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The psychological horror in the works of poet and mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe are often thought to be a reflection of his own life . . . is it fact or fiction? The story behind the "official" biography of Edgar Allan Poe illustrates how error and bias can linger regardless of efforts to set the record straight.
To read the complete article, visit "Quoth the Raven . . .".
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GenealogyBank has added over 70 million historical newspaper articles, recent obituaries and other vital records in the past two years.
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Ancestry.com Partners with JewishGen and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to Provide Access to Millions of Jewish Family History Records for People around the World
To read the complete article, visit "Ancestry.com Launches the World's Largest Online Collection of Jewish Historical Documents".
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Exploring fraternal memberships for genealogy clues.
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Religion has always played a big role in New Orleans. From early arrival of the Ursuline sisters throughout New Orleans history, religion has been important.
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Familybuilder also announces today that starting October 15, 2008 it will offer highly affordable genealogy DNA tests -- priced at an unprecedented $59.95 -- to help people learn more about their lineages and find long lost relatives. By combining its social networking prowess and the lowest price point found anywhere, Familybuilder seeks to bring DNA to the masses.
To read the complete article, visit "Familybuilder Introduces FamilybuilderDNA".
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One of the largest collections of Irish records available is being released online by www.Familyrelatives.com. This forms part of a programme to add more than 10 million new records by the end of this year.
To read the complete article, visit "Irish Records Collection now online".
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Genealogists enjoy sharing stories about their research in libraries. They tend to flaunt the number of large genealogy libraries they have used or the latest they have visited.
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Having never been microfilmed before, the Civil War Pension Files were previously accessible only at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Now, through this project, anyone can access these records via the internet exclusively on Footnote.com.
To read the complete article, visit "Civil War Widows’ Pension Now Available On The Internet For The First Time".
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Many researchers joke about finding a horse thief in their family tree. How about a horse thief detective? An interesting "society" was formed in the United States during its formative years and into the twentieth century that has left a body of records sure to be of interest to genealogists.
To read the complete article, visit "To Catch a Thief".
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Many emigrants were escaping starvation and poor health care in Europe and elsewhere. But just getting to the New World healthy and alive proved to be a challenge.
To read the complete article, visit "New Orleans: Healthy Life in the New World".
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In 2009, the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) will expand its coverage to include six historical societies and two Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
To read the complete article, visit "The Ontario Genealogical Society Expands Its Coverage".
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NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world's largest online historic newspaper database, has partnered with Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., webmaster of Genwriters.com, to showcase genealogy writing.
To read the complete article, visit "NewspaperARCHIVE.com Announces First Genealogist Columnist".
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Live Roots is a free genealogy search engine that allows visitors to search through thousands of database titles from subscription sites, books publishers and a variety of online sites.
To read the complete article, visit "Live Roots -- A new Website from Genealogy Today".
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Names of witnesses are important in your research. Do not skip over them without some thought and research. They may be relatives, friends, neighbors, legal officials or non-acquaintances. Their names may provide links or clues for more research in determining your own ancestry.
To read the complete article, visit "The Witness".
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School records are often overlooked as a genealogical resource. They can document students as well as teachers. That is certainly true of New Orleans.
To read the complete article, visit "Education in New Orleans".
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What If America Had King Paul Instead Of President McCain or Obama? What Family Ties Do Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin Have in Key Election Battleground States and to Royalty?
To read the complete article, visit "Ancestry.com Reveals Who Would be King of America and Candidate Roots as Presidential Election".
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FamilyLink.com, Inc. announced today the availability of Google Your Family Tree, a new book that teaches family historians how to unlock the hidden power of the Internet's most popular search engine.
To read the complete article, visit "FamilyLink.com, Inc. Announces New Guidebook for Free Online Genealogy— Google Your Family Tree".
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Hundreds of thousands of historic records will be freely available online
To read the complete article, visit "Summit County Ohio Court Receives Grant".
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Hundreds of thousands of historic records will be freely available online
To read the complete article, visit "Summit County, Ohio Court Receives Grant to Digitize Records".
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Today we resent it when airlines restrict us to 50 pounds of luggage. Imagine moving from Illinois to Utah -- and having a 17 pounds luggage restriction!
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