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About Genealogy - The Family Tree and Genealogy Research Guide
Love Letters Larry Untiet of Spencer, Iowa, discovered a love story hidden inside the walls of his home. A bundle of almost 60 love letters from 1921, exchanged between Halbert Jenkins of Chicago and Florence Kirkpatrick of Spencer. Wanting to know whether the young couple ended up together, Larry consulted a genealogist friend to help him search.
Read more... Monday February 14, 2005#
Ancestry of Camilla Parker-Bowles In an announcement that has surprised many, Prince Charles announced today that he will marry his longtime partner Camilla Parker-Bowles in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on April 8. In an interesting twist to this long-time love story, Camilla's great-grandmother Alice Keppel was mistress to the Charles' forebear, King Edward VII. Other interesting branches in the Camilla Parker-Bowles family tree include distant connections to Madonna, Celine Dion and Henry David Thoreau. Thursday February 10, 2005#
Rewriting History Can you really rewrite history? Sure! Genealogists do it all the time. Historian Gladys Cox Hansen, who has spent the past 40 years researching the victims of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake, has managed to get city officials Read more... Wednesday February 09, 2005#
Vinatieri Family Tree Nerves of steel must run in his genes. Adam Vinatieri, the gutsy place kicker of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, can claim a fourth cousin connection to daredevil Evil Knievel (through his maternal grandfather's line), as well as descent from General Custer's bandmaster, Felix Vinatieri (through his father's line) in his extensive family tree. Monday February 07, 2005#
Celebrate Black History Month Known as the "Father of Black History," Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926, the celebration of achievements of African-Americans, now know as Black History Month. Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
WV Birth, Death & Marriage Records to Go Online Bucking the growing trend of restricting access to birth, marriage and death records, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History plans to add a searchable database on its Web site that will let individuals search and view images of almost all state birth, marriage and death certificates.
Read more... Monday January 24, 2005#
Bush Family Tree George W. Bush places his hand on the family bible at the 55th Presidential Inauguration today as a descendant of other political greats, including father President George Herbert Walker Bush, and grandfather, Senator Prescott Bush. Originating in Columbus, Ohio, the Bush family tree also includes Read more... Thursday January 20, 2005#
Genealogy Software Roundup 2005 Whether you're choosing your first genealogy software program or looking to upgrade, there are a number of excellent options available. Get the scoop on all the latest versions of favorite family tree software programs in this 2005 genealogy software roundup. Tuesday January 18, 2005#