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RootsWeb Mailing Lists Updated

An announcement has come out from RootsWeb to all mailing list subscribers announcing improvements to their list management system. RootsWeb.com mailing lists will be moving to a new list management system. Why? The new list management system offers updated technology, … Continue reading


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Hottest Travel Destination: Your Family Roots

ICWales.co.uk, the national website for Wales, has an interesting article, “Ancestry site set to trigger visitor boom”, that speaks of the hottest fad in travel: genealogy. The hobby and passion of researching family history is growing around the world, including … Continue reading


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Help Preserve Your Ancestors of the American Revolution

The Detroit News reports on “Patriot Games – Genealogy Fans Unravel Past” that genealogists and family history researchers are in a “race against time” to find and preserve those who served in the American Revolution. Two hundred and thirty years … Continue reading


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New Social Networking site for Age 50 Plus With Online Obituary Database

Yahoo News reports on an online social networking site dedicated to the age 50 plus that also includes an obituary database which sends out death alerts to members. A social networking Web site for Americans aged 50-plus went live on … Continue reading


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Bicentennial Historical Videos Gifted to Knox County Historical Society of Ohio

The Mount Vernon News of Ohio announced “Bicentennial videos presented to county historical society”, an article about the donation of almost 100 DVDs to the Knox County Historical Society and the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County containing … Continue reading


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A Little Troublemaker in Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin

A Little Troublemaker in Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin

The following is another story by Robert Knapp (1913-1994) about his childhood growing up in Northern Wisconsin, in a small logging community called Taylor Rapids, not far from Goodman. While the logging camps, homes, school, and human occupation of the … Continue reading


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Finding Life in Old Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia

Having spent a lot of time recently in cemeteries, literally digging into my family’s history, and pouring through “Cemetery Historical Walks” books that guide you through the cemetery and the history and lives of those buried within, I was delighted … Continue reading


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Articles Wanted for The Encyclopedia of Genealogy

The Encyclopedia of Genealogy is looking for volunteers and article submissions to flesh out this amazing encyclopedia to help genealogy and family history researchers around the world. As of 2004, The Encyclopedia of Genealogy had 351 articles. By the end … Continue reading


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Canada Begins Its 2006 Census by Allowing Online Filing

The 2006 Census is on in Canada, and Canadian citizens can fill in their Census report online to make the process easier. To file your census report online, you still need the printed questionnaire form as there is an “Internet … Continue reading


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History Channel’s Desperate Crossing – The Untold Story of the Mayflower

Everton Publisher’s Genealogy Blog reports that “The Untold Story of the Mayflower” will be shown on the History Channel in November 2006. From the History Channel press release: It’s a story familiar to most of us from school. And in … Continue reading


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