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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - APRIL 2005 Amateur sleuths and history buffs can explore a myriad of treasures at the new £3 million Devon Record Office. Devon 24 (UK), April 27, 2005. Joe and Linda Martin’s quest broadens their own world while connecting genetic dots across the country. East Valley Tribune (AZ), April 28, 2005. A historic Celtic hero credited with driving the Vikings out of western Scotland was actually descended from a Norseman, according to research by a leading DNA expert. The Scotsman (UK), April 26, 2005. It’s the time of year for families everywhere to engage in spring cleaning, and DeadFred Genealogy Photo Archive (http://www.deadfred.com) offers a great solution for all those people who stumble across boxes of old photographs in their closets, garages and attics. Press Release (US), April 26, 2005. Scholars at a Welsh college believe they have unearthed their own version of the Da Vinci code with the discovery of a 400-year-old book. Entitled The Genealogy of Jesus Christ. mathaba.net, April 30, 2005. Britain commands greater powers than any other state to obtain, use and store genetic information. New Statesman (UK), April 25, 2005. Paul Bunnell's ancestor fought for Benedict Arnold - and that's fine with him. Concord Monitor (CT), April 24, 2005. Known as the foremost expert on this intriguing American art form, Janice Tauer Wass wrote "Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition," which chronicles the fascinating stories of the quilters' lives and presents their handiwork. The Southern Illinoisan (AR), April 23, 2005. German-born Harald Stoelting spent his whole life looking for his African-American family. At 57, he found them, through a Stafford genealogist he'd hired to help--who turned out to be his cousin. The Free Lance-Star (VA), April 24, 2005. The names Paul Hiatt and Doug Thayer are etched on plaques at Hoffstadt Bluffs and Johnston Ridge honoring the 57 victims of the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption. But these men might not have even been at the volcano that day. Longview Daily News (WA), April 21, 2005. Descendants of four Glynn County, Georgia Revolutionary War patriots — Samuel Wright, Cyrus Dart, William Page and Robert Grant — have gathered to unveil gravemarkers honoring their ancestors' service to the nation. The Brunswick News (GA), April 20, 2005. Members of the Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War and citizens of Memphis, Missouri have been hard at work for over eight months planning for the last known funeral and burial of a Union soldier, Corporal John Peyton Byrne. Memphis Democrat (MO), April 21, 2005. After the Roy & Patricia Weaver returned from a trip to Slovenia in 2002, they decided to put much of the family history they had learned into a book. Mountain Times (NC), April 21, 2005. Two women went and bought an old house - as in circa-1700s old - for $6,000 on eBay so they could take it apart and rebuild it. The women have already sold that house for more than $500,000. The Telegraph (NH), April 18, 2005. After his older brother died "back home" 12 years ago, Roy Wager thought a military marker would be a fitting tribute. He applied for one -- not realizing the frustration he would encounter. Daily Ardmoreite (OK), April 18, 2005. Self-publishing can be the means for a writer or even an artist to get his or her work exposed to the public when normal publishing channels are closed to them. Mount Vernon News (OH), April 18, 2005. James Irvine-Fortescue of Kingcausie, who has died aged 87, was the laird who saved the ancient county of Kincardineshire in north-east Scotland when he arrived in Edinburgh in 1972 brandishing a claymore. Telegraph.co.uk (UK), April 18, 2005. The spring 2005 edition of The Buchanan Banner, the official publication of the Clan Buchanan Society International is now online. electricscotland.com. Pennsylvania : An old train station in Avella will be used as a museum, library and genealogy research facility. Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA), April 17, 2005. Genealogists want psychotherapy to be made available for people who stumble across unpleasant discoveries while researching their family history. Telegraph.co.uk (UK), April 17, 2005. Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania : Betty J. Burdan's interest in funeral customs and remains rests in her love of local history. Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA), April 17, 2005. Thousands of people across America and Canada came together to celebrate Tartan Day as Scotland was once again put firmly in the spotlight. The Scotsman (UK), April 15, 2005. Track your true identity along a DNA trail left behind by your ancestors. Houston Press (TX), April 14, 2005. So many people keep meaning to interview their parents or grandparents -- and capture all those entertaining and enlightening family stories. But most people never get around to it. Senior Journal (US), April 12, 2005. "Genographic" is not showing up in many dictionaries yet. But two global institutions, IBM and the National Geographic Society, hope the idea it conveys becomes well known in every corner of the planet. CNN (US), April 14, 2005. The Oklahoma County clerk's office will soon make available to the public electronic documentation of all land records for the county - even records filed before Oklahoma was a state. The Journal Record (OK), April 8, 2005. A bid to legislate for an official register of Scottish tartan was today launched by a backbench member of the Scottish Parliament. The Scotsman (UK), April 7, 2005. Located in downtown Trenton is one of New Jersey’s biggest treasures — the New Jersey State Library (NJSL). Yet, many people in the state have not heard about the state library and have never visited it. Edison/Metuchen Sentinel, April 5, 2005. The San Diego African American Genealogy Research Group provides support to its 50 members who are tracing their heritage and encourages others to begin working on their family trees. San Diego Union Tribune (CA), April 4, 2005. A Washington state visitor came to do genealogy in the cemeteries of East Maui, Hawaii but ended up clearing a small graveyard and involving the community and visitors in the process. Maui News (HI), April 4, 2005. The names of two Pennsylvania officers shot in 1917 will be etched alongside the nearly 17,000 names of officers who have been killed in the line of duty in the United States since 1792. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA), April 3, 2005. 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