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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - JUNE 2006
You Don't Know You're Born will follow well-known personalities as they trace their family tree and then take on their ancestor's job. Digital Spy (UK), June 29, 2006.
History has got hip. And genealogy is getting radical. Popular history's poster boy, Tony Robinson, explains why the past means so much to the present. BBC News Magazine (UK), June 29, 2006.
In 'The Grandees of New Jersey,' Neil Rosenstein pieces together David Naar’s history and that of his brothers, their descendants, and their relatives. David Naar served as mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey from 1842 to 1845. New Jersey Jewish News (NJ), June 29, 2006.
The story of Welsh immigration to the United States is being told in a three-month exhibition in New York. BBC News (UK), June 26, 2006.
The point at which we lose our balance may be when we jump to conclusions because it appears the family is coming together so nicely. Bangor Daily News (ME), June 26, 2006.
A Website helping Americans find their roots is tipped to create a boom in Welsh visitor numbers as they trace their family trees back here. Western Mail (Wales), June 26, 2006.
Mention "yearbook" to a collector, and the words "How much is it worth?" immediately come to mind. School yearbooks have become hot collectibles. AuctionBytes.com, June 25, 2006.
Researching family history has never been easier, thanks to a $50 million investment by a small Provo company to compile what it describes as the most comprehensive genealogical database to date. Daily Herald (UT), June 25, 2006.
Reunion in Conover, North Carolina brings Cline family members together from far and wide. Hickory Daily Record (NC), June 26, 2006.
Ira Shain was born July 1, 1870, in Gallatin County, Ill., to Howell Thomas and Susan Caroline Minor Shain. He married Emma Smith on April 5, 1899, in White County, Ill. The Norman Transcript (OK), June 25, 2006.
Florida : An unconventional historian is cataloging cemeteries and learning more about Pasco county's history with each grave site. He has learned about his own family, too. St. Petersburg Times (FL), June 25, 2006.
“A Century of Memories,” a 560-page book commemorating the history of St. Mary Catholic Parish in Montrose, Colorado, includes pictures, genealogy, historical information and newspaper clips. Montrose Daily Press (CO), June 24, 2006.
Col. John Carlton Higginbotham, a Virginian who died in 1864's Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, is the highest-ranking soldier interred in Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery. The Free Lance-Star (VA), June 24, 2006.
Arkansas : The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Washington County Genealogical Society are working with public libraries to collect and preserve Bible records. Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), June 22, 2006.
Ancestry.com spent a fortune to digitize names from 130 years of census records. KSL-TV (UT), June 22, 2006.
Only Mac Software has updated MacFamilyTree, genealogy software for Mac OS X, to version 4.3.0, which adds a new Genogram view. MacsimumNews.com, June 23, 2006.
A surprising number of people using family tree websites to trace their ancestors are discovering that they have ended up in the same jobs as forebears they never knew existed. The Times (UK), June 24, 2006.
Back in 1930, Tom Hanks' grandfather chased squirrels for a living, Walt Disney lived in an $8,000 Los Angeles home, and Elvis Presley's family didn't own a radio. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), June 22, 2006.
Old family history records, from census information to draft cards, are now flooding the Internet thanks to new technology that makes it easier for companies to put fragile historical documents online. Wall Street Journal (US), June 22, 2006.
Helen Reddy spends the first third of her memoir indulging her passion for genealogy, discussing three generations of Australian Reddy predecessors. Bay Area Reporter (CA), June 22, 2006.
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French-Canadian research continues to hold the No. 1 position here in the Pioneer Valley. Irish, Italian and Polish research continues to increase. The Republican (MA), June 21, 2006.
What started out as an interest in her family genealogy has turned into membership in a very exclusive group for Joan Mushka : the United Empire Loyalist. Regina Leader Post (SK), June 20, 2006.
Book Review : 'Before the Dawn' is beautifully done, a grand genealogy of modern humanity, rooted in fact but spiced with an appropriate measure of speculation and hypothesis. National Review (US), June 20, 2006.
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, Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom), and Amazon.ca (Canada)Monroe, Georgia : Once overgrown with weeds, the 141-year-old Jones cemetery was nearly left to decay. Walton Tribune (GA), June 18, 2006.
West Virginia broke away from Virginia and joined a war to end legal slavery, but legal slavery lasted longer in West Virginia than in Virginia. West Virginia Record (WV), June 17, 2006.
You never can tell what scoundrels you might find lurking in the branches of your family tree. The Times and Democrat (SC), June 16, 2006.
A Florida accountantwas told recently that he was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the Mongol warrior who conquered an empire in Europe and Asia in the 13th century. Journal Star (NE), June 12, 2006.
EMC Corporation and National Archives Partner to Make JFK’s Presidential Papers Accessible Worldwide through Web. NARA Press Release, June 9, 2006.
No sooner had news surfaced last week of the genetic link between an accounting professor in Florida and Genghis Khan than the celebrity ancestor one-upmanship began. International Herald Tribune (France), June 11, 2006.
Don't overlook the Family History Library Catalog, available on Web site maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.familysearch.org. Bangor Daily News (ME), June 12, 2006.
About 200 black Denver-area residents who have taken the DNA ancestry test in recent months. Rocky Mountain News (CO), June 12, 2006.
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. has released Volume 2 of the Early Australian Electoral Rolls which covers Victoria 1903, Queensland 1903, South Australia 1909. AUS-GEN-EVENTS-L, June 9, 2006.
Students learn true genetic heritage and debunk family tales. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), June 11, 2006.
Oregon : Spurred by a mutual interest in genealogy, descendants and relatives of brothers James and Caswell Hendricks assembled for an afternoon picnic at Eugene's first city park, which bears their name. The Register-Guard (OR), June 11, 2006.
Seventh graders throughout Israel, usually of bar-mitzva or bat-mitzva age, work on a roots project for a few months during the school year. Jerusalem Post (Israel), June 12, 2006.
At its Spring meeting, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) recommended to the Archivist of the United States grants of $3.1 million for 54 projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia. NARA Press Release, June 6, 2006.
The marathon may be the main draw to the sixth annual Hatfield-McCoy Reunion Festival, but people from far and wide spend the hours prior to the main event trying to find their own connection to the infamous feuding families. Appalachian News-Express (KY), June 10, 2006.
Provo Labs is pleased to announce a partnership with Everton Publishing, a genealogical industry leader in continuing education, research, and publishing. Press release (UT), June 8, 2006.
Provo Labs announced today its plans to become the number two player in the genealogy industry. Press release (UT), June 8, 2006.
One of the projects involved cleaning up the Good Hope Cemetery in Sandersville (Mississippi) and recording the information on the tombstones for future researchers. Leader Call (MS), June 8, 2006.
Pennsylvania : Several historical societies are using a modern approach to promoting Armstrong County’s history: the Internet. Leader Times (PA), June 5, 2006.
It is hard to imagine thieves are lurking, scouring the obituaries for the recently departed. San Diego 10 News (CA).
A special international conference, "Three Centuries of Ulster-American History, Tradition and Shared Experience," will be held June 28 to July 1 at the East Tennessee Historical Society. Mountain Press (TN), June 7, 2006.
In the last year and a half, Larry and Linda Kopet have taken over 100,000 pictures of headstones in 903 cemeteries covering 60 of Wisconsin's 72 counties - for free. They are placed on the USGenWeb site. Watertown Daily Times (WI), June 3, 2006.
"Hermon, Maine Then and Now," was published last fall by authors Mary Gaudreau, Rosanne Gray and Bernice Heath. Bangor Daily News (ME), June 5, 2006.
The building was constructed in Muscatine, Iowa as a Dunkard church by the Yeater family more than a century ago. Few such churches remain standing. Muscatine Journal (IA), June 2, 2006.
The past is becoming digitally present in our libraries. Library Journal (US), June 1, 2006.
The Union County (Illinois) Historical and Genealogy Society has a few artifacts members say would make the Smithsonian green with envy. The Southern Illinoisan (IL), June 2, 2006.
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