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Below, you will find some of the latest news headlines on genealogy and family history from around the web. It includes some articles specific to South Carolina Genealogy, although most are more generalized.

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Hometown Happenings 0901 – Tbo.com

Hometown Happenings 0901
Tbo.com
The varied menu will include a choice of South Carolina jumbo wings, chicken tenders, chicken nacho platter, beef nacho platter, cheese quesadilla,

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Library: Plenty to do in September – Patch

Library: Plenty to do in September
Patch
The first book in this series will be The Grimke' Sisters from South Carolina: Pioneers for Women's Rights and Abolition by Gerda Lerner.




Eudora woman looks for descendents of WW2 soldier – WLOX

Eudora woman looks for descendents of WW2 soldier
WLOX
"I've gone through obituaries in Memphis and DeSoto County, and I have a friend whose a genealogist, and she looked in genealogy.com and found him in the

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reception held to honor dar state regent – Seymour Herald


Seymour Herald
reception held to honor dar state regent
Seymour Herald
Her ancestors were residents in several states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. They served between the fateful dates of April 29,




Group looks toward Daniel Boone for driving trail – Greenville Daily Reflector

Group looks toward Daniel Boone for driving trail
Greenville Daily Reflector
This spring, the group decided on a proposed path, and plans were announced for the first time at the Yadkin Valley History and Genealogy Fair and




Calendar – Guilford County – Greensboro News & Record

Calendar – Guilford County
Greensboro News & Record
Special presentation of genealogy book written by Betty L. Brown. Books will be available for purchase at the reunion. 685-4245.


“family history” – Google News

Edmund de Waal’s ‘The Hare With Amber Eyes,’ a family history through art – Washington Post


Washington Post
Edmund de Waal's 'The Hare With Amber Eyes,' a family history through art
Washington Post
By Edmund de Waal For nearly 100 years the Ephrussi family was a major force in European grain, shipping and banking, with offices in




Harrington: Recording medical history – Knoxville News Sentinel

Harrington: Recording medical history
Knoxville News Sentinel
"The three most important questions asked by your doctor are: What is your medical and family history? What medications are you taking?

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Spooner makes a run for more family history – GoVolsXtra

Spooner makes a run for more family history
GoVolsXtra
Everything is a competition for Michael Spooner. Tennessee's top cross country runner has his father and grandfather to thank for that.




Past is present in genealogy – Boston Globe


Boston Globe
Past is present in genealogy
Boston Globe
After giving birth to her son, Jackson becomes fascinated with her family's history. She puts in an incredible amount of legwork, visiting archives and




Anyone, Even Dr. Oz, Can Get a Colon Polyp – eMaxHealth


CBS News
Anyone, Even Dr. Oz, Can Get a Colon Polyp
eMaxHealth
Americans, even those without a family history of colorectal cancer, should discuss with their doctor about the appropriate screenings for diseases such as
Dr. Oz's Colonoscopy Finds Precancerous GrowthsAbout – News & Issues (blog)
Dr. Oz's Colonoscopy Finds Pre-Cancerous Polyp: What Can He Teach Us?CBS News
Dr. Oz opens up about his colon cancer scare: 'This was a shakeup for me'New York Daily News
USA Today -ABC Action News -Monsters and Critics.com
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Wayne offers residents low cost male cancer screening – NorthJersey.com


St. Louis American
Wayne offers residents low cost male cancer screening
NorthJersey.com
Family History – prostate Cancer seems to run in families, which suggests an inherited or genetic factor. Men with family history should make certain to be
Health: Norman medical labs offer free prostate cancer screeningsNewsOK.com
Prostate Cancer in the Family: Risks Are InflatedMedscape
Hospital Highlights Cancer Awareness MonthKNDO/KNDU
Point Pleasant Register -Conroe Courier -Melton Leader
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Skytop Lodge Family Reunion 2010 Contest




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British Library and brightsolid partnership to digitise up to 40 million pages of historic newspapers




Findmypast.Co.Uk’s Great Western Railway Shareholder Index Now Complete




75,000 new WW1 records go online at findmypast.co.uk




Ancestry.com Previews Mac Version of Family Tree Maker Software


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Past is present in genealogy – Boston Globe


Boston Globe
Past is present in genealogy
Boston Globe
Following solid genealogical methodology, Jackson begins by researching herself and her parents. She finds obstacles all along the way: “I never found




A New Genealogical Novel, The Facepainter Murders, A Dangerous Journeys … – 1888 Press Release (press release)

A New Genealogical Novel, The Facepainter Murders, A Dangerous Journeys
1888 Press Release (press release)
Who owns the art, James Trevelyan, an elderly man whose genealogy may hold the key, or the owners of Evan's, the restaurant where they were found?




Archives.com Owner Inflection Raises $30 Million – paidContent.org

Archives.com Owner Inflection Raises $30 Million
paidContent.org
Inflection, an under-the-radar startup which owns genealogy website Archives.com, has raised $30 million in a first round of funding.
A Phonebook for the 21st CenturyNew York Times (blog)

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Genealogy/history series returning to Port St. Lucie’s Morningside Branch Library – TCPalm

Genealogy/history series returning to Port St. Lucie's Morningside Branch Library
TCPalm
LUCIE — Local historian and genealogist Patti Kirk returns to the Morningside Branch Library in Port St. Lucie with her genealogy/history series for




The Next 4 Dot-Com Buyouts – Motley Fool

The Next 4 Dot-Com Buyouts
Motley Fool
Genealogy has gone primetime. After a successful first season of NBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, the network is again hooking up with Ancestry.com to dig

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Step back in time and experience early days of apple festival – BlueRidgeNow.com

Step back in time and experience early days of apple festival
BlueRidgeNow.com
"The woman's crown was at the genealogy society, but a lot of the memorabilia came from the collection of Lucille Ray," she said. Ray's family donated the

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Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

The Motley Fool Predicts Ancestry.com is a Buy-Out Candidate

The Motley Fool provides stock market and other financial advice. It is not known for the accuracy of its predictions, however. In any case, Rick Aristotle Munarriz of The Motley Fool says that Ancestry.com is a candidate to be purchased by a bigger firm. Munarriz writes: “Ancestry.com runs the Internet’s leading genealogy service, with 1.3 million subscribers paying an average of $18 a month to flesh out their family trees. The site’s subscriber count has climbed 32% over the past year. Given the true scalability of its model, earnings are growing faster than Ancestry.com’s top-line spurts. “Ancestry.com bumped its guidance…



Archives.com Owner Raises $30 Million in Venture Capital

I have written before about Archives.com at http://tinyurl.com/yygwjvb. The company’s web site should not be confused with the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. Now the parent company of archives.com, called Inflection, has raised $30 million in a first round of funding. Archives.com charges users $39.95 a year to access historical records and build their own family trees on the site. Inflection says it is profitable and traffic is up nearly 50 percent year-over-year. The company also launched a second site this week, a people search engine called PeopleSmart, which mines public records as well as social networking profiles to build an…



Alien Files Find New Home at National Archives in Kansas City

The following announcement was written by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: Kansas City, (MO) – For the first time, more than 300,000 case files on alien residents of the United States who were born 1909 and prior are now open to the public at the National Archives at Kansas City. These files, known as “Alien Files” (commonly referred to as “A-Files”) were transferred to the National Archives from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and are only a small part of the millions of case files that will eventually be transferred and opened to the public. “The…



Danish Genealogy Resources Online

Ritchie Hansen sent along a great list of resources for anyone researching Danish ancestry: The Danish State Archives: http://www.sa.dk/content/us/ The Danish State Archives: http://www.sa.dk/content/us/genealogy/online_services The Danish Demographic Database: http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm The Danish Demographic Database: http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm The Danish State Archives Filming Centre parish registers and population censuses: http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx The Danish Emigration Archives: http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3 Volunteers interested in helping can contact: Phone: +45 66 11 30 10 Fax: +45 66 11 30 60 E-mail: mailbox@dda.sa.dk or Dansk Data Arkiv / Danish Data Archive Islandsgade 10 DK-5000 Odense C Danmark / Denmark Tlf.: (+45) 66 11 30 10 Fax: (+45) 66 11 30 60 E-mail:…



Footnote.com Updates “Spotlights”

Footnote.com has expanded the capabilities of one of its popular features. Quoting from the Footnote blog: We like to focus on discovery at Footnote.com. If you are like us, when you find something important you can’t wait to share it. We created Spotlights to be a way you could quickly highlight and share your discoveries. Spotlights don’t have to be of famous people or well-known events. They just have to be something that’s important to you – a document about an ancestor, historical newspaper article, or just something that made you laugh. Recently, we started thinking about how to improve…



“Digital Preservation For Your Family” seminar

The following announcement was written by Preserve Pro, Inc.: Archivist Nooma Rhue educates public on how to preserve digital artifacts CHARLOTTE N.C. (September 1, 2010) Preserve Pro, Inc will host Digital Preservation For Your Family seminar, a half-day experience teaching families, community organizations, and religious organizations the latest techniques in preserving digital artifacts. Participants will learn about the latest practices for preserving digital photos, computer files and audiovisuals, and how to use modern technology to protect invaluable memories. Nooma Monika Rhue, trained Archivist and Library Director will host the workshop and share the latest research and tips for preserving digital…

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