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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - MARCH 2006
In the quest to discover his ancestors, Robert Greb's figurative brick wall turned into an ocean. The Atlantic. Cranberry Journal (PA), March 29, 2006.
Donald Trump is fiercely proud of his Scottish ancestry, and the website for his £300 million golfing development in Aberdeenshire contains an entire section devoted to the genealogy of his mother. The Scotsman (UK), April 1, 2006.
Local detectives are on the trail, examining documents and collecting evidence to prove their case; they are members of the Oakmont Genealogical Study Group (Pennsylvania). The Advance Leader (PA), March 29, 2006.
Switzerland is launching a high profile campaign in the United States to reach out to the more than one million Americans with Swiss ancestry. swissinfo.org, March 29, 2006.
An eccentric British millionaire is casting his eye to New Zealand for an heir, and it may be a search that leads him to Ashburton. The Ashburton Guardian (NZ), March 29, 2006.
Indiana : The Carroll County Historical Society Museum has initiated a companion family history program to the First Families of Carroll County program. The new program is titled Second Wave. Carroll County Comet (IN), March 29, 2006.
After three years of genealogical work, Boyd E. Bissell of Memphis, Missouri recently was inducted into The General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Memphis Democrat (MO), March 30, 2006.
James Richard's roots in Western Pennsylvania go all the way back to 1774, when his ancestors traveled across the mountains and settled in what is now Wilkins. Woodland Progress (PA), March 29, 2006.
Two Westmoreland County (Penn.) residents confirmed family lore and more when they started researching their families. Norwin Star (PA), March 29, 2006.
The Stafford County Cemetery Committee is seeking reinforcements for its latest project : publish an update of a 500-page book compiled in 1994 titled "Stafford County Virginia Veterans and Cemeteries." The Free Lance Star (VA), March 28, 2006.
Thieves Get Personal Information From Obituaries. 10news.com (CA), March 28, 2006.
Dorothy Maioli Stenzel is learning about her grandparents' lives through years of research. Bridgeville Area News (PA), March 29, 2006.
The Maine Genealogical Society turns 30 this year, and quite a celebration is being planned. An anniversary conference will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Verrillo's in Portland. Bangor Daily News (ME), March 27, 2006.
A Philadelphia man is interested in erecting a monument in Saltsburg dedicated to coal miners. The Tribune-Review (PA), March 26, 2006.
Joseph Ring fought in some of America's earliest Indian wars, he gave some curious testimony at the Salem witch trials that helped hang a woman, and, yes, that he too came to an untimely end. Boston Globe (MA), March 26, 2006.
An old school assignment leads to long-lost family in the U.S., Israel, South America and Europe. ynetnews.com (Israel), March 26, 2006.
Before 1600 there was little or no punctuation. "Mr. Wilkins his fence" meant Mr. Wilkins's fence. The News & Observer (NC), March 27, 2006.
Are we leaving out the important details that make each person an individual? The Norman Transcript (OK), March 25, 2006.
Large families willing to submit DNA for analysis, existing genetics research and other elements position the state highly in predictive and personalized medicine. Deseret News (UT), March 25, 2006.
The two-year effort to identify pioneer families in Plymouth County (Iowa) is in its second month. Sioux City Journal (IA), March 25, 2006.
A new book published by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain aims to help the community trace their Jewish roots within the United Kingdom. European Jewish Press (Belgium), March 24, 2006.
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The reasons used by South Dakota public officials who pushed closing records of marriage licenses, births and deaths to public view are ludicrous. Madison Daily Leader (SD), March 23, 2006.
Wisconsin : Dorothy Hunter, member of one of Roscoe's oldest families, has spent years sifting through historic photos and conducting interviews to learn more about Roscoe's roots. Beloit Daily News (WI), March 20, 2006.
Russell Salmon took on the monumental task of cataloging all the graves in the aging Carroll Street Cemetery in Troy, Alabama. The Messenger (AL), March 21, 2006.
If you’re a fan of ageing rocker Sir Mick Jagger then get some satisfaction reading about his family links to Whitehaven. The Whitehaven News (Cumbria, UK), March 21, 2006.
For African-Americans, the key to their history often is embedded in the history of white slave owners. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier (IA), March 20, 2006.
Illinois : The Decatur Public Library has accumulated a treasure trove of items highlighting the community's history. Herald & Review (IL), March 18, 2006.
A professor and five students from Green Mountain College (Vermont) will travel to China this summer, conducting an anthropological study of how traditional Chinese ancestor worship is changing in the modern day. Rutland Herald (VT), March 19, 2006.
A civics lesson became a personal quest for third grade students when they reenacted the lives of their ancestors entering America through Ellis Island more than 100 years ago. The Acorn (CA), March 16, 2006.
Thousands of Irish farmers, soldiers, miners and merchants resettled in Mexico in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tucson Citizen (AZ), March 17, 2006.
A bit of history of an area of Bradford County, Pennsylvania that became a settlement for the Irish. Daily Review (PA), March 17, 2006.
Delving into family history? Looking for Catholic ancestors? The diocesan Archives and Records Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is ready to help. Pittsburgh Catholic Newspaper (PA), March 16, 2006.
What genealogical DNA testing can't tell you. Slate.com, March 15, 2006.
UK's enormous prospective study of genes, environment, and disease begins subject recruitment. The Scientist, March 15, 2006.
According to some, Billy the Kid survived the 1881 shootout, traveled west to Arizona and died in 1937. Helena Independent Record (MT), March 13, 2006.
Beaumont, Texas : This month, the Col. George Moffett Beaumont Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrates its 100-year anniversary. The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), March 13, 2006.
Registration for the 12th Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia is under way for the April 8 meeting at the Wytheville Holiday Inn. Roanoke Times (VA), March 19, 2006.
To look at Diane Gray's book of ancestral records is to see how the Internet has democratized information gathering. Southeast Missourian (MO), March 13, 2006.
Limerick to Queensland - The Kearney Family Story traces the journey in the early 1860s of John Martin & Honorah Kearney and their large family, from the Abington area of County Limerick, Ireland, to Rockhampton in the newly separated colony of Queensland, and tells the stories of the generations which followed. AUS-GEN-EVENTS, March 10, 2006.
National Geographic seeks to trace human migration around the world. Anchorage Daily News (AK), March 12, 2006.
If you are looking to update your knowledge level or just get started on the right footing, the National Genealogical Society's Online Learning Center is an excellent place to start. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS), March 12, 2006.
The Customer Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host its second annual Genealogy Fair on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. NARA Press Release, March 9, 2006.
Genealogical research is sometimes the only way to track down missing persons, particularly when the method of prying into the present fails. Southern Illinoisan (IL), March 11, 2006.
The authors of “Roots Recovered” were very pleased with the airing of the brilliant PBS documentary “African American Lives” by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates. urbanmecca.com, March 11, 2006.
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, Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada)One of the joys of the internet is that websites are being improved so frequently that step changes can happen almost without users noticing. Nowhere is this more true than in genealogy. The Guardian (UK), March 9, 2006.
RLG, an international, not-for-profit membership organization of over 150 research institutions, today announced its new product offering, ArchiveGrid, a Web site with nearly one million descriptions of historical collections. The Web site is especially useful for genealogists and family historians looking to find historical documents. Free access through May 31. Press Release, March 8, 2006.
The Slate Valley Museum has entered into a partnership with the National Museums Wales that includes a genealogy project that could help descendents of Welsh immigrants to the Slate Belt track down their distant cousins in Wales and vice versa. Rutland Herald (VT), March 8, 2006.
California : It was a day of celebration when the Julian Black Pioneers History Committee unveiled headstones in the local cemetery to pay tribute to three of the town's early settlers. Ramona Home Journal (CA), March 2006.
The Southern California Genealogical Society has just added an valuable database to its website. The database is a fully-searchable index of decedent names listed in obituaries and death notices published in the Los Angeles Times. The database currently covers the years 1988 through 1993 plus 1995, and eventually will be expanded to include a 20-year index. GEN-EVENTS-L, March 4, 2006.
An Internet-based alliance of more than 600 people in 23 countries that began in 1999, the Doe network tries to match the unnamed dead with bereft families hoping to find a missing relative. USA Today , March 6, 2006.
The funding would come by way of bond proceeds allotted to the Minnesota Historical Society, and then in turn to the Houston County Historical Society in the form of a grant. Spring Grove Herald (MN), March 7, 2006.
A new academic institute on Jewish genealogy opened in Jerusalem recently. It is reportedly the first to make Jewish genealogical research a recognized academic discipline. Jerusalem Post (Israel), March 6, 2006.
Canada is one big country, and the thought of seeking out ancestors there can be a bit daunting. Bangor Daily News (ME), March 6, 2006.
Book Review : Better for All the World : The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), March 5, 2006.
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, Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada)My Heritage Face Recognition Technology can identify people in old photos. ynetnews.com (Israel), March 5, 2006.
Nigeria, in West Africa, was an area that lost population to the slave trade. Many black Americans have Nigerian ancestry. This week, we’ll look at their complex and interesting family naming traditions. The Tribune-Star (IN), March 4, 2006.
Indiana : Current historian Sam Cline said the Morgan County History and Genealogy Association needs an individual to serve as Morgan County Historian for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Reporter-Times (IN), March 4, 2006.
International Jewish genealogy researchers and experts to meet in New York August 13-18. ynetnews.com (Israel), March 2, 2006.
For World Classic, ballplayers rush to prove foreign roots. Wall Street Journal (NY), March 3, 2006.
The son of the author of "Roots" encouraged his Virginia Western audience to learn their family trees. Roanoke Times (VA), March 1, 2006.
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