Collecting random bits of genealogy news.
The Southern Illinoisan has an excellent article written by Gail Rissi Thomas on the basics of family photos and their preservation, as well as the materials involved (such as what problems arise from certain materials, acidity, etc.) , as well as observations about how family photos and genealogy are intertwined.
Some of you may have seen this before, but if you are curious about the distribution of surnames in the USA, you can head over to the US Census Bureau and check these records out:
Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census
Mormon genealogy library is open to all, an article by Nicole Neroulias in the San Mateo County Times (California) about local Family History Centers run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Melissa Turner in The Democrat (Senatobia, MS), has written an article about two ladies writing their family histories.
There is a good article at the Jerusalem Post called “Focusing on family history at the holiday table” by Schelly Talalay Dardashti about how you can use the holidays to spur an interest in your family’s history and genealogy.