Honoring Our Ancestors Newsletter
October 15, 2009
By Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
Greetings Fellow Family History Sleuths,
Still digging out from the reaction to researching the First Lady's roots (keep an eye out for next month's issue for more about that), so will keep this short. Will just wish everyone Happy Autumn and oodles of genealogical discoveries!
Take care,
Megan
In this newsletter. . .
- Genealogical Round Up, September 3
- Genealogical Round Up, September 10
- Genealogical Round Up, September 17
- Genealogical Round Up, September 24
- Honoring Our Ancestors Grants
- Upcoming Events
Genealogical Round Up, September 3
Calling all genetic genealogists. You'll like this article!
www.miller-mccune.com
I want this map toy!
Cool Concept: Maptor Shows You the Way - ReflectionOf.Me
The project for which I trace soldiers' families - JPAC team recovers remains of servicemembers from WWII
JPAC team on mission to recover remains of U.S. servicemembers missing from WWII | Stars and Stripes
History's where you find it!
Cumberland News | News | Davina’s old postcards inspire a family history
Genealogical Round Up, September 10
I keep meaning to do this too. The DNA art part -- not the eBay part!
Elijah Wood Gives Up His DNA for Charity - Good Deeds, Elijah Wood : People.com
Genealogical Round Up, September 17
Here's a family that went forth and multiplied.
www.ynetnews.com
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Burial records published online
Not even sure what to say about this . . . Art imitates life? DNA is only skin deep? Captions, anyone?
Wall Photos
Shedding light on Jack the Ripper's victims through census records.
CTV.ca | Census sheds new light on Jack the Ripper's victims
Calling anyone of Arab ancestry - a chance to preserve your family treasures.
Arab Museum plans antique appraisal to encourage family history preservation - Business - Press and
My father is such an admirer of Churchill's that one of my younger brothers has the middle name of Winston. I'll have to be sure to share this with Dad.
'Like father like son' - Winston Churchill’s gardener lives on in family history » Housing » 24dash.
This was a fun rescue!
www.ancestrymagazine.com
Hmmm . . . promising! I'd like to see more Irish databases, period, and more made more search-friendly than they've been in the past.
Irish Birth Records Ireland, Irish Genealogy Search Ireland
Genealogical Round Up, September 24
Actually, a lot is already known about her roots since she'll be featured in PBS's "Faces of America" series.
Longoria probes her Mexican roots - TV news, latest news, breaking TV news, actors, soaps | MSN TV U
Milton Rubincam's son follows in his father's footsteps.
The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper
RIP, Dr. James Reynolds Hull, founder and co-administrator of the Reynolds DNA project. We'll miss you, your wisdom and your passion.
News Article Details
Congrats to our recent grant recipient! Don't forget that you can apply here.
September 2009
Kelly Bickle and his wife are third generation owners of The Burns
Studio in Boise, ID. The studio was built in 1919, and there are more
than 100,000 negatives of people in Idaho. They are currently working
to catalog and put the pictures online so people can search for their
family portraits. The grant award will help fund the purchase of EmbARK
Cataloguer for use with this project.
If you plan to be near any of the events where I'll be speaking, I would love to meet you. It's always a kick for me when folks mention that they read this newsletter, my blog, Ancestry Daily News or whatever, so don't be shy about introducing yourself!
For more information on these events, please see my Events Calendar. And if you're interested in scheduling me, just click here.
- February 6, 2010 - San Luis Obispo, CA - San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society - "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones," "Online Newspaper Research," "Trace Your Roots with DNA" and "Right Annie, Wrong Annie"
- March 20, 2010 - Round Rock, TX - Williamson County Genealogical Society - "Trace your Roots with DNA," "Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options," "Remembering Our Ancestors" and "Cases that Made My Brain Hurt"
- July 8, 2010 - Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Library "Cases That Made My Brain Hurt"
- October 16, 2010 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Genealogical Society - Topics TBD
- April 28-May 1, 2011 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - Saskatchewan Genealogical Society - Topics TBD
Please forward this newsletter to your family and friends who are interested in genealogy -- thank you!
Wishing you an abundance of genealogical serendipity!
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
www.honoringourancestors.com
www.rootstelevision.com
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