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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - JULY 2003

  • Cemetery beautified by Scouts
    For some time Evans Chapel Cemetery off Highway 46 on Chapel Hill Road went neglected until Ellis Bennett and two fellow Scouts decided to clean it up and survey those buried there. Cleburne News (AL), July 31, 2003.

  • Georgia Archives Week 2003 activities
    Georgia is celebrating Georgia Archives Week from October 5-11. The 2003 theme for Georgia Archives Week is "Looking at the Big Picture." GEN-EVENTS-L, July 28, 2003.

  • Aunt Martha Who? -- CE My Family review
    CE My Family consists of two parts -- a desktop PC application for converting GEDCOM files and transferring them to the Pocket PC, and the Pocket PC application which allows you to view and modify the contents of the converted file. Pocket PC Thoughts (Canada), July 21, 2003.

  • A lasting comfort
    Once, cemeteries in a church's back yard were common. Now, a Largo church is restoring its role in death and burial. St. Petersburg Times (FL), July 21, 2003.

  • The Apalachee trail
    Tired of fighting white people, the Apalachee Indians quietly disappeared into Louisiana's woods and bayous in the 1800s. Today they are ready to be heard - and recognized - by the federal government. St. Petersburg Times (FL), July 20, 2003.

  • Slave descendants reunite
    Their relatives, freed by Virginia master, traveled to Ohio on foot. The Cincinati Enquirer (OH), July 20, 2003.

  • Seminar
    A genealogy seminar for beginners and experienced researchers sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists will be held Saturday, September 20, 2003. GEN-EVENTS-L, July 17, 2003.

  • Olde Orange County Family History Day
    Looking for your roots in central NC? If so, bring your notes, your family Bible & your questions to The Olde Orange County Family History Day, Saturday, September 13, 2003. GEN-EVENTS-L, July 16, 2003.

  • Wrights' descendants enjoy a famous legacy
    Since their father died of cancer in 1999, the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of the Wright brothers have made preserving the brothers' legacy their mission. The Cincinnati Enquirer (OH), July 17, 2003.

  • Gene Variant Increases Risk of Miscarriage among Hutterites
    Researchers have identified a new gene variant that increases the risk of miscarriage. The gene was found in the Hutterite population of South Dakota, but it is likely to occur in the general population as well. Genome News Network, July 11, 2003.

  • Cuillins to be gifted to Scotland
    A Scottish mountain range is set to be gifted to the nation after the owner, clan chief John MacLeod of MacLeod, failed to find a buyer. BBC News (UK), July 9, 2003.

  • Author reaches into the past
    'The Reunion' traces great-grandfather's Civil War experience. Cumberland Times-News (MD), July 1, 2003.



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