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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - DECEMBER 2005
Ebenezer Gove, born in Hampton, N.H., January 22, 1723-4, left a will dated at Louisburg, Feb. 24, 1745-6. Why list two dates for both Gove’s birth and will? Hampton Union (NH), December 30, 2005.
Without getting complicated — as things can be with genealogy — Janice has found a brother her parents never told her about. His existence has been a family secret for 54 years. Quad-City Times (IA), December 30, 2005.
The Web site of the South Dakota State Historical Society is one of two from South Dakota recently recognized by Family Tree Magazine. Dakota Voice (SD), December 30, 2005.
Getting in shape is a fine idea, but why don't you make some genealogy resolutions, too? The Albuquerque Tribune (NM), December 29, 2005.
Quickly, one after the other yesterday, historian Dr. Jack Washington knocked down three long-held myths about African-Americans in Princeton, New Jersey. The Trentonian (NJ), December 28, 2005.
In 'A Splendid Country' T. Austin Cumings uses his ancestry to weave a novel about the westward movement which punctuates the tenacity and determination of a special breed of Americans. Ledger Independant (KY), December 25, 2005.
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, Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada)Beyond a novel new way to track down your family history, home DNA tests may help unlock the history of humans. Technology Review, December 27, 2005.
The National Archives marks the completion of the first phase of a 5-year effort to preserve and make available the records of the Freemen's Bureau with two panel discussions on Friday, January 13, and a special document display as part of a series of programs highlighting "The Road to Freedom." NARA Press Release (US), December 28, 2005.
At its fall meeting, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission recommended to the Archivist of the United States grants of $1.9 million for 34 projects in 23 states and the District of Columbia. NARA Press Release (US), December 19, 2005.
Wherever we travel, we play Jewish Geography and find kinship with Jews around the world. The flourishing study of Jewish Genealogy takes this form of Jewish networking to the logical extreme. Philadelphia Jewish Voice (PA).
Father Peter Meehan found four ledgers in a Manhattan Church vault. They are one of the most valuable records ever found of Irish emigration to the U.S., giving a far fuller picture of women’s lives than records at Ellis Island. Irish Voice (NY), December 21, 2005.
Paul Blake and Audrey Collins explain how family legends can become distorted in their book The Complete Guide To Creating Your Own Family Tree. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner (UK), December 21, 2005.
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On November 19, 2005 the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Coalition for History (NCH) created a pilot project which will authorize the NCH to search auction and sales web sites, listings, and catalogs to identify missing or stolen federal, state, local, or international government records. NARA Press Release (US), December 14, 2005.
Since its inception in 1890 with a handful of members, more than 800,000 women with Revolutionary War ancestors have joined the DAR. Albuquerque Tribune, December 15, 2005.
New York State : The history of Soundview Village and the NBC Transmission Towers are featured in the 2005-2006 issue of the Journal of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. Port Washington News (NY), December 16, 2005.
Texas : A new geneaological volume devoted to Van Zandt County Civil War veterans is available at the Library of Genealogy and Local History in Canton's courthouse annex. Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX), December 17, 2005.
Stop! Before you stick that envelope of photos from Christmas or Hanukkah away in a drawer or closet with stacks and stacks of others, consider this: This could be the year you start using those photos to assemble a keepsake that will last for generations. eastbayri.com (RI), December 13, 2005.
Women who lived through the bombardment of Fredericksburg during the Civil War didn't have time to dwell on their hatred for the "Yankees" who invaded their streets and burned their homes. Free Lance Star (VA), December 11, 2005.
The exhibition, which is free, opens to the public on Friday, December 16 in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. NARA Press Release (US), December 7, 2005.
Jeremy Paxman, the BBC's grand inquisitor renowned for leaving interviewees quaking, has been reduced to tears in the course of making a television programme. Telegraph.co.uk (UK), December 8, 2005.
The State of Colorado has sued a company it said defrauded people interested in their family tree, by selling them a book allegedly containing their family's genealogical information. consumeraffairs.com (US), December 5, 2005.
Identifying everyone in a photograph, dating the photograph and describing the event would make the genealogist's life easier when we have a pile of old photos. The Norman Transcript (OK), December 3, 2005.
Missouri : Rural Desloge man returns after meeting relatives in Slovakia. Daily Journal (MO), December 4, 2005.
David Cameron is related to the Queen through William IV's illegitimate daughter, genealogists have claimed. The Scotsman (SCT), December 4, 2005.
The royal lineages of King Kamehameha, the first Hawaiian monarch; High Chief Kamehameha Nui of Maui Island; and Queen Liliu'okalani, the last reigning Hawaiian Monarch are reaching out from the past to re-establish the Hawaiian Island Kingdom to it's former glory. indybay.org (CA), December 1, 2005.
"Comboyne - chronicles of the early days". Extracted from Manning, Hastings and Macleay River newspapers this book features reports of the district and its early settlers. AUS-GEN-EVENTS-L, December 1, 2005.
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