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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2003

  • Genealogy, history are related fields
    Genealogy and history are not two separate fields, they are different emphasis on the same picture, the history of people. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), September 28, 2003.

  • Patrice Glass Is New County Historian For Hamilton County
    The county historian, among other duties, is a member of the County Records Commission. The Chattanoogan (TN), September 25, 2003.

  • Tartan is suddenly cool again as Scots build on transatlantic link
    When thousands of pipers march through New York on Tartan Day, some see a celebration of all that is good about Scotland. Others see the perpetuation of heather and haggis clichés which hold back the modern country. The Scotsman (UK), September 23, 2003.

  • Useful scraps of information come from variety of sources
    As we know from the ethic groups that are more advanced in genealogy record transmitting than we are, genealogy does not suddenly start when someone happens to think about recording it. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), September 21, 2003.

  • Fair genealogy organizers attempting to contact Alford family members
    The genealogy and family history of the Jacob Alford family will be the center of interest of the Washington Parish Genealogy and History Society exhibit at the Washington Parish Fair beginning October 15 in Franklinton, Louisiana. Bogalusa Daily News (LA), September 29, 2003.

  • Center aids in research
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has opened an expanded genealogy center in White Oak. Free Lance-Star (VA), September 19, 2003.

  • Obituary : Michael Maclagan
    Michael Maclagan, who has died aged 89, was a historian of early medieval England and Byzantium, an eminent authority on genealogy and heraldry, and a tutor in Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford. The Daily Telegraph (UK), September 16, 2003.

  • Yul Brynner's son arrives in Vladivostok
    Dr. Rock Brynner, the son of famed Hollywood actor Yul Brynner, is a guest of the first Vladivostok international film festival. Vladivostok, Russia is his father's birthplace. This trip enables me to complete memoirs about my genealogy, he stressed. Pravda (Russia), September 15, 2003.

  • African-American festival planned to gather threads of history, genealogy
    When Bill Keene began studying the Washington County (PA) Historical Society's archives about six years ago, he was disappointed to discover a noticeable lack of African-American history in the county. Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA), September 14, 2003.

  • Learning how, where to find information
    There are two ends to genealogy research, someone must record it and someone must retrieve it... Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), September 14, 2003.

  • In Huron County, a battle for the record books
    The Huron County Genealogical Society may pursue legal action against the Huron County General Health District for confiscating about 20 rolls of microfilm containing vital statistics from the Norwalk Public Library. Lorain Morning Journal (OH), September 12, 2003.

  • Columbia (PA) Museum of History still building after 150 years
    Services offered include a depository for artifacts, publications that are for sale, photocopies, Columbia News microfilm, genealogy research, and more. Columbia Ledger (PA), September 11, 2003.

  • Readers share adoption stories from the heart
    Readers share their stories of searching for birth parents, or sons or daughters who were given up for adoption. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA), September 11, 2003.

  • Major deal for Scotland On Line
    Media minnow Scotland On Line has signed a new strategic partnership with digital satellite and cable broadcaster the History Channel which will help Scots worldwide researching their family background. The Scotsman (UK), September 11, 2003.

  • Vandals rampage through cemetery
    Community members are reacting with shock and rage after vandals this week toppled 32 headstones at historic Alton Cemetery, leaving some of the fragile limestone monuments beyondrepair. Alton Telegraph (IL), September 6, 2003.

  • Ethnic groups trace lineages differently
    Half of the genealogy lineage that we record is based on patrilineal kinships, but not every culture group uses that system. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), September 6, 2003.



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