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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - AUGUST 2005

  • Hamilton needs help to preserve part of Rappahannock heritage
    Virginia : Dotted about the countryside of Rappahannock County are a multitude of old family graveyards. timescommunity.com (VA), August 31, 2005.

  • Flight of fancy lands in family tree
    Templetons discover relatives they never knew they had. Greater Milwaukee Today (WI), August 30, 2005.

  • Bay Maori in gene study
    New Zealand : A major research project could help explain why so many Maori have cancer, diabetes, gout and heart disease. Hawke's Bay Today (NZ), August 31, 2005.

  • Finding family graves in Noble just got easier
    Oklahoma : Last week, members of Noble’s IOOF Lodge 128 completed work on a new interactive directory, complete with a map of every filled plot. The Norman Transcript (OK), August 31, 2005.

  • Harry Potter' Author's Kaua'i Ties
    World-renowned "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling's possible ties to Kaua‘i, Hawaii are news in Great Britain. The Garden Island (HI), August 28, 2005.

  • A New Zealander's Scottish awakening
    There are few people who can claim to have as rich and as complex an ancestry as New Zealand actor Kiel McNaughton. The Scotsman (UK), August 30, 2005.

  • Project reveals details of slave life
    The Race and Slavery Petitions Project 1776-1867 is a compilation of 17,487 legislative and court documents from 200 county courthouses in the 15 former slaveholding states and the District of Columbia. Greensboro News Record (NC), August 28, 2005.

  • Librarian turns sleuth to unearth marker mystery
    Toledo police believe their case of a missing person is actually a case of a misspelled gravestone. Toledo Blade (OH), August 27, 2005.

  • PEARCE Family Reunion - Australia
    Pearce Family Reunion Saturday April 7th 2007 - Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Gathering together descendants of Richard PEARCE (1801-1870) of Uny Lelant, Cornwall, England and Jane CUTTANCE (1803-1883) of Mylor, Cornwall, England. AUS-GEN-EVENTS-L, August 27, 2005.

  • Found and not Forgotten
    Three years ago a biologist researching rats on a small Alaskan island stumbled across the wreckage of a Navy scout plane that took off from Kodiak in 1942 and never returned. Helena Independent Record (MT), August 28, 2005.

  • Bowling Green: Cemetery tales told as living history
    There are nearly 9,000 stories tucked away inside Bowling Green's Oak Grove Cemetery. Toledo Blade (OH), August 25, 2005.

  • Would you Adam and Eve it?
    According to the professor Bryan Sykes, 97 per cent of modern Europeans are descended from just seven women or "clan mothers". The Daily Record (SCT), August 27, 2005.

  • Across Generations Television Series Story Submission
    First Flight Productions asks that anyone who is in the process or who has completed a genealogical quest which led to the discovery of a great human adventure story surrounding their family's history to submit their story. firstflightproductions.com

  • Monumental undertaking
    Mass. : By photographing headstones, Lincoln man keeps folk art alive. Boston Globe (MA), August 25, 2005.

  • Back at the court of our Aussie ancestor
    When John Naylor stood before magistrates he was warned another misdemeanour could result in his deportation down under. But Naylor informed the bench he wanted to go to Australia immediately – just to get away from his wife. Leeds Today (UK), August 23, 2005.

  • Ohio Approves $1.12 Million For Second Year of Virtual Library Reference Service
    www.KnowItNow.org offers general reference, and resources for information on business and finance, health and medicine, science & technology, and genealogy. Government Technology, August 22, 2005.

  • Does DNA testing hold a key to your past?
    The recent advent of genetic profiling could revolutionise genealogical research over the next few years. The Scotsman (UK), August 19, 2005.

  • Historian Shelby Foote had local ties
    The Footes were among many Fredericksburg-area families that moved to Mississippi in the early years. The Free Lance-Star (VA), August 20, 2005.

  • Kawananakoa sues, seeking return of Hawaiian artifacts
    Abigail Kawananakoa, a wealthy heiress and descendent of royal Hawaiian blood, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against the Bishop Museum and a controversial native Hawaiian group, demanding the return of Hawaiian treasures believed to have been secretly buried in a cave. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI), August 20, 2005.

  • Scots abroad create a heritage of profits
    Research reveals that in 2001 genealogy was the motivation behind an estimated 260,000 tourist trips to Scotland - contributing £153 million to Scotland's economy. The Scotsman (UK), August 16, 2005.

  • New Chief Executive of The National Archives
    Natalie Ceeney has been appointed the new Chief Executive of The National Archives. She succeeds Sarah Tyacke. News from the National Archives (UK), August 16, 2005.

  • Stars dig up surprises with their ancestors
    Tourism and genealogy agencies alike have been quick to recruit a sometimes unlikely sounding legion of celebrities to promote genealogy tourism. The Scotsman (UK), August 17, 2005.

  • Database of the dead
    Church web sites are now helping to make family histories easier to unravel, and are helping the Genealogy Society of Norway (DIS-Norge) compile and improve their database. Aftenposten (Norway), August 18, 2005.

  • Back to your roots - with a little help
    Tracing ancestors across the great Caledonian diaspora can be a time-consuming business. The Scotsman (UK), August 15, 2005.

  • Government will limit access to birth, death records
    Muscatine, Iowa n Area residents researching their ancestry may find more answers at the Musser Public Library than the Muscatine County Recorder's office beginning Jan. 1, 2007. Muscatine Journal (IA), August 16, 2005.

  • Scotland can claim JK as its own
    JK Rowling's Scottish credentials are more firmly underlined as a family history study suggests the creator of Harry Potter is the great-granddaughter of a pioneering doctor from Arran. The Scotsman (UK), August 15, 2005.

  • British Have Changed Little Since Ice Age, Gene Study Says
    Despite invasions by Saxons, Romans, Vikings, Normans, and others, the genetic makeup of today's white Britons is much the same as it was 12,000 ago, a new book claims. National Geographic News, July 19, 2005.

  • Lost fortunes in the family tree
    One of the biggest studies of inherited wealth in Britain reveals that one in five of the population can trace their ancestry back to a family much grander and richer than themselves. The Times (UK), August 14, 2005.

  • Plot twist shows Rowling is true Scot
    JK Rowling has long been regarded as an honorary Scot. Now, it has emerged that the Harry Potter author has a legitimate claim to Scottish ancestry. The Times (UK), August 14, 2005.

  • Conference helps uncover past
    Seminars at the Missouri State Genealogical Association’s 25th annual conference provide tips on searching for attendees’ ancestors. The Columbia Missourian (MO), August 14, 2005.

  • Ancestral voices join 21st century as public archives go online
    The great Caledonian diaspora can now link up with the archives of the old country at the click of a mouse. The Scotsman (UK), August 13, 2005.

  • Library going high tech with genealogy center
    Princeton, Kentucky : George Coon Public Library officials are preparing to open the doors of the city’s new genealogy center. Princeton Times Leader (KY), August 10, 2005.

  • State buys Jan's lifetime genealogy work
    Northam's Jan Goodacre has seen the vindication of 35 years' work with the sale of her database on Western Australia's Aboriginal genealogy to the State Government. Avon Valley Advocate (Australia), August 11, 2005.

  • Genealogy hunt leads woman to area
    Anita Wills' free African-American ancestors, Charles and Ambrose Lewis, fought in the American war for independence, first as sailors and later as soldiers. Free Lance-Star (VA), August 11, 2005.

  • Young students at genealogy camp in New Orleans trace their roots
    Seven black children age 7 to 15 attended Youth Genealogy Camp, which seeks to nurture an appreciation for the struggles of those who came before them. San Diego Union Tribune (CA), August 8, 2005.

  • Two groups join forces to gather genealogical records
    The Marion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Washington County Arkansas Genealogical Society joined together with the Fayetteville Public Library on Saturday to collect bible records for preservation. Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), August 7, 2005.

  • From American man to British earl
    He could be addressed one day as "My lord," but retired grocery store worker William Jennings Capell would prefer to be known as just plain Bill. Boston Globe (MA), August 8, 2005.

  • Glimpses of a secret
    When Gloria Golden set out to photograph the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico five years ago, she didn’t realize she was embarking on a race against time to record the history of a fading people. Jewish News weekly of Northern California (CA), August 5, 2005.

  • Pair keep Charleroi's history alive
    Pennsylvania : Nikki Sheppick and Vicki Molesky want to keep the heart of Charleroi beating for generations to come. Tribune-Review (PA), August 7, 2005.

  • Days of their lives
    The Jardin clan is marking time in an unusual way: They are checking the dates on a unique calendar produced by Daniel Jardin as a loving tribute to his family. Standard-Times (MA), August 7, 2005.

  • County gravestones listed in new book
    Don and Mary Royston dodged snakes, groundhogs and bees while compiling a new book about the cemeteries of Clarke County, Virginia. Clarke Times Courier (VA), August 3, 2005.

  • 1,200 gather for reunion of polygamist's family
    The reunion of the Benjamin Franklin Johnson family starts with a registration desk, name tags and a pile of bright Avery dot stickers - seven colors for seven wives. The clan now numbers 44,000. Arizona Republic (AZ), August 3, 2005.

  • Welsh place names online database
    A computer database of Welsh place names and their historical meanings will be launched at the National Eisteddfod in Bangor on Monday. BBC News (UK), August 1, 2005.



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