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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - FEBRUARY 2007

  • Conference Integrates Computers and Family History
    BYU's 10th Annual Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference will teach the community to integrate computers and genealogy. BYU NewsNet (UT), February 27, 2007.

  • Church records hold key to ancestry
    Mormon research centers allow access to an extensive collection of records, some of particular interest to black families. St. Petersburg Times (FL), February 28, 2007.

  • Tracking family made easy
    A combination of different features makes Geni a lot easier to use than most other genealogy sites, and a lot more appealing to look at as well. Globe and Mail (Canada), February 26, 2007.

  • Resting place sought for Staten Island bones
    The site where the state plans to build a new courthouse was once a cemetery for immigrants with smallpox, cholera and other diseases. Metro New York (NY), February 27, 2007.

  • New DNA study helps explain unique diversity among Melanesians
    Small populations of Melanesians have significant differences in their mitochondrial DNA according to a study being published in the new online journal, Public Library of Science ONE. Press Release, February 27, 2007.

  • Family history: The next generation of genealogy sites
    Free Geni.com users can build family trees using the knowledge of living relatives. Deseret News (UT), February 25, 2007.

  • Searching for your roots online
    This year the month of Nisan, which coincides with March 20-April 18, has been declared international Jewish genealogy month. ynetnews.com (Israel), February 24, 2007.

  • 1790 census destroyed by fire when British invaded
    Some believe that the early censuses were actually lost at the state level and not burned by the British. Tribune-Star (IN), February 24, 2007.

  • Non-parochial, foreign and maritime Births, Marriages and Deaths digitisation project
    The aim is to have some records online towards the end of this year. News from the National Archives (UK), February 23, 2007.

  • Windows to the past
    For those who have been bitten by the genealogy bug, it’s not just a pastime — it’s a passion. The Arlington Advocate (MA), February 22, 2007.

  • Connecting the dots in the Russell family
    When Gerry Kaye was given the task of expanding the family tree of the famous Russell family of Arlington, Mass., it wasn’t so much about the past that she needed to explore but the present. The Arlington Advocate (MA), February 22, 2007.

  • Delayed birth records can benefit genealogists
    Birth certificates are dandy finds for genealogists, yet family historians often neglect to look for delayed birth certificates. The Albuquerque Tribune (NM), February 22, 2007.

  • Sifting Through Time, He Finds Some Answers
    Fred Blum helps the Red Cross reunite members of families separated during the Holocaust. Jewish Exponent (PA), February 22, 2007.

  • Interest in piecing together family trees grows among African-Americans
    Interest in genealogy among African-Americans has been growing, nudged most recently by genealogical tours Harvard scholar Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. has conducted on public television. The Boston Globe (MA), February 21, 2007.

  • Climb back into family tree
    Young people are researching their family trees in record numbers, according to genealogists. Daily Telegraph (Australia), February 22, 2007.

  • Obama Wouldn't Be First Black President
    Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. DiversityInc.

  • Suffolk Museum May Return Murderer's Grisly Remains To Relative
    Linda Nessworthy, a descendant of ‘Red Barn murderer’ William Corder is campaigning to get a museum to return a gruesome book bound in the felon’s skin. 24 Hour Museum, February 21, 2007.

  • National Archives to Dedicate new Southwest Regional Records Center Facility, First Federal Electronic Records Vault Opens
    The 205,000 square foot building has a total storage capacity of nearly one million cubic feet of records. NARA Press Release, February 22, 2007.

  • Zooof Goes Beta; Online Social Site’s Goal is to Unite World through Family
    TThe site’s goal is to bring people closer together through family and show how closely related they are to everyone else around the world. Press Release (The Netherlands), February 21, 2007.

  • Turning home videos to DVDs will preserve memories longer
    TMost videotapes have a shelf life of only between 10 to 20 years, and some begin deteriorating after five. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), February 20, 2007.

  • Confucius' family tree revised to 1.8 mil.
    The latest revision of Confucius' family tree will total at least 1.8 million descendants. It is the longest family tree on record according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The China Post (Taiwan), February 19, 2007.

  • Putting family tree on paper
    Spotsylvania County, Virginia resident Mike Arndt compiles impressive family history that looks like an encyclopedia. The Free Lance-Star (VA), February 18, 2007.

  • Young Americans find roots in China
    San Francisco program offers history and genealogy, helps locate relatives. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), February 18, 2007.

  • The National Geographic and IBM's Genographic Project: Charting the migratory history of the human species
    According to geneticist Dr. Spencer Wells, all humans alive today are descended from a San bushman who lived in Africa around 60,000 years ago. Finfacts (Ireland), February 18, 2007.

  • Jennie Bond to track down illegitimate Royals
    Jennie Bond will join two royal genealogy experts in the prime-time ITV documentary, Lost Royals. Irish Examiner (IRL), February 15, 2007.

  • Albert could have been King
    Retired engineer Albert Turnbull, a direct descendent of Alfred the Great, may have become King had French invader William the Conqueror lost the Battle of Hastings. Times & Star (UK), February 16, 2007.

  • Genealogy: The next generation
    Geni.com is part genealogy, part six degrees of separation. Naples Daily News (FL), February 16, 2007.

  • New director looks forward to making history come alive here
    Harbor Springs Area Historical Society (Michigan) moving forward with museum; opening set for 2008. Harbor Light Newspaper (MI).

  • Gather information while you can
    If you are lucky enough to still have living parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents, sit down with them and ask them to tell you their family stories, and record their recollections. Marshfield Mariner (MA), February 13, 2007.

  • Maryland Company Surpasses Milestone in Historical Newspaper Project
    Maryland company tops two million mark in newspaper digitization project creating the first digital images of history-rich small town newspapers. Company now aims for phase two - 20 million pages which will be made online accessible and searchable. Press Release (WA), February 14, 2007.

  • DNA a new tool in researching family history
    Advances in science and technology, coupled with the growth of the Internet, has led to an explosion in genetic genealogy. The Register-Guard (OR), February 12, 2007.

  • George Washington's Caribbean hideaway opens
    A genealogy center may be added to the new The George Washington House and Museum in Barbados. Eight million Americans have roots in Barbados. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), February 13, 2007.

  • Wild is the Wind
    An interview with deCODE Genetics founder and CEO Kári Stefánsson about genealogy in Iceland and the future of deCODE. Iceland Review (Iceland), February 12, 2007.

  • Lost memories find way home
    A long-lost scrapbook pertaining to the career of Bob McCarthy's grandfather has been returned after several decades. Toledo Blade (OH), February 12, 2007.

  • Online Museum Makes Waves For The Senior Service
    The Sea Your History Project, a museum in website format, details life in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. 24 Hour Museum (UK), February 8, 2007.

  • Indiana County Genealogist program works to widen Hoosier participation
    There are currently 12 county genealogists who have been designated out of the 92 counties. The Indiana Genealogical Society needs applicants in the other 80. Tribune Star (IN), February 10, 2007.

  • Sharon brings Limerick's web of history and folklore to life
    Sharon Clancy's website comprises a collection of links and information regarding the history and folklore of the Limerick City, Ireland. Limerick Post (IRL), February 11, 2007.

  • National Archives Completes Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Records Project
    Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein has announced that the National Archives has completed a five-year, multi-series project that preserved and microfilmed the field office records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (the Freedmen’s Bureau). NARA Press Release, February 8, 2007.

  • President Bush Requests $379 Million in FY 2008 For the National Archives and Records Administration
    NARA Press Release, February 6, 2007.

  • Non-Jewish Germans Bring Back a Once-Familiar, Rich Jewish World
    Lars Menk's 800-page volume with the etymology and geographical origins of 13,000 German Jewish names was published recently. cjp.org, February 7, 2007.

  • Regaining a Lost Heritage
    Can a simple procedure unlock African-Americans’ genetic history? Or is DNA tracing just an expensive waste of time? Diverse (US), February 8, 2007.

  • The Iceland family tree
    So, it’s official. Everyone in Iceland is related. Iceland Review Online (Iceland), February 9, 2007.

  • Roman descendants found in China?
    Residents of a remote Chinese village are hoping that DNA tests will prove one of history's most unlikely legends — that they are descended from Roman legionaries lost in antiquity. The Telegraph (UK), February 4, 2007.

  • Women descendants of Confucius can be part of family tree
    Women and foreign descendants of Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher and educator, can be part of the first comprehensive family tree if they can prove their ancestry. The Hindu (India), February 6, 2007.

  • New Online Resources From Library & Archives Canada
    Library and Archives Canada has announced two new web-based resources called Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918 and Faces of War. Global Gazette (Canada), February 6, 2007.

  • Obama's presidential lineage
    Genealogist Bruce Harrison said he found links between the Democratic senator from Illinois and Presidents George Washington, James Madison, Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI), February 6, 2007.

  • Land Claims and the People of the Great River
    An interview with Paula LaPierre who recently contributed to a research project compiling and preserving oral interview information on family and lineage continuity in Aboriginal and Algonquin communities. The Dominion (Canada), February 5, 2007.

  • Black genealogist traces possible link to J. Edgar Hoover
    Millie McGhee-Morris spoke to the Corona Genealogical Society about her possible relation to former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Press-Enterprise (CA), February 5, 2007.

  • Foreigners can be part of Confucius family tree
    This is the first time that overseas citizens and those who converted to Islam will be included in the family tree. China Daily (China), February 5, 2007.

  • Uncovering black history in Montana
    The Montana Historical Society leads a large-scale effort to preserve and document Montana's African-American heritage before precious information slips away in fading memories and musty attics. Great Falls Tribune (MT), February 5, 2007.

  • The National Archives supports Religious Archives Conference
    The National Archives and the Religious Archives Group affiliated to the Society of Archivists are joining forces to stage a conference to consider ´The state of religious archives in the UK today´ at the British Library on 26 March. News from the National Archives, February 5, 2007.

  • Descendant of slaves traces her quest for roots, identity
    New Yorker Saidiya Hartman gives us a deep meditation on this longing for a connection to the past in "Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), February 2, 2007.
    Read more about this book at : Amazon.com (United States), Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada).

  • Utah genealogy society Web site beneficial in search for records
    A searchable on-line index of more than 250,000 Utah deaths from 1905 through 1954 was created by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Tribune-Star (IN), February 3, 2007.

  • 'ROOTS': Entertainment as education
    This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great television miniseries, Roots. Florida Times-Union (FL), February 1, 2007.

  • New Book Details History Of City’s African-Americans
    The African American Heritage Society of Long Beach has released a book on African-Americans in Long Beach, California. Gazette Newspapers (CA), February 1, 2007.

  • Lincoln Police Unravel Mystery Of Stolen Grave Markers
    Lincoln, Nebraska Police ask help to find grave sites for stolen markers. KETV-7 (NE), February 1, 2007.



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