Honoring Our Ancestors Newsletter
May 15, 2009
By Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
Greetings Fellow Family History Sleuths,
Another busy month -- Anchorage, Alaska to Manchester, New Hampshire (thanks so much for having me!). I hope you'll indulge me if I ask a favor. Please tell your friends (and fellow society members) about all the terrific, free genealogy videos they can watch on www.RootsTelevision.com. There's a new episode of Down Under (our cemetery show), interviews from 2009 conferences in the US, England and New Zealand (look for NERGC next week), and lots of great stuff to watch (on your own schedule!), whether you're into Irish, DNA, books, how-to, or whatever. Folks seem to especially enjoy the fact that you can watch full-screen now, and societies tell us they're showing our videos at their meetings and/or watching to select speakers for future meetings. Lots of great uses! So please spread the word!
Thanks!
Megan
In this newsletter. . .
- Genealogical Round Up, April 2
- Genealogical Round Up, April 9
- Genealogical Round Up, April 23
- Genealogical Round Up, April 30
- Honoring Our Ancestors Grants
- Upcoming Events
Genealogical Round Up, April 2
Ah, the joys of siblingship!
Sisters
and Brothers Memoryshare
An education about what happened to
Irish records in 1922:
Irish
roots - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Great opportunity for those of Irish
heritage
The
Irish Times 150 | Home
What do you think? Is it him or not??
ksl.com
- Producer, scientist say body unearthed in Duchesne is the Sundance
Kid
Thanks to Family Tree Mag for spotting
this! Check out these models portraying Ellis Island immigrants! I'm
sure this is exactly the way it was for my great-grandparents.
ANTM
Cycle 12 Episode 5 Part 3
This is a really cool record set if you
have any London ancestry.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Genealogical Round Up, April 9
This is a piece of good news!
Hudson
Reporter - Hoboken library Ellis Island to get historic funding
Cool find by Thomas!
The
Presurfer: 40 Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs Taken In Graveyards
Crocheting while trapped in the rubble.
That's my kind of nonna!
Amid
Italy's earthquake rubble, 98-year-old woman is pulled free | World
news | The Guardian
If you love ScotlandsPeople like I do,
check this out!
Eastman's
Online Genealogy Newsletter: A Video Interview with Raymond Evans
no, No, NO!!! First Cologne and now
this. Am I the only one who thinks some of the stimulus money should
go to WPA-type projects to protect and preserve our history? What's
already happened in 2009 makes it seem all the more critical.
GenealogyBank
- The Official Blog: Archivio di Stato (State Archive) L'Aquila,
Italy Destroyed by Ea
If you're experiencing a sense of deja
vu, it's because this news came out in the UK at the end of February,
but this is the first it's come out (outside of the genealogical
world) in the U.S.
DNA
testing: 'Roots' author Haley rooted in Scotland, too - USATODAY.com
Wish I had the time - especially since
I have Wilkes-Barre roots as well. But maybe this if for you.
Jennifer Rafferty is looking for a roommate to share her Italian
genealogical jaunt!
WANTED:
Fun-loving, Free-Spirited Travel Partner to Tackle Calabria | My
Bella Vita
Wow, what a find!
Australian
library finds copy of Schindler's list
Genealogical Round Up, April 23
I'm supposed to be related to Barry
Fitzgerald, so how can I resist?!
Irish
Roots Fans
On my to-read list, but haven't gotten
around to it yet.
Rutgers'
Jefferson expert wins a Pulitzer - NJ.com
This sort of blows my mind . .
NEVADA
COUPLE INVESTIGATED FOR STEALING VETERANS TOMBSTONES TO REPAIR PATIO
- New York Post
Genealogical Round Up, April 30
Top Irish baby names in America: Don't
mess with me because I'm #4 - "descendant of the brave warrior"
Top
Irish baby names in America | | IrishCentral
Top 5 weird Irish bars: (I made it
to McGuire's when I spoke in Pensacola)
The top five weird Irish bars
| Ireland Vacations | IrishCentral
Susan Boyle's Irish roots
Irish photographs show Susan
Boyle at family home in Donegal | Irish Celebrity Gossip | IrishCentral
Congrats to Brad Jencks! He also
won a contest we had at RootsTelevision.com http://tinyurl.com/cxnjop
Eastman's Online Genealogy
Newsletter: Teen-Aged Genealogist Wins $10,000 College Scholarship
Love this from @TheGenealogue - Top
Ten Things You Don't Know About the 2010 Census
The Genealogue: Top Ten
Things You Don't Know About the 2010 Census
My kind of story! Little girl's
tombstone headed back to family
Little girl's tombstone
headed back to family | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City
Another soldier comes home.
Sixty-five
years later, a soldier comes home | Gary West | Star-Telegram.com
If you have Scottish heritage,
you'll want to check out this video on RootsTelevision.com
Scottish
Genealogy News and Events (SGNE): Interview with Raymond Evans of
ScotlandsPeople
Congrats to our recent grant recipient! Don't forget that you can apply here.
April 2009
Alannah Ryane has been documenting a series of webisodes, called By Her Roots "The Search for Peter Martin." The videos are shot in Nova Scotia as Alannah explores her family history, and are available on RootsTelevision.com. The grant award will be used to upgrade Alannah's video editing software as she completes last webisodes of By Her Roots.
If you plan to be near any of the events where I'll be speaking, I would love to meet you. It's always a kick for me when folks mention that they read this newsletter, my blog, Ancestry Daily News or whatever, so don't be shy about introducing yourself!
For more information on these events, please see my Events Calendar. And if you're interested in scheduling me, just click here.
- May 30, 2009 - Marion, IN - Marion Public Library - "Trace Your Roots with DNA," "Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options," "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones," "No Man Left Behind" and "Mini-Film Festival"
- June 17, 2009 - Washington, DC - 75 Years: The National Archives from a Community Perspective - Panel discussing the National Archives of the past and future
- June 20, 2009 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies - "Trace your Roots with DNA," "Welcome to Roots Television," "Reverse Genealogy" and "Find that Obituary!"
- September 11-13, 2009 - Spokane, WA - Eastern Washington Genealogical Society - Topics TBD
- February 6, 2010 - San Luis Obispo, CA - San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society - "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones," "Online Newspaper Research," "Trace Your Roots with DNA" and "Right Annie, Wrong Annie"
- March 20, 2010 - Round Rock, TX - Williamson County Genealogical Society - Topics TBD
- October 16, 2010 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Genealogical Society - Topics TBD
Please forward this newsletter to your family and friends who are interested in genealogy -- thank you!
Wishing you an abundance of genealogical serendipity!
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
www.honoringourancestors.com
www.rootstelevision.com
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