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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - NOVEMBER 2006
The Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society recently approached the Lee County supervisors about creating a county archive. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS), December 3, 2006.
The National Archives has won the Best User Experience category at the International Information Industry Awards, for TNA Global Search. News from the National Archives, November 30, 2006.
For the family historian on your gift-giving list, book choices abound. Albuquerque Tribune (NM), November 30, 2006.
At the Caribbean Family History Day at The National Archives in Kew on 25 November, Colin Jackson took part in a discussion about his experiences on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? and the need for people to embrace and understand their heritage. News from the National Archives, November 28, 2006.
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon's search for her family history has brought her to Wales. BBC News (UK), November 28, 2006.
A contemporary artist, however, has decided to pay tribute to his late father by using his cremated remains as part of a new artwork. 24 Hour Museum (UK), November 25, 2006.
A listing of historical events in Ontario prior to 1941 designed to assist family historians in locating the civil and religious records that are required in a genealogy project. The Global Gazette, November 22, 2006.
The contest invites Utahns to learn about their family health history and then submit a story about how this has impacted their lives. Deseret News (UT), November 25, 2006.
Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon's search for evidence of her Welsh roots is the subject of the latest BBC Wales mini-series Coming Home. Western Mail (Wales), November 25, 2006.
The Centre for Life in Newcastle is looking for men whose surname is Robson for a study into whether they have their origins in the Scottish border clan of the same name. 24 Hour Museum (UK), November 25, 2006.
Genealogical researchers are being aided these days by DNA tests that can sometimes help them bridge gaps left in the paper trail. Voice of America (US), November 24, 2006.
The Glenn E. Martin Genealogy Library (Caldwell County, Kentucky) documents and preserves the names and memories of all local war veterans. Times Leader (KY), November 25, 2006.
Thanksgiving held special significance for the 26,000 members of the Society of Mayflower Descendants. The Columbus Dispatch (OH), November 24, 2006.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Hancock County Genealogical Society celebrated its 20th anniversary. Ellsworth American (ME), November 23, 2006.
Nevada: How did the tombstone former Dayton resident Mervin Johnson, buried in a Reno cemetery, end up buried under a street in Sparks? Nevada Appeal (NV), November 24, 2006.
Thanksgiving held special significance for the 26,000 members of the Society of Mayflower Descendants. The Columbus Dispatch (OH), November 24, 2006.
Genealogy is a hobby that can grow to a healthy obsession. The Record (CA), November 20, 2006.
Your relatives should probably be the first historical resource. Fayetteville Observer (NC), November 23, 2006.
A Fort Worth African-American family dives into the mysteries of its ancestry, tracing legends of a white ancestor. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), November 19, 2006.
Evelyn Tolbert's quest to find her family's roots carried her nearly 1,900 miles from home and 150 years into a past of slaves and planters, of bonds and bondage. The Record (CA), November 20, 2006.
'The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million' is many books in one. Concord Monitor (NH), November 19, 2006.
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, Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada)More than 614 funeral programs, dating from the 1940s to the present, are preserved in the Texana Room at the San Antonio Public Library. Express-News (TX), November 20, 2006.
Brown University (Rhode Island) plans to digitize the maps so that Internet users can view them online. Boston Globe (MA), November 18, 2006.
J.L. “Gabe” Holland II recently released his latest work, The Holland Family of Virginia, a complete history of the family beginning with the arrival of Francis Gabriel Holland in 1621. Suffolk News-Herald (VA), November 18, 2006.
She's a Hollywood superstar with a criminal past - well, a familial one at least. Western Mail (Wales), November 18, 2006.
The Natural History Museum has a vast collection of human remains - the largest in the UK. 24 Hour Museum (UK), November 17, 2006.
Wisconsin : Some of Rock County's diversity is apparent on the surface, but in other cases, it's necessary to dig a little deeper. Beloit Daily News (WI), November 18, 2006.
The registration cards, held by The National Archives in Kew, of more than 1,000 foreign nationals who came to the London area between 1914 and 1991 have now gone online. News from the National Archives (UK), November 16, 2006.
The Museum of London is using the Internet auction site eBay to offer the public a chance to bid for space in an exhibition display case. 24 Hour Museum (UK), November 16, 2006.
Journal keepers are one of the biggest blessings you can find in your family research. A perfect example appears in The Diary of David Gavin: St. George's Parish, Dorchester County, South Carolina, 1855-1874. The Clarion-Ledger (MS), November 17, 2006.
With less than a month until Christmas, isn’t it about time to start thinking about the genealogists on your holiday gift-giving list? Lebanon Daily News (PA).
A Beatrice (Nebraska) family genealogy booklet is in the making as part of the Beatrice 150th anniversary year next year. Beatrice Daily Sun (NE), November 15, 2006.
Campbellsville, Kentucky : Nearly six months ago, it was nothing more than a cow pasture. Since then, the overgrown grass has been mowed and the hidden stones have been found and cleaned. Central Kentucky News Journal (KY), November 15, 2006.
Alabama : The Florence City Cemetery, laid out when the city first was surveyed in 1818, offers countless lessons in Florence history. Times Daily (AL), November 15, 2006.
Woman who found a wedding ring 44 years ago was finally able to bring it back home last month. Providence Journal (RI), November 15, 2006.
As part of the effort to educate all Americans about the importance of knowing their family health histories, Acting Surgeon General Kenneth P. Moritsugu today announced two new outreach projects involving Alaska Native and urban Appalachian communities. Press Release (US), November 15, 2006.
The digitizing of the Freedmen's Bureau Records will be a boon to researchers. Fauquier Times-Democrat (VA), November 14, 2006.
The past decade or so has seen the rise of the "personal historian," who'll interview you and your loved ones, compile an oral history and leave you with an heirloom. The Morning News (NC), November 13, 2006.
The search is on for veterans — specifically for information about every war veteran in Caldwell County (Kentucky). Times Leader (KY), November 13, 2006.
Researching our family histories can be humbling, and helps us understand the past. The Guardian (UK), November 14, 2006.
Ancestry.com experts, including more than 1,500 paleographers, spent more than 1.8 million hours and typed 4.5 billion keystrokes to create the fully searchable passenger-list index. Lebanon Daily News (PA).
Austin woman returns soldier's dog tag to his family 53 years after finding it on a Philippines farm. The Austin American-Statesman (TX), November 12, 2006.
You dig for years and then, from out of nowhere, comes all the information. If you’re looking into your family, keep looking ... The Daily Citizen (AR), November 12, 2006.
Google Earth in 4D from Googling Google is a very nice catch about how Google Earth now allows you to view historical maps within the software. searchenginewatch.com.
North Carolina: The Thomas family tree is rooted deep in Carteret County’s law enforcement history. The Daily News (NC), November 12, 2006.
Tracing one's ancestry will be easier in Benton County (Arkansas), with the Bentonville Public Library hosting more than 3,000 history and genealogy items. The Morning News (AR), November 12, 2006.
The Eaton Families Association, an Internet-based group sharing Eaton ancestors, gathered in Sudbury, Mass. from Sept. 14 through 17 to share friendship, stories and genealogy. Lincoln Journal (MA), November 9, 2006.
On Nov. 2, James Arthur Damgen formally presented six thick binders with lists of names, and copies of newspaper articles, to the Montclair Public Library (New Jersey.) The Montclair Times (NJ), November 9, 2006.
U.S. ship passenger lists from 1820-1960 cover immigrants arriving at more than 100 American ports. Salt Lake Tribune (UT), November 9, 2006.
A new Web site is an outgrowth of the Cincinnati library's decision in January to join the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. The Cincinati Enquirer (OH), November 10, 2006.
There are more than 100 local family lines traced in the new book "Gwinnett County, Georgia: Families 1818-2005." Gwinnett Daily Post (GA), November 10, 2006.
The National Archives has drastically curtailed its evening and weekend hours, a move that will make life tougher for thousands of authors, historians and other researchers. Washington Post (DC), November 11, 2006.
In wake of the information age, the records of freed slaves collected by the Freedmen's Bureau are now accessible online. The Hilltop (DC), November 8, 2006.
New technology may help thousands of U.S. Blacks trace their African roots. Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, November 8, 2006.
Today Ancestry.com launched the fruits of a three-year project to digitize and index U.S. passenger lists from 1820 to 1960. Ancestry.com will be offering the complete passenger list data for free on its Web site until the end of November. Daily Herald (UT), November 9, 2006.
Genealogy research is one of those activities, like bird watching, you don’t come to until you are older. spot-on.com, November 8, 2006.
Genealogy is like PlayStationing - you think it's just special-interest fun for people who don't do friends, then you look round and everybody's at it. The Guardian (UK), November 8, 2006.
Alice Munro opens her latest book, 'The View From Castle Rock,' in a remote, rain-slicked Scottish churchyard, where she searches for the grave of an ancestor, Will O'Phaup. Bloomberg.com, November 8, 2006.
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Delmar Dale "Bud" Pollock is awarded several medals, including the Purple Heart, posthumously. Victoria Advocate (TX), November 5, 2006.
A Hettinger family has the genetic trait, and those who inherit it will have a patch of white hair at the forehead all of their lives. Bismarck Tribune (ND), November 5, 2006.
Historic Map Works Inc.’s is a new online product that allows users to plug in current street addresses - and pull up all antique maps of the area in its database. Boston Herald (MA), November 5, 2006.
If you know of diseases that your parents, grandparents or other family members have, make sure your physician is aware of it. Cadillac News (MI), November 6, 2006.
Did you know that if you research 10 generations of your family, you'll be gathering material on 2,046 individuals? Cincinati Post (OH), November 6, 2006.
Residents of Wayne County (Mississippi) and those with connections to Wayne County are asked to submit stories for a special heritage book to be published in 2007. Hattiesburg American (MS), November 7, 2006.
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The major U.S. television networks are anxiously bidding for the rights to a wildly popular new British show that traces the genealogy of celebrities. Market-Day.net, November 4, 2006.
Genealogist Helps Her Find Long Line of Tough Mountain Pioneers. ABC News (US), November 3, 2006.
The story behind the 114-year-old headstone that memorializes a prominent Polk County, Oregon pioneer is cloaked in mystery and debate. Statesman Journal (OR), November 4, 2006.
A Website is set to allow keen genealogists to find out whether they are related to the ancient princes of Wales. Western Mail (Wales), November 2, 2006.
Lord Tebbit, Carol Thatcher and other volunteers thought they were pure Anglo Saxon - until they were DNA-tested. The Telegraph (UK), November 5, 2006.
Anyone who thinks they may be descended from big names in Welsh history will be able to go online to use a genealogy project begun almost 80 years ago. BBC News (UK), November 1, 2006.
'Good Morning America's' Family Tree Series Continues. ABC News (US), November 2, 2006.
Two years after appearing on the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? David Baddiel and other participants talk about the happiness and heartbreak of tracing family roots. The Times (UK), November 4, 2006.
American broadcasters are bidding to turn Who Do You Think You Are? into the next British television hit to cross the Atlantic. Julia Roberts may appear in a US version of the programme. The Times (UK), November 4, 2006.
By participating in the DNA Ancestry Project, members of the public can now trace their lineage to one of the most legendary personalities in history. Press Release (BC), November 2, 2006.
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Anticipating a drastic reduction in its budget in fiscal 2007 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has already begun taking steps in response to the anticipated shortfall. Perspectives (US), October 2006.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is set to get a new home in Belfast in a £22million investment. 24 Hour Museum (UK), October 31, 2006.
Tennessee : The new Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center will be ready for full service in time for the Nov. 15 grand opening. Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN), November 1, 2006.
Oregon : Seeking release from a deed restriction, Eugene School District is trying to track down the heirs of Matthew and Emmaline Wallis who gave a parcel of land in 1889. The Register-Guard (OR), November 1, 2006.
Cousins Say Forecasting the Weather Might Be in the Blood. ABC News (US), November 1, 2006.
The City of Nampa, Idaho, is using GPS and digital photo mapping software to create a web-accessible map database showing the precise locations of all grave sites in its public cemetery. Directions Magazine (US), October 31, 2006.
Alabama: The Eufaula Carnegie Library and the Barbour County Genealogy and Local History Society are collecting photographs for an exhibit they will display next year. The Eufaula Tribune (AL), October 31, 2006.
A 256-page book hardcover book, containing hundreds of photographs of long-ago Ottawa, Illinois is hitting local bookstores. The Times (IL), October 31, 2006.
National Archives is eagerly looking forward to launching the 1911 census online in January 2012. News from the National Archives (UK), October 25, 2006.
'Good Morning America' Anchor Finds History of Hardworking Immigrants Looking for Better Life. ABC News (US), October 26, 2006.
Union County, Indiana Revolutionary War veteran James Davis waited a long time, but on Saturday he received the honor due him. Palladium-Item (IN), October 30, 2006.
Located in Southgate, Ky., Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1847. Cincinati Post (OH), October 30, 2006.
Maggie White and Brenda Sullivan spend as much time in cemeteries as they can making beautiful decorative art from gravestone rubbings and castings. Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), October 31, 2006.
Marriage and birth records vary in information found on French-born Pierre Rabby. The Press-Register (AL), October 31, 2006.
The explosion of interest in tracing one's roots has given rise to another phenomenon. Ordinary people are immortalizing their histories on pricey videos and books. Fort Wayne News Sentinel (IN), October 31, 2006.
Virginia will be the first state to put online records of the lives of slaves freed after the Civil War. Richmond Times Dispatch (VA), October 27, 2006.
The Internet is helping fuel a genealogy boom, and many younger people are drawn to learning the stories of their ancestors. Orlando Sentinel (FL), October 28, 2006.
Darwin Sator is the author of a book called "West Milton, Ohio: It's First 200 Years, 1807-2007". The West Milton Record (OH), October 28, 2006.
A 44-year-old retired Army officer travels throughout Kansas in search of cemeteries where Civil War veterans are buried. The Lawrence Journal-World (KS), October 30, 2006.
Searchable information gathered over nearly 30 years by University of California Riverside scholars will benefit researchers, historians and genealogists. UC Riverside Newsroom (CA), October 30, 2006.
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Many records, artifacts and photos conveying Northern Kentuky's history are located at the Kenton County Public Library. Community Press & Recorder (KY), October 26, 2006.
Members of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast are converting masses of documents into a robust database of searchable genealogical information. Canton Repository (OH), October 26, 2006.
State joins with black history museum, genealogical society to create online database to help descendants of slaves find family roots. The Free Lance-Star (VA), October 27, 2006.
The New York premiere of “Portrait of a Silent Spring” will reunite 60 members of the Kalter clan, likely related to one of the characters in the internationally acclaimed musical. Downtown Express (NY), October 27, 2006.
Missouri : Thanks to Eva Dene Riley McCubbin, mayor for the past 60 years, we now have Rileysburg's history. The Columbia Daily Tribune (MO), October 27, 2006.
Virginia will be the first state in the nation to participate in an historic project to index and digitize Freedmen's Bureau records. Government Technology (US), October 26, 2006.
New Mexico : Members of the Tombstone Transcription Project catalog and publish online the sentences that memorialize the dead before time and the elements erase them. Albuquerque Tribune (NM), October 26, 2006.
An award for outstanding publication was presented to the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston recognizing the excellence of its quarterly journal. Medford Transcript (MA), October 26, 2006.
Few hobbies have been more revolutionized by the Internet than genealogy. But technology is both a curse and a blessing. webcpa.com (NY), October 26, 2006.
The Eaton Families Association, an internet based group sharing Eaton ancestors, gathered in Sudbury, Mass. from Sept. 14 to 17 to share friendship, stories, and genealogy. The Sudbury Town Crier (MA), October 26, 2006.
A conversation is the best way to gather oral histories from family members. Baker City Herald (OR), October 25, 2006.
The Hanover Historical Society (Mass.) is pleased with the response to its Genealogy Project, however, more citizens are asked to send in family information. Hanover Mariner (MA), October 25, 2006.
Increasingly, commercial genealogists and genetic researchers are using DNA to bridge centuries in family trees. Nigerian Tribune (Nigeria), October 26, 2006.
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A book tracing the genealogy of Turkmenistan's eccentric leader was published Tuesday in the capital of the ex-Soviet state. International Herald Tribune (France), October 24, 2006.
Shaking ancestral branches can be addictive, exhausting. Tennessee historians and genealogy experts offer their advice on how to get hooked. The Tennessean (TN), October 23, 2006.
Wherever an ancestor’s life intersected with a federal government agency, paperwork was created. Bangor Daily News (ME), October 23, 2006.
On the 13 September 2006 in the heart of the Highlands of Scotland, an ancient historic ceremony was re-enacted, when Ranald Alasdair MacDonald of Keppoch was publicly recognised as the Chief of the Honourable Clan Ranald of Lochaber Mac Mhic Raonuill. ElectricScotland.com.
The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky project is well under way with a planned publication in 2007. Cincinati Post (OH), October 23, 2006.
During the Salem Witch trials in 1692, 19 innocent men and women were hanged, one man crushed to death by rocks and four left to die in prison. The News Courier (AL), October 21, 2006.
The library is the result of a negotiated agreement between Germantown and the Tennessee Genealogical Society. Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN), October 21, 2006.
Three of Jackson County's most experienced genealogist/historians share some insight. The Mississippi Press (MS), October 22, 2006.
Chester Wasiuk, last seen when he was just a toddler, came to Georgetown, Kentucky last week from Vancouver, Wash., for a reunion. Georgetown News-Graphic (KY), October 22, 2006.
Complete restoration of the Old Smithville Burying Ground in Southport, North Carolina will take a long time, a lot of money and a lot of hard work. Star-News (NC), October 22, 2006.
A genealogy language primer. The Albuquerque Tribune (NM), October 19, 2006.
Nebraska: A Beatrice family genealogy booklet is in the making as part of the Beatrice 150th anniversary year next year. The booklet will feature present and past Beatrice families. Beatrice Daily Sun (NE), October 20, 2006.
Oklahoma: Harold Stump has been the face of the Edmond Historical Society and Museum for the past 15 years. The Edmond Sun (OK), October 20, 2006.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society was founded in 1845 and has developed into the No. 1 stop for genealogists researching roots from that area of the country. Lebanon Daily News (PA).
Can a loss of heritage be related to the city's crime problems? The Jackson Sun (TN), October 18, 2006.
Pikeville Medical Center (Kentucky) plans to study local genealogy to learn more about prominent diseases in the area. The Medical Leader (KY), October 19, 2006.
Watertown, Connecticut : The grave of Paul Y. Wilson, a World War I Veteran, has finally received a gravestone after over 16 years. Town Times (CT), October 19, 2006.
Fenella Holt has been going back to the roots of countless expat families in Spain and the Balearics for many years. Euro Weekly News (Spain).
PERSI (Periodical Source Index) is one of the most-valuable genealogy resources available today, but it also is one of the most unknown. Daily Camera (CO), October 20, 2006.
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Alabama : Descendants of T.R. Barlow, a Confederate cavalryman, who died 105 years ago, finally have a place to pay their respects. The Atmore Advance (AL), October 18, 2006.
A study published in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that fewer than 10% of African American mitochondrial DNA sequences analysed can be matched to mitochondrial DNA from one single African ethnic group. Science Daily (MD), October 14, 2006.
Slovenian traditions remain a way of life for Pueblo, Colorado descendants. Pueblo Chieftain (CO), October 16, 2006.
The Kenton County (Kentucky) Public Library maintains an online newspaper index of more than 800,000 entries. Cincinati Post (OH), October 16, 2006.
We take it for granted that we can go to the local clerks office and get a birth certificate and all the benefits of knowing that basic information. New Jersey adoptees don’t get that luxury. The Trentonian (NJ), October 18, 2006.
Canada : Jeff Douglas sheds light on problems of amateur geneologists with Ancestors in the Attic series on History Television. The Halifax Herald (NS).
The Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organization (Mississippi) is announcing that the Jones County history and family history book “Echoes From Our Past” is at the printers. Laurel Leader-Call (MS), October 13, 2006.
Three O'Neill relatives found each other on the Internet. They are descendants of Henry O'Neill who founded New Hope Plantation in 1783 in frontier Florida. The Florida Times-Union (FL), October 14, 2006.
After an exhaustive search, The Mail on Sunday has found that Dame Helen does indeed have living relatives in Russia. Daily Mail (UK), October 15, 2006.
More than 1,000 Jewish descendants of King David from around the world will participate in an historic reunion in Jerusalem in May. Staten Island Advance (NY), October 13, 2006.
The National Archives welcomed its millionth visitor in fiscal year 2006 on Friday, September 29, 2006 at 3:15 PM. NARA Press Release (US), October 10, 2006.
How do you become a genealogy genius? Coventry Telegraph (UK), October 13, 2006.
The Vermont Historical Society's collection of Catholic materials increased significantly in September with a donation of 83 parish histories from the Vermont Catholic Tribune newspaper. Catholic News Service, October 13, 2006.
Before 2004 and the growing popularity of commercial DNA testing, Duane Gerstenberger flipped through telephone books and randomly called people with his last name. The Arizona Republic (AZ), October 14, 2006.
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Details of tens of thousands of lives from around the world are in the newly opened Everton Genealogy Collection now located in Logan, Utah. Salt Lake Tribune (UT), October 12, 2006.
Eccentric David Dickinson, presenter of Bargain Hunt and antiques expert, had no idea that his ancestry lied in Turkey. Toplum Postasi (UK), October 12, 2006.
Local Elks Lodge donates decades of records to Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Arizona. Daily Courier (AZ), October 12, 2006.
Londonderry, New Hampshire town officials are turning to online mapping technology to track where the dead are buried. Union Leader (NH), October 13, 2006.
Starlight, Kentucky : Most of the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and great-great-great grandchildren of Louis and Dena Smith will reunite tomorrow. Louisville Courier-Journal (KY), October 13, 2006.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is not just history to the children of Delphia Clark Shives. It's family history. Carroll County Comet (IN), October 11, 2006.
More than 25 people gathered around portraits displayed at the Stamford Historical Society (Connecticut), many of whom remarked at the similarities between their own facial features and those of their 18th- and 19th-century relatives. Stamford Times (CT), October 12, 2006.
About 50 descendants of Edmund Rice, one of Wayland's original setters, recently went on a grand tour of family-related sites in Wayland, Sudbury and Maynard, Mass. Sudbury Town Crier (MA), October 12, 2006.
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To mark Family History Month, Ancestry.com, the world's largest family history website, today announced that the newly redesigned Ancestry.com website has experienced a dramatic increase in user-generated content. Press Release, October 17, 2006.
Commercial genetic genealogy is barely five years old, but already it is proving irresistible to many. Sudbury Town Crier (MA), October 12, 2006.
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In keeping with the social networking trend, some genealogy sites are trying to connect living relatives. International Herald Tribune (France), October 9, 2006.
October is German Heritage Month in the United States. Cincinati Post (OH), October 9, 2006.
Earlene Scott has reunited Bibles, or information from Bibles, with about a dozen families. Akron Beacon Journal (OH), October 9, 2006.
Washington State: Sno-Isle Genealogical Society volunteer genealogists see family trees flourish. The Daily Herald (WA), October 11, 2006.
Duke University Archivist Tim Pyatt spends his days answering questions about Duke trivia. The Chronicle (NC), October 11, 2006.
The 2007 Shoun-Shown-Shawn Family Reunion will be held in Memphis, Tennessee on July 13-15. The Norman Transcript (OK), October 7, 2006.
Modern Americans are discovering more about their ancestry by looking into their DNA. Austin American-Statesman (TX), October 8, 2006.
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The celebration of Chusok in Korea gives people a chance to remember and honor their ancestors. We don’t have anything like it in North America. The Korea Times (Korea), October 8, 2006.
Researching genealogy can mean finding anything - sometimes in terms that leave nothing to the imagination. Toledo Blade (OH), October 8, 2006.
So is it worth checking and rechecking a source? Bangor Daily News (ME), October 9, 2006.
Each day, the 14 workers at Historic Map Works feed 250 or so more maps into large-format scanners and beefy servers. Portland Press Herald (ME), October 6, 2006.
Underneath the South Daytona ball park lay the remains of black settlers buried there in the late 1800s. Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), October 7, 2006.
The Mid-Continent Public Library will build a new $8 million genealogy center in Independence, Missouri. The Kansas City Star (MO), October 7, 2006.
The beginnings of the Kansas City Jewish community can be seen on a tour sponsored by the Jewish Community Archives set for Sunday, Nov. 12. Kansas City Jewish Chronicle (KS), October 6, 2006.
Turns out Annie Moore, the first Ellis Island immigrant, never moved west of New York City's Hudson River. Voice of America, October 4, 2006.
About 50 descendants of Edmund Rice, one of Wayland's original setters, recently went on a grand tour of family-related sites in Wayland, Sudbury and Maynard, Mass. Wayland Town Crier (MA), October 5, 2006.
Already a mine of information for local historians, Kerry County Library is now home to the first ten volumes of the Kerry Placenames Survey. The Kingdom (Ireland), October 5, 2006.
Authors of 'Franconia Remembers, Volume III' speak at John Marshall Library in Franconia, Virginia. Springfield Connection (VA), October 5, 2006.
The small Warrenton, Virginia cemetery was supposed to be restored years ago. Fauquier Times-Democrat (VA), October 4, 2006.
A gathering of 130 cousins from nine family branches in a Lower East Side Synagogue revives longabandoned notions of family and history. Grand Street News (NY).
The Association of Personal Historians wants you to answer a question: Have you told anyone your life story lately? The Oregonian (OR), October 3, 2006.
Minnesota : Between 3,500 and 4,000 people visit the Sauk Centre Area Historical Society exhibits each year, many of these with genealogy related requests. Sauk Centre Herald (MN), October 3, 2006.
Crawford County Friends of Genealogy are on a mission to preserve Crawford County's role in World War II by compiling a book featuring military personnel with ties to Crawford County, Arkansas. Van Buren Press Argus-Courier (AR), October 4, 2006.
A new website has been launched creating an online encyclopaedia telling the story of 20th century London. 24 Hour Museum (UK), October 2, 2006.
Talk to discuss how Troy, New York became a magnet for immigrants from Ireland. Albany Times Union (NY), October 6, 2006.
The Friends of New Vineyard Cemeteries (Maine) have spent countless hours documenting information for state and local records. Morning Sentinel (ME), October 2, 2006.
Forum provides valuable tips on how kin can use existing records to explore genealogy. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), October 2, 2006.
Davidic Dynasty, a project of the Eshet Chayil Foundation, has compiled a partial list of David's purported descendants. Jerusalem Post (Israel), October 3, 2006.
Ellis Martin is the only documented Confederate veteran buried at Roselawn cemetery, Pueblo County, Colorado. A marker will note his service. Pueblo Chieftain (CO), October 3, 2006.
Computers help genealogy buffs personalize family histories with news, photos and music. Wichita Eagle (KS), October 1, 2006.
Founded in 1898, the California Genealogical Society exists with the principal purpose of helping people trace and compile their family histories. Daily Review (CA), October 1, 2006.
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