"It is part of the charter for the museum to preserve the history of the area"
By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald SALADO - MacDuff, Leslie, Lindsay, MacPherson, MacBean, MacKay and MacIntyre were among the names splashed across the tops of a circle of tents set up on the grounds of ... via Killeen Daily Herald
"Me? After 46 years, I'm working on another five-year plan."
Glad to see most schools still had Remembrance Day assemblies on Friday. The direct link grows ever more tenuous, outside of military families. via Edmonton Sun
"It has given me a sense of purpose that I can make a difference helping others reconnect their families and their histories."
While their white counterparts often easily reach into their families' pasts, many black Americans assume their history beyond their slave ancestors is lost.
The Slave Descendants Freedom Society wants to change that. The Carrollton nonprofit group is encouraging black Americans to trace their roots and seek out their heritage on the African continent.
'I think it's a real void in our community, not knowing your history, not knowing where you're from,' said Eric Sheppard, the organization's chairman and founder. Most black Americans are ancestors of former slaves, he said. Read more
"That seems to be where people start their search when they come to town"
OAKLAND, Ill. - With one foot in the present, Teresa Dennis of Oakland has the other firmly planted in the past, where her interests in history, genealogy and preservation lie. via Quad-City Times
"I'd rather be doing this than designing banking systems or weapons systems."
Kooky? Maybe. But start-up bets it's barking up the right tree with a sort of Facebook for Fido. via Boston.com
"Especially now, because computers make it so easy."
By Shannon Milliken smilliken@HanfordSentinel.com Her great-grandfather was the sheriff of El Paso, Texas, after he migrated from Mexico. via Twin City Times
"It was crazy what went on at the cemetery"
Even larger in death than he was during his astonishing and all-too-brief life, the Notre Dame football legend George Gipp is once again stirring passions, 87 years after he died. via The Toronto Star
Searching for an adopted child Birth place- Memphis, Tennessee Birthdate- 02/12/1974 Birth Mother- Renita Y. Thomas Mother's Birthdate- 01/08/1960 Guardians that handled the adoption Charles and Irene Thomas ... via Cousinconnect.com
"I think this will always be a work in progress. Hopefully, someday we'll be able to test some of the girls as well, when genetic testing is developed to accurately conclude if some of these girls were or were not his descendants. "
Topic: UPDATE: Osmond puzzled by fainting spell Did JS have permission from Emma for all thirty-three wives? Was Emma "pushed" in to giving permission? Was Emma absolutely miserable because of the doctrine? Did ... via Daily Herald
The popularity of genealogy cruises keeps exploding. That's no surprise, as cruises are educational as well as a lot of fun. via Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter