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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - AUGUST 2002

  • A Quiet Revolution in the Courts: Electronic Access to State Court Records
    The openness of judicial proceedings has always been a fundamental principle of the state court system in the United States. However, the courts are finding themselves faced with some unexpected consequences of such an open access system as they become increasingly reliant upon the Internet. This survey includes a state-by-state summary of the type of electronic access provided as of July 1, 2002 Center for Democracy and Technology Publications August 21, 2002.

  • Family tree pioneer dies in Capital
    Kathleen Cory, credited with helping thousands of people across the world trace their Scottish roots has died at her Edinburgh home. The Scotsman, August 28, 2002.

  • Family reunions are more popular than ever
    Family reunions are changing. They're more popular than ever and often involve elaborate gatherings at exotic destinations. The Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 2002.

  • UNR participates in Basque chronicles
    Generations after Basques from Spain and France came to work in the West’s sheep camps and boardinghouses, their descendants can hear their voices and glimpse their faces on the Internet. Reno Gazette-Journal, August 18, 2002.

  • Grandma? She probably wasn't Indian princess
    So you think your great-grandmother was a Cherokee Indian princess? Daughters of Cherokee chiefs had no such designation. But that doesn't stop many persistent people from spending futile hours trying to prove their lineage to American Indian royalty. St. Petersburg Times (FL), August 15, 2002.

  • Reunions allow us to hold tight to comforting memories
    Across the scattered distances, we need to knit our fingers and our lives for a time with others whose eyebrows or whose childhood memories may resemble our own. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 7, 2002.

  • Data sharing helpful if reciprocated
    Sharing is a nice thing to do, we're told as youngsters. But it's possible, genealogically speaking, to go too far. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), August 4, 2002.

  • Go historic when researching genealogy
    Why not take a different kind of research trip this summer! Go historic. Instead of specifics, go for culture. Sun-Herald (Charlotte Harbor, FL), August 4, 2002.



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