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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - MAY 2005 Nearly 100 people crowded into the former Federated Store Saturday afternoon to hear author Sharon Hatfield describe the hunt for facts in a 70-year-old murder that happened a couple of blocks away and captured the nation's attention. Coalfield Progress (VA), May 31, 2005. Hawaiian family members long separated from their roots returned home Saturday in an emotional reunion that many thought might never happen. Maui News (HI), May 30, 2005. William Banister died in Moffat County, Colorado with little fanfare in 1921. There was no military ceremony for the Spanish-American War veteran, just an unmarked grave in the Craig Cemetery. Craig Daily Press (CO), May 30, 2005. While LDS Church founder Joseph Smith has been scrutinized intensely by both scholars and scoffers since he launched the faith in 1830, several new avenues of research are focused on his family relationships and whether he fathered children by his polygamist wives. Deseret Morning News (UT), May 29, 2005. John Peyton Byrne's remains will be buried in Memphis City, MO Cemetery. His cremated remains had lain forgotten in an aging ornate urn on a shelf in a Sacramento, Calif., mausoleum for 85 years. Quincy Herald-Whig (IL), May 25, 2005. Opinion : The Ministry of Defence had been poised to destroy up to 16 million First World War records, six million of which relate to Scots who served. I would like all the Scottish records to be repatriated to Scotland. The Scotsman (UK), May 24, 2005. Internet research company Nielsen//NetRatings reveals that the number of people accessing websites in the genealogy sector has risen by 44 per cent in the past year. Webuser (UK), May 24, 2005. Local genealogical society in Alaska studies old photographs for clues to family history. Juneau Empire (AK), May 22, 2005. As part of the effort to continue to express to Congress the interest in restoration of funding for NHPRC [National Historical Publications and Records Commission, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration], the Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC) has created an online petition. GEN-EVENTS-L, May 23, 2005. Nebraska : Tom Corey finds unmarked graves using copper dowsing rods. McCook Daily Gazette (MA), May 21, 2005. In vividly describing his neighbours as "bas***ds", "pros******s" and "syphilitic paupers", Isaac Norris Hunt, a Gloucestershire census data collector, could almost be depicted as the 1861 version of a gossip columnist. egovmonitor.com (UK), May 19, 2005. Scrapbooking no longer can be discounted as simply a fad; it has become a national obsession. Nashua Telegraph (NH), May 17, 2005. Portage, Indiana : When the urn containing Mathias Perner's ashes was found last week, the only thing anyone knew about him was what was etched on the urn: his name and the date May 7, 1937. Munster Times (IN), May 17, 2005. New Jersey : the Allentown Library — which has a large collection of local historical reference material and genealogy — is one of the few private libraries in the state. The Examiner (NJ), May 11, 2005. GRAMPS (Genealogical Research And Management Programming System) is a GNOME genealogy program that allows you to easily build and keep track of your family tree. linuxelectrons.com, May 11, 2005. The Burleson Family Association (BFA) Reunion will be held in Waco, TX, on June 24-26, 2005. Press release, May 13, 2005. A genealogist from a village near Louth, who discovered he was an ancestor of Guy Fawkes after decades of research, has died in France. Louth Today (UK), May 05, 2005. A family tree centre could soon be opened in Peterhead. Plans are being touted to transform the Chain House into a home for the town's heritage and genealogy. The Buchan Observer (UK). Big Stone Gap, Virginia : The information and photographs in the Livingston family Bible will be a valuable addition to the Heritage Center's genealogy collection. Coalfield Progress (VA), May 04, 2005. Ohio : Toledo-Lucas County system asks public to share snapshots. Toledo Blade (OH), May 01, 2005. 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2007 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December |