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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - DECEMBER 2006
William LaBounty of Bloomington headed a project to compile the McLean County (Illinois) portions of five area map books - from 1856, 1866, 1874, 1895 and 1914. The Pantagraph (IL), December 29, 2006.
The Allen County Public Library genealogy department will benefit from more space to store records and artifacts at the new downtown library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (IN), December 29, 2006.
British tourists and researchers are going to India to find the graves of their ancestors, and to see the places where they lived and worked. BBC News (UK), December 27, 2006.
The Watertown Historical Society and Museum (Connecticut) has received funding to digitize copies of the Town Times and older Watertown newspapers. Town Times (CT), December 28, 2006.
Genealogists have an endless supply of tools for their research toolboxes. Yet, we sometimes ignore the genealogy gadgets that can help our research. Albuquerque Tribune (NM), December 28, 2006.
Scientists said DNA testing is a modern way to dig up the past and new services promise to help you trace your genetic roots. Arizona Daily Star (AZ), December 26, 2006.
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Human history is unfolding one cheek swab at a time in a cluttered, windowless laboratory deep in the University of Arizona's Biological Sciences West Building. Arizona Daily Star (AZ), December 26, 2006.
A new facility for the Archives of Ontario has finally been announced. The Global Gazette (Canada), December 19, 2006.
The 60 people at the Milwaukee Central Library's November seminar on house history research, a periodic event, were eager learners with constant questions. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), December 23, 2006.
A growing number of companies now offer "genetic genealogy." They compare your DNA with DNA research collected by scientists worldwide. abc7.com (CA), December 21, 2006.
GRAMPS is one of the most popular free genealogy software options. Free Software Magazine (British Virgin Islands), December 22, 2006.
Ancestry buffs and others now have another method of tracking down information on their relatives, thanks to the new Cameron County (Pennsylvania) Genealogy Club website. Endeavor News (PA), December 16, 2006.
This article and guide is designed to give you the resources you need to better understand the history of the deep web research. llrx.com (US), December 17, 2006.
Launched with much fanfare in 1999, this cache of genealogy data and research tools generates over 10 million hits a day. The Albuquerque Tribune (NM), December 21, 2006.
A collection of poignant letters penned by homesick German soldiers in the week before Christmas 1941 has been deposited with the Jersey Archive. 24 Hour Museum (UK), December 20, 2006.
Launch is the first of its kind, includes names, surnames and culture, now available on iTunes. Kansas City infoZine (MO), December 20, 2006.
"Greetings from Ottawa," a 256-page book containing a collection of old-time picture postcards of Ottawa just went on sale. The Times (IL), December 18, 2006.
Searching for her birth mother, Lisa Files accidentally called someone who is fascinated with family histories and who told her “I’m going to find your mama.” The Virginian-Pilot (VA), December 19, 2006.
In response to great public demand The National Archives is developing an online 1911 census service, covering most parts of the census. National Archives Web Site (UK).
The effect of the Information Commissioner’s decision is that The National Archives (England and Wales) will seek to supply specific information from the 1911 Census in response to Freedom of Information requests. National Archives Press Release (UK), December 13, 2006.
A journal details the daily work of the ‘negroes’ on the estates and lists the names given by plantation managers to them along with their age, employment and ‘condition’ 24 Hour Museum (UK), December 12, 2006.
Most funeral directors are in charge of putting you in the ground. Sutton's Cemetery Services is responsible for pulling you out. The News & Observer (NC), December 17, 2006.
The mystery of John Allen Manson that confounded his family for more than eight decades has come to rest with the help of an adamant records keeper and an Internet genealogy enthusiast. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA), December 18, 2006.
A Virginia woman whose hobby is collecting antique photographs has been consumed with a new passion -- reuniting the memorabilia with family members. nbc4.com (VA), December 15, 2006.
One thousand copies of the Jones County (Mississippi) family history book “Echoes From Our Past” were delivered to the Laurel-Jones County Library recently. Laurel Leader-Call (MS), December 13, 2006.
New collection covers the families of every county in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Kansas City infoZine News (MO), December 11, 2006.
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We may want to put some distance between ourselves and our current Cousin Eddies, but we shouldn't neglect our ancestors' cousins. Albuquerque Tribune (NM), December 7, 2006.
Digi-Data Technologies, through a joint venture with Oxford University and its Bodleain Library, is scanning the complete historic mapping archive of the UK dating from 1843 to 1956 and placing it on the web for the genealogy market. Press Release, December 4, 2006.
Press Release (US), December 4, 2006.
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December 2006 News from the National Archives (UK), December 2006.
The Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society recently approached the Lee County supervisors about creating a county archive. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS), December 3, 2006.
The Muldrow Genealogy Society is putting a history book together about eastern Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. They are requesting stories of family histories from this area. Sequoyah County Times (OK), December 1, 2006.
Some call it family history, others call it genealogy, but most agree it is an enjoyable way to spend our spare time. The Norman Transcript (OK), December 2, 2006.
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