Archive for October, 2005

DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour

Monday, October 31st, 2005

If you are looking for something genealogy-related to listen to on your iPod or other MP3 playing device (or even something to burn to an audio CD for your car), you might give the DearMYRTLE’S Family History Hour a look (or rather a listen).

Mainers bow heads in honor of Revolutionary War solider.

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Yet another cemetery-related story (wonder if the newspapers have been sitting on these, waiting for Halloween): In the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), Roxanne Moore Saucier has written an article, Mainers bow heads in honor of Revolutionary War soldier, about a group of people paying tribute to a veteran of the American Revolution.

History lies six feet under

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Another cemetery-related article covering genealogists, this time from Heather Quinn, writing in The Daily Aztec, San Diego State University. Her article, History lies six feet under, covers cemeteries in the San Diego area

Graveyards help group dig up past

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Terri Jo Ryan has an article in the Waco Tribune-Herald, Graveyards help group dig up past (gotta have puns, especially considering the today’s date), about another group working to record cemetery data, as well as preserve the cemeteries themselves

Lute Olson’s Hidden Identity

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

University of Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson had his father’s family history revealed to him this week. Stephanie Innes (Arizona Daily Star - posted on MSNBC.com), writes about Olson’s background, and the genealogy work that was done on his behalf (as a total surprise to him).

Census of the Dead Still Alive

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Benjamin Cline has written an article, Census of the dead still alive in the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH), about local genealogists efforts to catalogue the various cemeteries, and get the information into databases and out to genealogists outside of the area.

Villages woman has embarked on a journey to tie generations together

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Meghan Burke has written an article in the The Villages Daily Sun (Florida) about a lady bitten by the genealogy bug and the unique circumstances surrounding it.

Woman Finds Relatives of 93 Year Old Postcard

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Daniel Gilbert writes in Potomac News Online, about how Margie McHose tracked down the relatives of a man on a postcard she found in her garage while getting ready for a yard sale.