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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - APRIL 2004

  • 'My ancestors got hitched in this church'
    It's easy to find genealogy records online, but the web is also invaluable for painting a picture of how our forebears lived. BBC News Online Magazine (UK), April 30, 2004.

  • Questers provide funds for microfilming of vintage Leader Times
    The current project of the Kit-Han-Ne Questers involves the microfilming of the 1932 to 1934 issues of the Leader Times, which are housed in bound paper volumes in the basement of the newspaper's building in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Leader Times (PA), April 30, 2004.

  • Genes reunited
    Britain is in the midst of an intense race to build the most extensive database of recorded family history. The Guardian (UK), April 29, 2004.

  • Get it before it gets too late
    There is a saying in genealogy...that you get interested in looking into your family history about three months after the last person that could have told you anything has died. Don't let this happen to you. The Brewton Standard (AL), April 29, 2004.

  • Cashing in on the US need to find ancestors
    Genealogy searches in Scotland are becoming more popular, with impeccable public records making the country a fruitful destination for ancestor-seekers - and an important generator of tourist revenue. The Scotsman (UK), April 22, 2004.

  • San Marcos Historical Society looking to solve identity crisis
    The society recently unveiled a panel of over 30 black and white photographs of unidentified San Marcos, California residents ranging from the early 1900s to the 1980s. North County Times (CA), April 11, 2004.

  • Hunley Findings Put Faces on Civil War Submarine Crew
    The identities of the crew of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley are coming to light just days before the men's remains are to be buried. National Geographic News (USA), April 12, 2004.

  • Any scrap of information may be useful in genealogy research
    When dealing with the far distant past any scrap of information is welcome and may be a jumping-off place to get us going. Pittsburg Morning Sun (KS), April 11, 2004.

  • Headstones tell little of reform school deaths
    Rumors lingered about the deaths of four boys at the Oregon State Reform School in 1908 and 1910 : Bennie Jackson, Hiram McRea and James O’Brien in 1908 and Frank Dilley in 1910. Statesman Journal (OR), April 6, 2004.

  • BGSU archive is a lens on history in northwest Ohio
    About half of the people who use the Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University are family historians tracking their genealogy. Toledo Blade (OH), April 5, 2004.

  • Leaky roof almost damages artifacts
    A leaky roof at the State Museum in Albany forced workers to use plastic sheets and garbage cans to protect some of New York's most valuable records. Capital News 9 (NY), April 2, 2004.

  • North-east folk 'all shook up' over Elvis link
    A best-selling Scottish author has discovered that Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, is actually a Scot! Buchan Observer (Scotland).



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