined the southwest border of the United States as we know it today. Fighting began after the 1845 annexation of Texas and ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848. The territory gained would … Continue reading
August 19, 2011 by Brian | 41 Comments
Thank you to everyone who has responded so passionately with comments and questions about the change from Footnote to Fold3. The fact that so many have responded is a positive reminder that many of you have grown to love the site and the content we offer. It would have been much more discouraging if no one had cared. Here is some additional clarification to address some of the concerns we’ve seen posted: Continue reading
March 22, 2011 by Peter | Comments Off
UPDATE: Hopefully you weren’t awake to notice, but some issues came up and we had to postpone the site maintenance we had scheduled for Wed/Thurs. Our new plan is to start at 12 AM Mountain Time, Monday, March 28 and … Continue reading
September 2, 2010 by Blake Scarbrough | 1 Comment
We like to focus on discovery at Footnote.com. If you are like us, when you find something important you can’t wait to share it. We created Spotlights to be a way you could quickly highlight and share your discoveries. Spotlights don’t … Continue reading
August 11, 2009 by Peter | 11 Comments
Over the weekend we made a few updates, restarted a server or two and banged on a few other bits and pieces around here. Those changes, combined with the passing of the initial tsunami of traffic, have left the site … Continue reading
August 7, 2009 by Peter | 23 Comments
Well, the 1930 census has been free for a few days now and, as you’ve probably noticed, we’ve run into a few problems. Overwhelming traffic The biggest problem is that we underestimated how fast word would get out and just … Continue reading
April 9, 2009 by Chris Willis | 3 Comments
Under the hood of Footnote lies a powerful search engine that keeps track of everything – nearly 300 million images, documents, annotation, comments and stories. But with the tremendous growth in search traffic on the site, we realized months ago … Continue reading
