Kimberly's Genealogy Blog April 2008 Archive

Our Name was Changed at Ellis Island
Have you ever heard the story that your family's name was changed at Ellis Island? The United States' most famous port of immigration is also, unfortunately, the source of one ... Read More

Wednesday April 30, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

A Place Called Home: Crespières, France
The first name on the Monument aux Morts (monument to the dead) located outside the town hall in Crespières, France is Ernest Ollivon, my maternal great, great grandfather. Sadly, he ... Read More

Tuesday April 29, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Writing Your Personal Family History
Writing a personal history is a daunting task for many of us. Where do I start? What things should I include? What's so interesting about my life anyway? Your personal ... Read More

Saturday April 26, 2008 | permalink | comments (6)

What is British?
Millions of people around the world can trace their ancestry to the small area off mainland Europe known as Great Britain. What some don't understand, however, is that "British" doesn't ... Read More

Thursday April 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

When Life Gets in the Way of Genealogy
I know you've all been there. Whether you're busy juggling the schedules of three busy children, caring for aging parents, dealing with family illnesses or getting through a big project ... Read More

Monday April 21, 2008 | permalink | comments (9)

California Woman Charged with Cyber Grave Robbing
According to an article in Wired.com, U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Southern California woman with aggravated identity theft and other crimes this week for allegedly using the Social Security Death ... Read More

Saturday April 19, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

Listen My Children and You Shall Hear...
So began Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," documenting the bravery of a man riding into the Massachusetts night of April 18, 1775 to warn his fellow American ... Read More

Friday April 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
1918 was a year of tragedy, marking both the final year of World War One and the worst infectious disease outbreak in human history. Most are aware that WWI had ... Read More

Thursday April 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

37 Million French-Canadian Records
Quebec records spanning 346 years from 1621 to 1967 have just been put online by genealogy Web site Ancestry.ca (also available on Ancestry.com). The new database of digital images as ... Read More

Tuesday April 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

How to Identify Genealogy Scams
The Ancestry blog posted a notice today about several apparently fraudulent genealogy Web sites that claim to have "the largest online genealogical search tool" and Besides the three sites ... Read More

Thursday April 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (8)

New Genomics Software to Determine Ancestry
Computer scientists at Stanford University have developed genomics analysis software that they say appears to be "far more adept than prior methods at unraveling the ancestry of individuals." Known as ... Read More

Wednesday April 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Ancestry of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Forty years ago, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers protesting poor wages and working conditions. That visit, unfortunately, ended in tragedy as ... Read More

Friday April 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)