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GENEALOGY IN THE NEWS - FEBRUARY 2007
BYU's 10th Annual Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference will teach the community to integrate computers and genealogy. BYU NewsNet (UT), February 27, 2007.
Mormon research centers allow access to an extensive collection of records, some of particular interest to black families. St. Petersburg Times (FL), February 28, 2007.
A combination of different features makes Geni a lot easier to use than most other genealogy sites, and a lot more appealing to look at as well. Globe and Mail (Canada), February 26, 2007.
The site where the state plans to build a new courthouse was once a cemetery for immigrants with smallpox, cholera and other diseases. Metro New York (NY), February 27, 2007.
Small populations of Melanesians have significant differences in their mitochondrial DNA according to a study being published in the new online journal, Public Library of Science ONE. Press Release, February 27, 2007.
Free Geni.com users can build family trees using the knowledge of living relatives. Deseret News (UT), February 25, 2007.
This year the month of Nisan, which coincides with March 20-April 18, has been declared international Jewish genealogy month. ynetnews.com (Israel), February 24, 2007.
Some believe that the early censuses were actually lost at the state level and not burned by the British. Tribune-Star (IN), February 24, 2007.
The aim is to have some records online towards the end of this year. News from the National Archives (UK), February 23, 2007.
For those who have been bitten by the genealogy bug, it’s not just a pastime — it’s a passion. The Arlington Advocate (MA), February 22, 2007.
When Gerry Kaye was given the task of expanding the family tree of the famous Russell family of Arlington, Mass., it wasn’t so much about the past that she needed to explore but the present. The Arlington Advocate (MA), February 22, 2007.
Birth certificates are dandy finds for genealogists, yet family historians often neglect to look for delayed birth certificates. The Albuquerque Tribune (NM), February 22, 2007.
Fred Blum helps the Red Cross reunite members of families separated during the Holocaust. Jewish Exponent (PA), February 22, 2007.
Interest in genealogy among African-Americans has been growing, nudged most recently by genealogical tours Harvard scholar Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. has conducted on public television. The Boston Globe (MA), February 21, 2007.
Young people are researching their family trees in record numbers, according to genealogists. Daily Telegraph (Australia), February 22, 2007.
Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. DiversityInc.
Linda Nessworthy, a descendant of ‘Red Barn murderer’ William Corder is campaigning to get a museum to return a gruesome book bound in the felon’s skin. 24 Hour Museum, February 21, 2007.
The 205,000 square foot building has a total storage capacity of nearly one million cubic feet of records. NARA Press Release, February 22, 2007.
TThe site’s goal is to bring people closer together through family and show how closely related they are to everyone else around the world. Press Release (The Netherlands), February 21, 2007.
TMost videotapes have a shelf life of only between 10 to 20 years, and some begin deteriorating after five. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), February 20, 2007.
The latest revision of Confucius' family tree will total at least 1.8 million descendants. It is the longest family tree on record according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The China Post (Taiwan), February 19, 2007.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia resident Mike Arndt compiles impressive family history that looks like an encyclopedia. The Free Lance-Star (VA), February 18, 2007.
San Francisco program offers history and genealogy, helps locate relatives. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), February 18, 2007.
According to geneticist Dr. Spencer Wells, all humans alive today are descended from a San bushman who lived in Africa around 60,000 years ago. Finfacts (Ireland), February 18, 2007.
Jennie Bond will join two royal genealogy experts in the prime-time ITV documentary, Lost Royals. Irish Examiner (IRL), February 15, 2007.
Retired engineer Albert Turnbull, a direct descendent of Alfred the Great, may have become King had French invader William the Conqueror lost the Battle of Hastings. Times & Star (UK), February 16, 2007.
Geni.com is part genealogy, part six degrees of separation. Naples Daily News (FL), February 16, 2007.
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society (Michigan) moving forward with museum; opening set for 2008. Harbor Light Newspaper (MI).
If you are lucky enough to still have living parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents, sit down with them and ask them to tell you their family stories, and record their recollections. Marshfield Mariner (MA), February 13, 2007.
Maryland company tops two million mark in newspaper digitization project creating the first digital images of history-rich small town newspapers. Company now aims for phase two - 20 million pages which will be made online accessible and searchable. Press Release (WA), February 14, 2007.
Advances in science and technology, coupled with the growth of the Internet, has led to an explosion in genetic genealogy. The Register-Guard (OR), February 12, 2007.
A genealogy center may be added to the new The George Washington House and Museum in Barbados. Eight million Americans have roots in Barbados. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), February 13, 2007.
An interview with deCODE Genetics founder and CEO Kári Stefánsson about genealogy in Iceland and the future of deCODE. Iceland Review (Iceland), February 12, 2007.
A long-lost scrapbook pertaining to the career of Bob McCarthy's grandfather has been returned after several decades. Toledo Blade (OH), February 12, 2007.
The Sea Your History Project, a museum in website format, details life in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. 24 Hour Museum (UK), February 8, 2007.
There are currently 12 county genealogists who have been designated out of the 92 counties. The Indiana Genealogical Society needs applicants in the other 80. Tribune Star (IN), February 10, 2007.
Sharon Clancy's website comprises a collection of links and information regarding the history and folklore of the Limerick City, Ireland. Limerick Post (IRL), February 11, 2007.
Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein has announced that the National Archives has completed a five-year, multi-series project that preserved and microfilmed the field office records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (the Freedmen’s Bureau). NARA Press Release, February 8, 2007.
NARA Press Release, February 6, 2007.
Lars Menk's 800-page volume with the etymology and geographical origins of 13,000 German Jewish names was published recently. cjp.org, February 7, 2007.
Can a simple procedure unlock African-Americans’ genetic history? Or is DNA tracing just an expensive waste of time? Diverse (US), February 8, 2007.
So, it’s official. Everyone in Iceland is related. Iceland Review Online (Iceland), February 9, 2007.
Residents of a remote Chinese village are hoping that DNA tests will prove one of history's most unlikely legends — that they are descended from Roman legionaries lost in antiquity. The Telegraph (UK), February 4, 2007.
Women and foreign descendants of Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher and educator, can be part of the first comprehensive family tree if they can prove their ancestry. The Hindu (India), February 6, 2007.
Library and Archives Canada has announced two new web-based resources called Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918 and Faces of War. Global Gazette (Canada), February 6, 2007.
Genealogist Bruce Harrison said he found links between the Democratic senator from Illinois and Presidents George Washington, James Madison, Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI), February 6, 2007.
An interview with Paula LaPierre who recently contributed to a research project compiling and preserving oral interview information on family and lineage continuity in Aboriginal and Algonquin communities. The Dominion (Canada), February 5, 2007.
Millie McGhee-Morris spoke to the Corona Genealogical Society about her possible relation to former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Press-Enterprise (CA), February 5, 2007.
This is the first time that overseas citizens and those who converted to Islam will be included in the family tree. China Daily (China), February 5, 2007.
The Montana Historical Society leads a large-scale effort to preserve and document Montana's African-American heritage before precious information slips away in fading memories and musty attics. Great Falls Tribune (MT), February 5, 2007.
The National Archives and the Religious Archives Group affiliated to the Society of Archivists are joining forces to stage a conference to consider ´The state of religious archives in the UK today´ at the British Library on 26 March. News from the National Archives, February 5, 2007.
New Yorker Saidiya Hartman gives us a deep meditation on this longing for a connection to the past in "Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), February 2, 2007.
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(Canada).A searchable on-line index of more than 250,000 Utah deaths from 1905 through 1954 was created by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Tribune-Star (IN), February 3, 2007.
This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great television miniseries, Roots. Florida Times-Union (FL), February 1, 2007.
The African American Heritage Society of Long Beach has released a book on African-Americans in Long Beach, California. Gazette Newspapers (CA), February 1, 2007.
Lincoln, Nebraska Police ask help to find grave sites for stolen markers. KETV-7 (NE), February 1, 2007.
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