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Source: GENEALOGE | 11 May 2008 | 1:03 pm

Is Cherry Garcia Kosher?

One young Hispanic man left a booth at Denver's 2008 Cinco de Mayo Festival exclaiming, "No way! I'm Jewish?" He evidently had not attended Michael Gonzales' presentation.

On one side of the booth were poster boards that displayed articles and images designed to educate spectators about the Spanish Inquisition and the violence poured out on the Sephardic Jews. On the other side of the booth was a list of 5,220 Sephardic Jewish surnames. The list contains most of the common Spanish surnames like Garcia, Rodriguez and Martinez. "However," explained Gonzales, "if your name is on the list it doesn't necessarily mean that you are Jewish. If your name is not on the list it doesn't mean you are not. Come to the presentation to find out more." [Link]

Source: The Genealogue | 11 May 2008 | 10:39 am

Danish law on publication of personal data for genealogists

Datatilsynet: Slægtsforskning:
"Det er dog Datatilsynets opfattelse, at eksempelvis et familietræ med ganske ufølsomme (banale) oplysninger såsom navne, fødsels og dødsår kan offentliggøres på internettet uden samtykke.

Persondataloven gælder ikke for personers håndtering af oplysninger i forbindelse med udøvelse af aktiviteter af rent privat karakter.

Sålænge slægtsforskning foretages som en privat aktivitet, falder det uden for persondatalovens område. Det er f.eks. hvis en person alene forsker i slægt for sin egen interesses skyld som en almindelig fritidsaktivitet.

Hvis der videregives oplysninger til en bredere kreds, kan aktiviteten ikke siges at være af rent privat karakter.

Videregivelse af oplysningerne til personer inden for slægten vil ikke være en videregivelse til en bredere kreds - og slægtsforskerens behandling af personoplysninger vil derfor ikke være omfattet af persondataloven.

Hvis oplysningerne derimod offentliggøres f.eks. på internettet, vil der være tale om, at oplysningerne videregives til en bredere kreds. Så gælder loven. Dermed ikke sagt, at man ikke må bruge oplysningerne. Men de spilleregler, der følger af loven, skal overholdes."

Source: GENEALOGE | 11 May 2008 | 7:43 am

Footnote.com Special!

Footnote.com, my favorite subscription based website, is offering a 20% discount for May, so if you have not yet tried Footnote, you may want to give it a go. You can click on the special offer link at the top of any page of AncestorsAtRest.com and start hunting for your ancestors today. For those who don’t know about Footnote, they offer NARA records not found anywhere else online.

Source: Ancestors At Rest | 11 May 2008 | 6:21 am

Peer Family History Book Completed!

Good news! After more than 20 years of research, the Peer book is near completion! The Peer Family in North America: Vol. 1 Jacob & Anne Peer, Immigrants from Sussex Co. New Jersey to Upper Canada in 1796, a study of the first two generations (including documents, maps and photos) is scheduled for publication July 1, 2008. Volume 1 contains narrative (footnoted) chapters on Jacob Peer Sr,

Source: Olive Tree Genealogy Blog | 11 May 2008 | 6:15 am

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101 Best Web Sites for 2005--Family Tree Magazine
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2005/

101 Ways to Research Your Family Tree for Free by Kimberly Powell
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/free_genealogy/a/free_sites.htm

1880 U.S. Federal Census (free)
http://www.1880census.com

1930 U.S. Federal Census (and other Census Resources)
http://www.1930census.com

A Barrel of Free Genealogy and Civil War Sites
http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html

A One-Step Portal for On-Line Genealogy by Stephen P. Morse
http://stevemorse.org/

About Genealogy - The Family Tree and Genealogy Research Guide
http://genealogy.about.com/

Acadian Genealogy
http://www.acadian.org/

AfriGeneas ~ African American & African Ancestored Genealogy
http://www.afrigeneas.com/

American Family Immigration History Center
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/

American Immigration Wall of Honor at Ellis Island
http://www.wallofhonor.org

AncestralFindings.com
http://www.ancestralfindings.com/

Ancestry.com - Online Genealogy
http://www.ancestry.com/

Annals of Genealogical Research
http://www.genlit.org/agr/index.php

Arrival Information for Passengers to the Port of New York
http://www.nyarrivals.com

A to Z of Irish Genealogy
http://www.irish-insight.com/a2z-genealogy/

Census Online
http://www.census-online.com/links/

Christine's Genealogy Website
http://www.ccharity.com/

City Directories Online
http://www.CityDirectoryRecords.com/

Civil War Rosters
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.CyndisList.com/

Death Indexes, Records and Database - Online and Searchable
http://www.deathindexes.com/

Der deutsche Genealogieserver - genealogy.net
http://www.genealogy.net/

DNATraits
http://www.dnatraits.com/

Doll's Genealogy Site
http://www.dollsgen.com/

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
http://www.eogn.com/

Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

Family History Zone – Tips for Beginners
http://www.familyhistoryzone.com

Familyrecords.gov Website
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
http://www.familysearch.org/

Family Tree DNA - Genetic Tests For Your Genealogy Questions
http://www.familytreedna.com/

GenClass - Online Genealogy Classes
http://www.genclass.com/

GENEALOGE Blog by Hugh Watkins
http://hughw36.blogspot.com/

Genealogy & Family History Databases
http://www.genealogy.org/

Genealogy
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/

Genealogy.com
http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html

Genealogy Ancestry Search
http://www.nedgen.com/

Genealogy at It's Best: GenSource
http://www.gensource.com/

Genealogy: Finding Roots on the Web
http://snipurl.com/4dxj

Genealogy Gateway: Genealogy, Family Tree, and Surname Resources
http://www.gengateway.com/

Genealogy Helplist
http://helplist.org/

Geneology Land
http://www.GenealogyLand.com/

GenealogyPortal.com
http://www.genealogyportal.com/

Genealogy Resources
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~pmg/genealogy.html

Genealogy Resources
http://www.GenealogyResources.info/

Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Introduction
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/gen_int1.html

Genealogy Search Help
http://www.genealogy-search-help.com/

GenealogySpot.com: Genealogy, family search, heraldry, surnames, public records & More
http://www.genealogyspot.com/

Genealogy TODAY.com -- Family Tree Home Page and Genealogy Search
http://www.genealogytoday.com/

GenCircles
http://www.gencircles.com/

GeneaNet - Genealogy and Family History Records
http://www.geneanet.org/

GeneaSofts - Daily News on Genealogy Software
http://geneasofts.geneanet.org/en/

Genie-Angels: Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Genie-Angels/

Geni - Everyone's Related
http://www.geni.com/

GenSource Exclusively for Genealogists
http://www.gensource.com/

GenWriters
http://www.genwriters.com/index.html

German Genealogy
http://www.genealogienetz.de/genealogy.html

Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
http://www.genealogytoolbox.com/

HeritageQuest
http://www.heritagequest.com/

Hispanic Genealogy
http://home.att.net/~Alsosa/

HISTOQUEST
http://www.histoquest.ca/

HomeTownLocator Gazetteer
http://gazetteer.hometownlocator.com/index.cfm

Interment.net - Cemetary Transciption Library
http://www.interment.net/

Istanbul Jewish Genealogy Project
http://www.isfsp.org/istanbul/

Italian Genealogy
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/

JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
http://www.jewishgen.org/

Journal of Genetic Genealogy (JoGG)
http://www.jogg.info/

Legacy.com
http://www.Legacy.com/

LINKPENDIUM - A 1,109,200 Link Directory of Genealogical Resources
http://www.linkpendium.com/

Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/

Louis Kessler's Genealogy Software Links
http://www.lkessler.com/gplinks.shtml

Lutherans Online Genealogy Exchange
http://www.thrivent.com/lutheransonline/genealogy/

MacGenealogy.org - Genealogy News & Software for Macintosh Users
http://macgenealogy.org

MyHeritage - Genealogy Search Engine
http://www.myheritage.com/

My Italian Family- Italian Genealogy, Family Tree
http://www.myitalianfamily.com/

NameTraq
http://www.nametraq.com/

NARA Genealogy Genealogy Main Page
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/

National Genealogical Society Home
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Veterans Affairs' National Cemeteries
http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/

Native American Genealogy
http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html

News.Genealog.de - Influential German Blog
http://www.news.genealog.de/

NORCAL Genealogy Index
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/

Obits Archive
http://www.obitsarchive.com/

Obituaries 101 - Death Notices USA/Canada
http://www.big101.com/OBITUARIES101.htm

Odessa - A German-Russian Genealogical Library
http://www.odessa3.org/

Olive Tree Genealogy - Search Free Genealogy Databases for Your Ancestors
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/

OneGreatFamily.com
http://www.onegreatfamily.com/

One Step Genealogy WebPages by Stephen B Morse
http://www.stevemorse.org/

Online Searchable Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
http://www.deathindexes.com/

Open Directory - Society: Genealogy
http://dmoz.org/Society/Genealogy/

People Search and Genealogy Archive Postings
http://www.peoplearchive.org/names/

PhpGedView - A New Look For Your Old Ancestors
http://www.phpgedview.net/
RAND Genealogy Club
http://www.rand.org/about/contacts/personal/Genea/

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
http://www.raogk.org/

RandomGenealogy - Off-beat Genealogy Stories & News
http://randomgenealogy.com

Researching Your Family Tree
http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/intro.html

Rodovid - Free Multilingual Family Tree Portal
http://www.rodovid.org/

RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
http://www.rootsweb.com/

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Searchable Genealogy Databases on the WWW
http://www.lovitt-genealogy.com/~lovitt/database2.htm

Search Engines
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/

SearchMyTree - Comprehensive Genealogy Site
http://www.SearchMyTree.com/

ShoeString Genealogy
http://www.shoestringgenealogy.com/ssg1.htm

Sources2Go.com
http://www.Sources2Go.com/

The Center for Jewish History Genealogy Institute
http://www.cjh.org/family/

The Genealogy Home Page
http://www.genhomepage.com/

The Genealogy Register
http://genealogyregister.com/

The Scottish Genealogy Society
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/

The Soundex Indexing System
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/census/soundex.html

The USGenWeb Project
http://www.usgenweb.com/

Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog
http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/

UK Genealogy
http://www.ukgenealogy.co.uk/

Virtual Gumshoe - Investigative Resources Available on the Web
http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/

WebRoots
http://www.webroots.org/

WorldGenWeb Project
http://www.worldgenweb.org/

YSearch - Y-DNA Public Database
http://www.ysearch.org/



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Source: Genealogy Resources | 11 May 2008 | 5:50 am

Subject: CousinConnect Genealogy Queries Update - May 09, 2008

Daily summary of new genealogy queries posted on CousinConnect.com, for May 09, 2008:

New Queries Posted: 93
Total Active Queries: 162336

Total Active Users: 166256

Yesterday's 93 new queries included the following surnames:

ABRAHAM GARREN, ALANIS, ALVA, ANDERSON, ANDREW, ANDREWS, BABY BOY LITTLE 31 YRS, BABY BOY WHITTENBURG, BADGWELL, BALL, BALLARD, BAXTER, BLIER, BODKIN, BOUCHER, BOUGH, BRADY, BRIJIDA ALANIZ, BRINKLEY, BRUNTS, BULLER, BYRUM, CAMBRON, CAMPBELL, CARR, CARROLL, CARTER, CHANCEY, CLARK, CLARKSON, COLLINS, COWAN, DALTON, DAMBRINO, DANIEL, DAVIES, DAVIS, DAVIS JACKSON, DAWSON, DEINES, DENNIS THOMAS, DIRKSON, DOWNS, DRYSDALE, DUERKSEN, DUGGAN, ELLIS, EVAN RADCLIFFE, FEMALE LITTLE 47 YRS, FLAMM, FLORINTINA, FOLEY, FORD, GALVAN, GAMBLE, GARDNER, GELLHORN, GERKEN, GERRINGER, GLEN, GOOD, GOREGON, HALL, HARDISON, HENDERSON, HENSEL, HILL, HILTY, HOGAN, HOLT, HUBER, HUTCHINGS, INGRAM, IRWIN, JODIANN MARIE KELLY, JODIANN MARIE STRATTON, JODIANN MARIE VANORDEN, JOHN CAREY GIRGIS, JOHNSON, JONES, JOSE, KAVOUKLIS, KIDD, KOLB, LAHEY, LANCH, LEAHY, LEHAN, LEVEQUE, LINDY LEE CROWDER, LINDY LEE VEST, LONG, LOSOS, LOVE, LUCAS, LUCKHAM, LUGO, LUND, LYNN, MACKEY, MARDEN, MARGERUM, MCBRIDE, MCGOUGH, MCGREGOR, MCHENRY, MCKEE, MCKINEY, MCNEILL, MELLON, MERCER, MILLAR, MINARD, MOM OR DAD WHITTENBURG, MOON, MORGAN, MORGEN, MORROW, MUELLER, MYNARD, NAAS, NAUS, NEAL, NICHOLS, NOSS, O HARA, OCONNELL, OWENS, PAMELA LABELLE, PETERSON, RAMSAUR, RAMSEUR, RAMSOUR, RAMSOWER, RASBERRY, RICE, RICHARD HURLEY, RISTAU, ROBBINS, ROUSEY, RUMALDA, SALER, SCHMID, SCHMIDT, SELLS, SHARP, SHELLENBERGER, SHELTON, SKELDON, SMITH, SORENSON, STAUFFER, STEWART, STICKLE, SUMMERS, SWARTZ, TAYLOR, TEITELBAUM, THOMAS, UNKNOW, UNKNOWN, UNSURE, UVELLAISAMY MALLAR, VALDEZ, WAGNER, WARNOCK, WATTERS, WEAVER, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILSON, WYRICK, YATES, YOUNG

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Source: Genealogy and How | 11 May 2008 | 1:01 am

Genealogybank suggestions and comments

I really like Genealogy Bank and encourage those who do not have it to at least give it a try for a month. However, after having used it extensively tonight, I have the following suggestions:

• Soundex searches
• have the option to filter out "just one state"
• allow us to track what results we have already seen
• the ability to view more than five results at a time

Don't get me wrong, I've made some really neat discoveries on Genealogy Bank some of which I have already blogged about. Items have been located that I would never have found any other way, several of which suggest additional records. Consider trying Genealogy Bank for a month and see what you think. One month costs certainly costs less than a tank of gas!

Source: Rootdig.com | 11 May 2008 | 12:04 am

Suing the Railroad in 1897 for Wrongful Death

Source: Rootdig.com | 10 May 2008 | 11:47 pm

Going to Butte, Montana-September 2008

I'll be making four presentations at the annual Montana State Genealogical Society Conference this upcoming September in Butte, Montana. The Society recently released a flyer on their website for those interested. I'm looking forward to my first trip to Montana.

My travel calendar is filling up for late 2008--we'll be posting additional engagements in Michigan and Iowa as details are finalized. There are still open dates in 2009 and those who would like to have an engaging, entertaining, and informative speaker at their next seminar are welcome to contact me for more information.

Source: Rootdig.com | 10 May 2008 | 11:24 pm