Kimberly's Genealogy Blog July 2003 Archive

New Genealogy Software for Mac OS X
A beta version, English edition of the popular French genealogy software Heredis for Mac OS X is under development and planned for completion this month. If you run Mac OS X ... Read More

Thursday July 31, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Bad Blood?
The existence of "bad blood" has long been a hotly argued question in criminology. An article in today's Fort Wayne News-Sentinal tells the story of a father and son on ... Read More

Monday July 28, 2003 | permalink | comments (1)

Remembering the Forgotten War
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting in the Korean War, a war known to many as the Forgotten War. The Korean War began with a ... Read More

Sunday July 27, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Pettifoggers in Your Family Tree?
Since most of my ancestors were farmers, I keep secretly hoping to uncover a ripper (fish seller), seinter (girdle maker), hosteler (inn keeper), or even a pettifogger (shyster lawyer) to ... Read More

Friday July 25, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Family History in the News
Whether daily or monthly, urban or rural, newspapers can open a new window into the lives of your ancestors. Learn how to locate and use old newspapers to research your ... Read More

Tuesday July 15, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Family History Month Resolution Passes Senate
Sen. Orrin Hatch's annual resolution to designate October "Family History Month" has passed the U.S. Senate. The bill, which has also been passed by the Senate for the previous two ... Read More

Thursday July 10, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Grave Calculations - Locating Cemeteries with GPS
My family has recently become interested in the sport of geocaching, a form of high-tech treasure hunting which uses a set of cryptic directions and a GPS to find a ... Read More

Tuesday July 8, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Have You Been the Victim of a Genealogy Scam?
Last week one of my regular chat visitors asked me about GenSeekers.com after having received an email advertising free trial access to millions of genealogy records. In a nutshell, my ... Read More

Sunday July 6, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)

Cousins by the Dozens
I bet you know who your first cousins are, and possibly a second cousin or two - but how about your third cousin, twice removed? As the ancestors on your ... Read More

Saturday July 5, 2003 | permalink | comments (0)