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October 15, 2008

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Genealogy Workshop - Learn to use genealogy charts, U.S. Census records, military records, and more to trace family roots. Wed., Oct. 15, 1 p.m. 415-2742.

October 14, 2008

16:18
For the past two years, Leonard Gano has spent his spare time searching for the deceased. Reel by reel, Gano, a genealogy enthusiast, uses milcrofilm to scour the pages of old issues of area newspapers searching for obituaries of former McPherson County residents.
12:01
The Waco-McLennan County Library and the Central Texas Genealogical Society are sponsoring a Genealogy Lock-In from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Central Library, 1717 Austin Ave.
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Illya D'Addezio of Genealogy Today and Family Tree Connection wrote to tell me about the launch of yet another Web site today -- a metasearch genealogy site called Live Roots....
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Filed under: Laptops Hard to believe it's been over two years since we wrapped our noodles around the Intel Eduwise and the OLPC XO , and while the average Atom-powered netbook has practically swiped the limelight, the low-cost laptop still holds a special place in our hearts. So it's with great joy that we present this mystical tour through the genealogy of the Classmate PC. On ...
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Local author Connie Lapallo will present "Using Genealogy to Reconstruct the Jamestown Story" on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road. Lapallo's novel "Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky," which was published in 2006, is based on the true story of the 100 women and children, including Lapallo's 13th great-grandmother, at ...
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On Friday, the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society is running a class dubbed Beyond Ancestry: Exploring Genealogy Bank, New England Ancestors, the National Archives, World Vital Records and Footnote online. The class will be held at the KCBX Training Center, 4100 Vachell Lane in San Luis Obispo from 1 to 2:30 p. m. The cost is $6 for society members, $12 for nonmembers. Advance ...
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Live Roots is a free genealogy search engine that allows visitors to search through thousands of database titles from subscription sites, book publishers and a variety of online sites. Live Roots also lets visitors browse the latest database, publication and new site releases in its "Discover" feature, which is updated daily.
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The time does come in life when a person wants to know from whom and where they descended, and then the search is on.
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There you are, magnifying glass in hand, reading carefully to absorb everything that a few precious pages you've found in an old desk have to offer. Behind the fancy script on those papers are the answers to simple genealogy questions you've had for years. It's your great-grandfather's will, and amid all that giving is a veritable litany of who was kin to him and how. The information will go a ...

October 12, 2008

October 11, 2008

04:23
"Finding Our Ancestors," a free genealogical workshop, will be offered from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Hurley Room of Rowan Public Library. T ...
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BOALSBURG — The history of a people is marked by their footsteps — even 200 years later.
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Access to the vast microfilm records of FamilySearch is now available to the public through the History and Genealogy department at the Marion Public Library.
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The Southeastern Oklahoma History and Genealogy Conference, sponsored by the Friends of the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives and the Three Valley Museum, begins 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at the First Presbyterian Church, 501 N.
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Family history — Bill Burden looks over family history documents Thursday in the genealogy area in the Marion Public Library Museum. Jeff Morehead / jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com

October 10, 2008

23:57
NEW YORK: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is distantly related to the late Princess Diana and late US president Franklin Roosevelt, genealogy experts said on Wednesday.
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The third annual Genealogy Fair of the Alleghenies will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Richland Campus, 101 Community College Way.
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In research with implications for forensics and genealogy, scientists here have been developing techniques that may allow police to work out a person's surname from the DNA alone.
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The October meeting of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Inc. Worcester Chapter will be held Oct. 14 at the Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge St. Auburn. Come visit with friends and learn some tips to improve the success of your genealogical research.