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Genealogical Round Up, April 30

Top Irish baby names in America: Don't mess with me because I'm #4 - "descendant of the brave warrior"
Top Irish baby names in America | | IrishCentral

Top 5 weird Irish bars: (I made it to McGuire's when I spoke in Pensacola) The top five weird Irish bars | Ireland Vacations | IrishCentral

Susan Boyle's Irish roots
Irish photographs show Susan Boyle at family home in Donegal | Irish Celebrity Gossip | IrishCentral

Congrats to Brad Jencks! He also won a contest we had at RootsTelevision.com http://tinyurl.com/cxnjop    
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Teen-Aged Genealogist Wins $10,000 College Scholarship

Love this from @TheGenealogue - Top Ten Things You Don't Know About the 2010 Census The Genealogue: Top Ten Things You Don't Know About the 2010 Census        

My kind of story! Little girl's tombstone headed back to family
Little girl's tombstone headed back to family | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

Another soldier comes home.    
Sixty-five years later, a soldier comes home | Gary West | Star-Telegram.com  

If you have Scottish heritage, you'll want to check out this video on RootsTelevision.com Scottish Genealogy News and Events (SGNE): Interview with Raymond Evans of ScotlandsPeople

Genealogical Round Up, April 23

I'm supposed to be related to Barry Fitzgerald, so how can I resist?!

Irish Roots Fans

On my to-read list, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

Rutgers' Jefferson expert wins a Pulitzer - NJ.com

This sort of blows my mind . .

NEVADA COUPLE INVESTIGATED FOR STEALING VETERANS TOMBSTONES TO REPAIR PATIO - New York Post

Genealogical Round Up, April 9

This is a piece of good news!

Hudson Reporter - Hoboken library Ellis Island to get historic funding

Cool find by Thomas!

The Presurfer: 40 Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs Taken In Graveyards

Crocheting while trapped in the rubble. That's my kind of nonna!

Amid Italy's earthquake rubble, 98-year-old woman is pulled free | World news | The Guardian

If you love ScotlandsPeople like I do, check this out!

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: A Video Interview with Raymond Evans

no, No, NO!!! First Cologne and now this. Am I the only one who thinks some of the stimulus money should go to WPA-type projects to protect and preserve our history? What's already happened in 2009 makes it seem all the more critical.

GenealogyBank - The Official Blog: Archivio di Stato (State Archive) L'Aquila, Italy Destroyed by Ea

If you're experiencing a sense of deja vu, it's because this news came out in the UK at the end of February, but this is the first it's come out (outside of the genealogical world) in the U.S.

DNA testing: 'Roots' author Haley rooted in Scotland, too - USATODAY.com

Wish I had the time - especially since I have Wilkes-Barre roots as well. But maybe this if for you. Jennifer Rafferty is looking for a roommate to share her Italian genealogical jaunt!

WANTED: Fun-loving, Free-Spirited Travel Partner to Tackle Calabria | My Bella Vita

Wow, what a find!

Australian library finds copy of Schindler's list

Writer looking to interview people re: genealogy by email

I have no connection to this request at all, but thought a few in the genealogical world might appreciate the opportunity to be included.  If you're interested, please contact this writer directly (see email address below) no later than April 11th.

Summary: Tracing your roots

Category: General

Name: Chelle Cordero

Email: bylines@optonline.net

Title: freelance writer

Media Outlet/Publication: news syndication service

Anonymous? No

Specific Geographic Region?  No

Region: US \& Canada

Deadline: 5:00 PM EASTERN - April 11

Query:

"I am working on an article about tracing your roots for a special
supplement on Senior Life. Here is my assignment: "Roots:
Discovering your family roots can be fun for both you and your
family. Here's how to trace them, and tell stories to bring you
closer together."

1) Have you traced your roots? How did you get started? What
suggestions would you make to others who want to trace their family
trees?

2) Do you offer services for tracing roots? Please give me a BRIEF
synopsis of that service.

3) Have you "been found" by someone tracing your family tree? What
was your first reaction to the contact?

This research is being done via email ONLY. Please send me your
thoughts, useable quotes and any relevant digital pics. Please
include your name, location and professional title if any.

This article is for a syndication service which publishes
supplements for newspapers throughout the US and Canada (I don't
know which papers) and it is rather well read. I need to assemble
this article BY Tuesday, April 14.

IF I use your name & quote or pic, I will be more than happy to
email you a .pdf copy of the article (text only, sorry) after
publication (after May 15)."

Upcoming Events

April 18, 2009 - Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Genealogical Society - "Introduction to Ancestry.com," "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones," "Find that Obituary! Online Newspaper Research" and "Cases That Made My Brain Hurt" - ZJ Loussac Library, Wilda Marston Theatre, 3600 Denali St.

April 22-26, 2009 - Manchester, NH - The New England Regional Genealogical Conference 2009 - Expo Center of New Hampshire

Hope to see you there!

Genealogical Round Up, April 2

See you in Marion, Indiana!

Local History and Genealogy Center

Ah, the joys of siblingship!

Sisters and Brothers Memoryshare

An education about what happened to Irish records in 1922:

Irish roots - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 30, 2009

Great opportunity for those of Irish heritage

The Irish Times 150 | Home

What do you think? Is it him or not??

ksl.com - Producer, scientist say body unearthed in Duchesne is the Sundance Kid

Thanks to Family Tree Mag for spotting this! Check out these models portraying Ellis Island immigrants! I'm sure this is exactly the way it was for my great-grandparents.

ANTM Cycle 12 Episode 5 Part 3

This is a really cool record set if you have any London ancestry.

www.telegraph.co.uk