Kimberly's Genealogy Blog March 2004 Archive

Lady Liberty Will Shine Again
After being closed for over two years due to security concerns following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is set to ... Read More

Tuesday March 30, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Where Did They Come From?
Determining the birthplace of your immigrant ancestor is the key to the next branch in your family tree. Learn what and where to search to find your ancestor's country, town ... Read More

Friday March 26, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

BLM Land Records Site Back Online
The Bureau of Land Management's Web site is back up and running following a two-week, court-ordered shutdown. An appeals court blocked a judge's ruling that had previously ordered most of ... Read More

Friday March 26, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

McElvis
Elvis Presley has Scottish ancestry, according to Scottish author, Allan Morrison, who has traced the King's roots to the hamlet of Lonmay in Aberdeenshire. Mr Morrison said that he found ... Read More

Tuesday March 23, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Metes, Bounds & Meanders
Have you ever found a land deed for an ancestor that measured distance in poles or chains or used trees and streams as boundary marks? This early system of land ... Read More

Monday March 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

GENDEX Going Offline
According to an announcement on its Web site, GENDEX -- a surname search database operating since March 1996 -- will be terminating its genealogy operations on April 22, 2004. Credit ... Read More

Sunday March 21, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

BLM Internet Blackout Sidelines Genealogists
Genealogists looking for U.S. federal land records are finding themselves out of luck, as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) deals with yet another court-ordered shutdown of its Internet ... Read More

Saturday March 20, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Better Google Searches
A new Web site makes it easier, and more effective, to use Google™ to search for your family history, according to the site's Webmaster Doug Barry in today's press release. ... Read More

Thursday March 18, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Tracing Irish Ancestors
While St. Patrick wasn't actually Irish, the day celebrated in his honor certainly is! Celebrate this St. Patrick's Day by uncovering more about your Irish ancestry. Related Resources: Irish Surname Meanings ... Read More

Monday March 15, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

DNA May Become Future Sunscreen
A short strand of DNA, known as pTT, may become the sunscreen of the future according to researchers at Boston University medical school. The fragment, which penetrates the skin when ... Read More

Monday March 8, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

March is Women's History Month
With roots going back to the first International Women's Day, organized on March 19, 1911 by a German woman named Klara Zetkin, Women's History Month celebrates the accomplishments of famous ... Read More

Tuesday March 2, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Georgia Flag Goes to Vote
As Georgians go the poll for today's Democratic primary, they also get to vote on which Georgia flag they prefer: the Barnes flag, a blue-and-gold banner adopted in 2001 ... Read More

Tuesday March 2, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Senator Kerry Relatives Killed in the Holocaust
Two relatives of Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic front-runner for president, were seized in 1942 by the Nazis and killed in the Holocaust, according to new information unearthed by Vienna ... Read More

Monday March 1, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

New DNA Genealogy Database
In a first step toward the creation of a worldwide genetic family tree, a free interactive genetic genealogy database was launched today by the Utah-based Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. Established by ... Read More

Monday March 1, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)