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November 2005

Englishman searching for his roots, ends up in Mexico

Two genealogists from the UK, tracking down some great uncles that left the UK in the 1860s found themselves in Mexico. Mexico, Missouri, that is. Zach Mortice writes about the two and their family reunion in The Mexico Ledger (Mexico, MO)

More Cemetery and Genealogy Stories

Just a few more stories left over from the Halloween rush by the media to publish any and all stories about cemeteries and genealogy that they can (although in this case both stories do a good job of educating people on the importance of these in relation to genealogy).

Old Photographs That Have Been Lost

I came across an interesting website, westfordcomp.com/updated/found.htm about old photos

Hispanics Uncovering Roots as Inquisition’s ‘Hidden’ Jews

Three different people emailed me this article last night, Hispanics Uncovering Roots as Inquisition’s ‘Hidden’ Jews.