‘Tis the season to give archival goods
Sharon Burns has written a gift guide for genealogists, ‘Tis the season to give archival goods, for NewsOK.com (The Oklahoman/News 9). The article may require registration.
Month: December 2005
Tracing family roots over 6,000 miles
In the Daily Journal (Park Hills, MO) , Donny Hickman has written an article, Tracing family roots over 6,000 miles, concerning two men tracing their family back to Slovakia, and how much they were able to piece together. A very fascinating article.
The Wrong Side of the Blanket
Writing for Scotsman.com, Rhiannon Edward writes about the research that has been done by genealogists concerning David Cameron (a member of the Tory party). Mr. Cameron was apparently unaware that he is related to the Queen. The article goes into detail about his relatives, and it’s rather interesting how much is known (although not surprising).
Professor makes history come alive for her students
The Texarkana Gazette has an article by John Fooks, covering a very interesting teacher, Texarkana College history teacher Dr. Beverly Rowe. She asked her students to research the history of the area and its buildings, and along the way, taught them how to do a little genealogy research.
50,000 Jewish Genealogical Records from Instanbul, Turkey, Now Online
50 Connect.co.uk has an article up, Major Jewish Genealogical database with over 50,000 records from Istanbul, Turkey, that covers, well, 50,000 Jewish genealogical records.