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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - OCTOBER 2004

  • Stroll in shabby old graveyard refreshes history
    A tour of Oaklawn Cemetery in Tampa, Florida opens a vault of mystery, scandal and romance stories. St. Petersburg Times (FL), October 30, 2004.

  • www.ellisisland.org Announces Relaunch with Improved Search and New Learning Center
    The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. today announced the official re-launch of its award-winning website -- http://www.ellisisland.org -- featuring improved navigation, retooled and advanced search capabilities, as well as family history research tips and forms, free to all users. Press Release, October 27, 2004.

  • Follow stars in family history hunt
    Manchester Records Office is throwing open its doors to budding family historians on Tuesday, November 9, to encourage more people to delve into their own family trees. Manchester Evening News (England), October 30, 2004.

  • Scrapbooking a fun hobby
    The growth of interest in genealogy and scrapbooking in the past few years has been nothing short of phenomenal. Thunder Bay's Source (ON), October 22, 2004.

  • Local genealogy library increases collection
    Bonham, Texas : The Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bonham has recently added substantial records for Fannin County (TX) to its permanent collection. North Texas e-News (TX), October 21, 2004.

  • WA State Archives Debut, Seek to Halt Lost Data
    The state of Washington’s digital archives were officially opened to the public on October 4. The archives are designed to salvage critical public records born digital from local and state governments. Library Journal (US), October 22, 2004.

  • Civil War vet gets gift from great grandson
    Thanks to his great grandson, Union soldier James Henry Grayham's now has a new, 3-foot-tall, granite marker. The Department of Veterans Affairs provides them free to soldiers. News Enterprise (KY), October 18, 2004.

  • New Family Tree Archive Project Set To Unlock Thousands Of Parish Records And Help More Of Us Discover 'Who We Really Are'
    As the new BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? is set to turn thousands on to researching their own family tree, a major north west project is launched to get 1000's of local records electronically catalogued and searchable online. Press release (UK), October 14, 2004.

  • Bangor and Area Historical Society keeps the past alive
    Wisconsin : One of the most popular reasons people stop by the historical society is to search genealogical records, not only out of curiosity about family history, but also to trace hereditary diseases. West Salem Coulee News (WI), October 14, 2004.

  • Through the past darkly
    Many have joined the craze to trace long-lost ancestors, but the stories of those closest to us have more meaning. The Guardian (England), October 13, 2004.

  • DNA Match Positively Identifies Hunley Crew Member
    The Naval Historical Center's (NHC) positively identified Joseph Ridgaway, a Hunley crew member, through DNA testing Sept. 24. The NHC has been actively working to identify the eight pioneers who manned the craft Feb. 17, 1864. NHC Press Release, October 12, 2004.

  • Rooting around the family tree
    We’re all interested in our antecedents. Even famous people, believing themselves undoubted culminations of their family lines, must wonder who came before: a vagabond, perhaps, a duke or a dung-collector? The Scotsman (Scotland), October 13, 2004.

  • Ancestry research proves popular
    Tracing the branches of a family tree has become a popular pastime for many Britons, the National Trust says. BBC News (UK), October 12, 2004.

  • Back to their roots
    Wales is a nation obsessed with discovering its roots, according to a new report. Daily Post (Wales), October 12, 2004.

  • Historical Society gets help with genealogy project
    The newly-reformed Bonne Terre Historical Society has found just the help it needed. Daily Journal (MO), October 10, 2004.

  • South Farms featured in exhibit
    Litchfield, CT : Residents have an opportunity to take a trip back in time at the James Morris Museum with its recent exhibit of newspaper notices and advertisements from the 1830s. Litchfield Enquirer (CT), October 8, 2004.

  • Martinsville family’s genealogy includes an English castle
    Most families would love to claim a manor house or English castle in their genealogy, but few can actually trace their roots back to wealth and a European title. Not so with the Throckmorton family of Martinsville and Bloomington. Mooresville/Decatur Times (IN), October 6, 2004.

  • Cemeteries data base launched in Christchurch City Libraries
    New Zealand : Genealogists received an early present for the Carter Group Heritage Week with the recent launch of the Christchurch City Council cemeteries database at Christchurch City Libraries. Press release (NZ), October 8, 2004.

  • Remebering Quincy's German History
    During Quincy's early developmental years in the 1840s and 1850s, large numbers of German immigrants settled in that area after moving west from the Ohio and Pennsylvania regions or coming up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Quincy Herald Whig (IL), October 5, 2004.

  • Stick to facts and figures : New city history needs a great index
    The last Concord history, published more than 100 years ago, is difficult to navigate. The next one must be better. Concord Monitor (NH), October 3, 2004.



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