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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - FEBRUARY 2004

  • Watching your family tree bear fruit
    When you have gathered what seems to be a significant amount of family history you will want to write it into narratives, one lineage at a time. Pittsburg Morning Sun, (KS), February 29, 2004.

  • Names lost, photos remain a mystery
    Boylston Historical Society (Mass.) hopes its exhibit will jog memories. Boston Globe (MA), February 25, 2004.

  • Genealogists search for clues to unearth their ancestries
    The central Kenai Peninsula (Alaska) has its own nonprofit organization dedicated to the pursuit of family histories: the Totem Tracers Genealogical Society. Kenai Peninsula Online (AK), February 22, 2004.

  • It's all relative for a king, Cerys, and Quant
    Pop star Cerys Matthews and former fashion guru Mary Quant are both related to a former King of England, a Welshman tracing his own family tree has discovered. The Western Mail (Wales), February 21, 2004.

  • Some people have a definitive way of saying things
    It has always been known that we can tell where people are from by the way they talk but until fairly recently we did not have occasion to use it in genealogy. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), February 22, 2004.

  • Fair entries, winners often provide link for genealogy work
    Have you started making your entries for the fair and fall festivals? Does that have something to do with genealogy? Yes, it does. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), February 15, 2004.

  • Genealogists call Bush and Kerry kin
    Big Isle researchers claim the president and his top opponent are distant cousins. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI), February 16, 2004.

  • Getting families all together
    The treasure hunt is at its prime as family history research has grown to become a popular hobby on the Web. The BYU Newsnet (UT), February 13, 2004.

  • South Carolina Family Secrets
    The same story is being told over and over across South Carolina in households like Brenda Canzater's. Researching her genealogy at the state archives, she uncovered a white ancestor. "Everybody has some white or black in their family. It's not a surprise." WIS-TV (SC), February 11, 2004.

  • Heart Study collecting family tree data from participants
    The Bogalusa Heart Study is currently conducting a genealogy-based Family Tree Study with research into the family background of participants. Bogalusa Daily News (LA), February 12, 2004.

  • Online network spawns new breed of detectives
    The Doe Network's website posts unexplained disappearances that are at least nine years old as well as information about unidentified victims who died in 2002 or earlier. Boston Globe (MA), February 8, 2004.

  • West Salem woman's ancestor was first European girl born in New York
    Marilyn Hassel was able to trace her relatives back to the early 1600s because the settlers in colonial New England kept great records. West Salem Coulee News (WI), February 10, 2004.

  • Email fraudsters try to get smarter
    The email tells the tale of a fictitious multimillion-dollar deceased estate of a person with a surname that matches the email recipient. It says no beneficiaries can be found and asks the recipient to "stand in" as next of kin. The Age (Australia), February 7, 2004.

  • Family tree craze is branching out
    Many visitors who come to Edinburgh to carry out family research are often unsure where to start. The aim of the new Family History Centre is to overcome this confusion. The Scotsman (UK), February 7, 2004.

  • Group tries to revive historical society
    A group of people are working to revive the Bonne Terre Historical Society (Missouri). The historical society would focus on preserving the town's history. Daily Journal (MO), February 6, 2004.

  • Turning your notes into a lasting record
    Now that you have your family history written, typed, and copied, how are you going to bind it? Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), February 1, 2004.



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