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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - 5 new articles
A Cemetery Wi-Fi Hot Spot
I love genealogy research, and I love technology; but, I am still scratching my head over this one: Paducah, Kentucky, has installed a wireless networking "hot spot" in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Paducah's public information officer, Pam Spencer, says the purpose is simple: to allow people to use the web to help with genealogy research. Cemetery volunteer Gerald Harwood says, "There are a lot of famous people out here -- the Scopes from the Scopes trial and Dr. Saunders, who discovered a... • Email to a friend •  •www.thatsmyfamily.info, a New Tool for Quebec Genealogy
The following announcement was written by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec: MONTREAL, Oct. 12 - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) is pleased to announce a new Web site dedicated to genealogical research. Launched by BAnQ in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC), www.thatsmyfamily.info, also available in French at www.voicimafamille.info, provides the public with a user-friendly and innovative federated search engine free of charge. ... • Email to a friend • •(+) PAF on a Stick
Four years ago, I published an excerpt from an e-mail sent to me by a newsletter reader: I am 81. My wife died recently and I have sold my house. I will spend my remaining days visiting family and friends.... So I will have no PC. I will rely on library facilities and friend's PCs. I will carry my GEDCOM database on CD. But most will not have a genealogy application on their PC. Many public facilities will not allow you to install applications because of the complications involved in making... • Email to a friend • •The Photo Detective: Maureen Taylor Featured in the Wall Street Journal
Today's Wall Street Journal has a long article about the work of Maureen Taylor, a person mentioned a number of times in this newsletter. Quoting from the article, "With millions of Americans obsessively tracing their roots, Ms. Taylor has emerged as the nation's foremost historical photo detective." The article goes on at length describing the techniques that Maureen uses, including these examples: "Maureen Taylor has dated a photograph to 1913 by studying the size and shape... • Email to a friend • •Scene on "Who Do You Think You Are?" Reportedly Faked
The popular BBC genealogy show "Who Do You Think You Are?" has won lots of praise, but recently it has received a few brickbats as well. It seems the shows producers faked at least one scene that starred Carol Vorderman. Filmmakers allegedly persuaded people to lie as they concocted scenes for the show. In the program, cameras followed Vorderman through north Wales and traced the scene of a photograph. Vorderman wanted to know where a photo of her great-grandfather was taken and was shown... • Email to a friend • •More Recent Articles
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