Archive for September, 2005

Read Death Certificates Carefully!

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Roxanne Moore Saucier has an article in the Bangor Daily News (Maine) about why you should always read death certificates all the way through (and not just death certificates either).

The Jay County Genealogy Society (Indiana)

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

If your curious about the kinds of things a county genealogy society can offer you, Ric Routledge wrote a great article in the The Star Press (Indiana) about the Jay County Genealogy Society

DNA Testing and Genealogy

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

The Observer (UK News) has a good article by Antony Barnett, about just what goes on when one tries out a home genealogy/DNA kit.

66 Years Later, Brothers Reunited

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

In the McCook Daily Gazette, Lorri Sughroue wrote about a pair of brothers who, with the aid of Holly Kennedy, several genealogy websites, and a little bit of luck, were reunited after being apart 66 years (when they were placed in an adoption home in Denver, CO).

Have Relatives Buried in Deadwood Cemeteries?

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

If you’ve been tracing your family’s genealogy, and came across a member that’s buried in a Deadwood Cemetery (Deadwood, South Dakota), in an unmarked grave, you can now obtain a tombstone for free, and help provide information for future genealogists and historians.

Google Earth + Roman Ruins

Friday, September 16th, 2005

An article by Declan Butler in Nature Magazine mentions an interesting use of Google Earth - a computer programmer in Italy used Google Earth to find ancient Roman ruins

DAR Grows Younger

Friday, September 16th, 2005

Dar Grows Younger, an article by Jennifer Shapiro in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, discusses how Daughters of the American Revolution, one of the oldest national genealogical societies in the US, is bringing in younger members.

Hurricane Reunites Unique Family

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

How would you like to be the same age as your uncle? Jennifer Alexander, in the Waco Tribune-Herald (TX) writes about just such a family.