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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - AUGUST 2004

  • County trying to get financial gift left to library by Utah man
    Montgomery County, Texas is trying to secure a financial gift that a deceased Utah man allegedly left to the Montgomery County Memorial Library's Genealogy Department in his will. Conroe Courier (TX), August 25, 2004.

  • Abandoned children reunite in Great Falls
    The Padden siblings don't sugarcoat their opinion of their mother: This is a woman who gave birth to at least 17 children and abandoned nearly all of them. Great Falls Tribune (MT), August 26, 2004.

  • DNA project to support family history
    The Bahamas DNA Project was launched in June to support genealogy research. Nassau Guardian (Bahamas), August 24, 2004.

  • Cemetery gets facelift
    The Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is about to gain a new lease on life thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Morgan County (Indiana) and a group of volunteers. Mooresville/Decatur Times (IN), August 21, 2004.

  • Roots ran deep in Camas Valley for Combs
    Welcome Combs' grandfather, Alston Martindale, was one of the first two people to permanently reside in Camas Valley, Oregon. News-Review (OR), August 22, 2004.

  • Family want killer's skin destroyed
    William Corder was convicted after a trial in Bury St Edmunds in August 1828, and sentenced to death by hanging. His body was to be anatomised, or dissected. Parts of him still remain in the public eye. Eastern Daily Press (England), August 21, 2004.

  • Family diary tells story of kindnesses given soldier held in Civil War prison
    Belen Bertha Shiplet has a link to her ancestors that any genealogy buff or history teacher would envy : a copy of her great-great-uncle DeWitt Clinton Thomas' diary, detailing his experiences in the Civil War. Valencia County News Bulletin, August 14, 2004.

  • Many Hispanics discovering their Jewish roots from colonial Spain
    Numerous inhabitants of Latin America and many Hispanics in the U.S. are descendents of "crypto-Jews," colonists who secretly practiced their Judaism at home while publicly professing Catholicism to avoid persecution. Catholic News Service, August 11, 2004.

  • New site helps trace ancestors
    Internet users looking to trace their family history now have a new tool to help the through the labyrinth of genealogy searches thanks to the National Archives. Manchester Online (UK), August 11, 2004.

  • Tracing your family tree the easy way
    Statistics recently released from 1837online.com have shown that 54 per cent of Britons are interested in researching their family history. The Telegraph (UK), August 9, 2004.

  • Tips for genealogy research provided
    Perhaps, no hobby or research effort has benefited more from the Internet than genealogy, according to David Burton, civic communication specialist, University of Missouri Extension. Joplin Independent (MO), August 6, 2004.

  • DNA Heritage Brings Market-Leading Genetics Product to North American Genealogists
    DNA Heritage announces the opening of its North American office in a strategic move to expand its share of the genetic genealogy market within Canada and the US. Press Release, August 4, 2004.

  • Historical group seeking Ohio descendants of Revolutionary War vets
    Revolutionary War veterans came west to settle Marietta, Athens, and other towns of the Northwest Territory that are now in southeastern Ohio. Athens News (OH), August 2, 2004.



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