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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - NOVEMBER 2005 Members of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of North Carolina maintain memories of that point in history year round. Jamestown News (NC), November 30, 2005. This month's events include a wide range of topics presented by Israeli and international speakers in the Negev, Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, Herzliya, Rehovot, Petah Tikva, Netanya, Jerusalem. ynetnews.com (Israel), November 30, 2005. A team of scientists in Oxford is trying to prove whether families with the rare surname of "Christmas" all descend from a single male ancestor. BBC News (UK), November 23, 2005. "Christiansburg, Virginia: Small Town America at its Finest" is the first complete history of Christiansburg. Roanoke Times (VA), November 24, 2005. The International Society for Sephardic Progress is pleased to announce that one of the largest and most important collections of Jewish genealogical records from a Muslim country have gone online. Press Release, November 25, 2005. New Zealand : The Christchurch City Council is revealing one of the city’s oldest cemetery’s rich history by installing interpretation boards at Woolston Cemetery. Press Release (NZ), November 23, 2005. You might be surprised to know that there are laws governing the protection and maintenance of cemeteries in the Indiana Code. Mooresville - Decatur Times (IN), November 23, 2005. New Zealand : The haunting calls of kuia echoed through Te Papa museum last night to mark the return of long-lost Maori ancestral remains. New Zealand Herald (NZ), November 23, 2005. Indiana : The new Wabash County Historical Museum opens to the public after six years of efforts to create a new home for thousands of artifacts of the county's history. Plain Dealer (IN), November 17, 2005. Reader seeks Harps, Norrises in Alabama. The Citizen (GA). "The treasures of the archive are always more vulnerable when they are on display in a museum or exhibition," observes Anna Makkonen, head of the literary archive of the Finnish Literature Society. Helsingin Sanomat (Finland), November 9, 2005. Australia : Volunteering her time at the Bega Pioneers Museum is not a chore for Sandra Florance - it has become a way of life. Bega District News (AUS), November 15, 2005. Oregon : The Benton County Genealogical Society’s library is a hidden treasure for anyone with an interest in history, family or otherwise. Corvallis Gazette Times (OR), November 11, 2005. A football team sheet for an ´international´ match inside Ruhleben Prisoner of War camp in 1915 - featuring an England side captained by Steve Bloomer - has been discovered in newly catalogued First World War Prisoner of War files. News from the National Archives (UK), November 11, 2005. Genealogists beware. A software company is marketing a new program to Internet advertisers that could quickly generate Web sites full of extensive, but fake, family trees. Deseret Morning News (UT), November 12, 2005. Jackson, Missouri : Nathan Warmack says he just wanted to show pride for his Scottish heritage. KFVS, MO (MO), November 12, 2005. Ohio : Toledo, Our Life, Our Times, Our Town, is the first of three volumes of historical photographs to be published. Toledo Blade (OH), November 9, 2005. While the United States has always respected its vets, the nation's benefits to veterans haven't always met their needs. Sun-Herald (FL), November 10, 2005. Fran Gillich, who believes she is connected to the Bennetts of Fayette County, Georgia. However, proof of the connection has eluded her for years. The Citizen (GA). If you're the sort of person who would faint at the thought of having to recite a Burns poem, spare a thought for the children of Los Angeles. Glasgow Daily Record (SCT), November 11, 2005. The National Archives and the Woodland Trust have got together to create the Family Tree Present: a chance to trace your family´s past and plant a tree for the future. News from the National Archives (UK), November 8, 2005. When looking for genealogy records, finding out what questions you need to ask - and the kind of family information you'll need - is as important as the information sources you'll consult. The Southern Illinoisan (IL), November 8, 2005. The real purpose of the 4 th annual event is to collect photos from the past that help preserve the history of Tontitown. Northwest Arkansas Times (WI), November 7, 2005. Polish researchers extend composer’s genealogical tree further into the past. The Nation (Thailand), November 6, 2005. Ian Hislop is deadly serious, however, about his mission to preserve the memory of a generation of heroes - the young men, including his grandfather, who fought in the First World War. The Observer (UK), November 6, 2005. Whether in Paramaribo (Surinam), in Amsterdam (Netherlands), or, anywhere in the world, Surinamese Indians are leading the way by crafting digital records, or a database, of their ancestors. INDOlink.com. Conversos, or New Christians, hid their Jewish heritage during the Spanish Inquisition by becoming Catholics. Many conversos colonized in New Spain. Valencia County News Bulletin (NM), November 5, 2005. The cringe factor will be absent from Scotland's Year of Homecoming in 2009, according to the woman tasked with overseeing the celebrations. The event has been timed to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the national bard. The Scotsman (UK), November 5, 2005. Judy Fowler Kilgore's blog : Boyds, Corbins and Bradberrys of Gwinnett County, Georgia. The Citizen (GA). The Imperial War Museum (IWM) and the UK National Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWM) have partnered with Channel 4 to launch an online database of First World War memorials across the UK. 24hourmuseum.org.uk (UK), November 3, 2005. A 15-year-old boy has tracked down his anonymous sperm donor father using a swab test and the internet. BBC News (UK), November 2, 2005. When people first began to settle in the `farmstead of the Danes' (Denby or Denebi, as it was recorded in the Domesday Book) cannot be known with any certainty. Read more... 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