Kimberly's Genealogy Blog April 2005 Archive

Shocking Genealogy
While some people actually hope to find a bad apple or two in the family tree, others may find themselves so upset at the skeletons they unearth they require counseling ... Read More

Sunday April 24, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Devastating Events of the Past
On April 18, 1906, the California city of San Francisco suffered the greatest earthquake ever recorded in its history -- a tragedy which left more than half of the city ... Read More

Monday April 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

1841 England & Wales Census Online
Hot on the heels of the 1861 census, the earliest name-inclusive census (1841) of England is now available online at British Origins. If you have ancestors who lived in Cambridgeshire, ... Read More

Monday April 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ambitious Project to Trace the Human Family Tree
A groundbreaking research initiative got underway this week to trace the genetic roots and migratory journeys of the human species. The nonprofit, five-year global research project, a partnership between National ... Read More

Friday April 15, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

5 Ways to Encourage People to Share
We've all been there. Tracked down a family bible only to learn that the distant cousin who possesses it won't let anyone else take a look. Or discovered a possible ... Read More

Monday April 11, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Prince Charles and Camilla are 9th Cousins
When Prince Charles first met Camilla Parker-Bowles at a polo match in the early seventies, she said to the prince, "My great-grandmother and your great-great grandfather were lovers, so how ... Read More

Monday April 4, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ancestry of Pope John Paul II
It's hard sometimes to think of a Pope as having a family, but before he became the first Polish Pope in history and the first non-Italian Pope since the sixteenth ... Read More

Friday April 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

RootsMagic - Free Update Patch
Bruce Buzbee, developer of the popular genealogy software RootsMagic, has released a new update (version 2.04a). This free update addresses the following items in version 2 New IGI search and update ... Read More

Friday April 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)