New Genealogy Software for Mac OS X
Thursday July 31, 2003
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
Bad Blood?
Monday July 28, 2003
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
Remembering the Forgotten War
Sunday July 27, 2003
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
Pettifoggers in Your Family Tree?
Friday July 25, 2003
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
Family History in the News
Tuesday July 15, 2003
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
Family History Month Resolution Passes Senate
Thursday July 10, 2003
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
Grave Calculations - Locating Cemeteries with GPS
Tuesday July 8, 2003
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
Have You Been the Victim of a Genealogy Scam?
Sunday July 6, 2003
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
Cousins by the Dozens
Saturday July 5, 2003
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