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Using Style With Your Genealogy Reports
Julie Miller, Genealogy Columnist of the Bloomfield Enterprise wrote “Using Style to Enhance Your Genealogy”, helping to explain a problem I’ve been running across in many genealogy files I’ve downloaded and have been sent. I recently received a genealogy file … Continue reading
Roots Television: Genealogy on Internet Television
About Genealogy and The Genealogue announced the latest in Internet television (InternetTV): Roots Television. Kimberly Powell of About Genealogy describes it as: The latest addition to InternetTV, Roots Television is an online channel, with short video segments and frequently updated … Continue reading
350 Years of Jewish Life in America
The US Library of Congress has a new online exhibition called “From Haven to Home – 350 years of Jewish Life in America”, put together from their physical exhibition that is now closed at the Library. The exhibition features more … Continue reading
New Digital Online Magazine: Digital Genealogist
Digital Genealogist is a new digital online magazine expected to be released in November 2006. Welcome to the Digital Genealogist website! Digital Genealogist is a new periodical edited by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL. The magazine will focus on the … Continue reading
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Tips for Getting People to Share Family History Papers and Photographs
“5 Ways to Get People to Share” is another interesting article by Kimberly Powell of About Genealogy. We’ve all been there. Tracked down a family bible only to learn that the distant cousin who possesses it won’t let anyone else … Continue reading
Descendants of King David to Meet in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Post reported recently on an amazing meeting coming up soon. A meeting of the descendants of King David are getting together in Jerusalem in May of next year. They say they are descendants of King David. They have … Continue reading
Distant Family Connections Can Help Trace Your Ancestors
Last week’s Relatively Speaking column of the Norman Transcript newspaper featured “Finding Immigrant Ancestors”, a great story about how to research your ancestors by beginning with their arrival, moving forward to today, and then going back in time over the … Continue reading
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Wilson’s Comparison of Genealogy Software Programs
While it might be slightly out of date, Richard Wilson’s Comparison of Genealogy Software Programs is a good review and comparison of the various family history and genealogy software programs available. He compares Ancestral Quest, Family Tree Legends, Family Tree … Continue reading
DNA Testing for Ancestors Can Help You Find the Living
In an article by The Eagle newspaper online, “Local Group Uses DNA in Genealogy”, a local genealogy group is using DNA to help trace their ancestors, but also their living cousins. “The process starts when you join a surname organization, … Continue reading
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Writing a Family History Book For Your Family Begins With a Plan
The Albuquerque Tribute’s Mary Penner has written “Planning Will Save Your Family History Project”, a really good overview of why and how you need to plan your family history research project. Consider these obstacles: You want to cover 200 or … Continue reading
