Archive | July, 2011

Reading effort at library exceeds 32000 pages – Monroe News Star

30. July 2011

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Reading effort at library exceeds 32000 pages Monroe News Star Larry Foreman, head of genealogy and special collections at the library, said officials were ecstatic at the final result. “Readers went far beyond our wildest expectations,” Foreman said

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How to get started on your family’s history… – Grantham Today

29. July 2011

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How to get started on your family’s history… – Grantham Today

Grantham Today How to get started on your family's history... Grantham Today GENEALOGY is an increasingly popular past time and Grantham is luckier than most to have an organisation like the Grantham branch of the Lincolnshire Family History Society. The group meets on the third Wednesday of every month (except August and ...

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State-of-the-art IT Centre opens in Dolwyddelan – North Wales Weekly News

28. July 2011

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State-of-the-art IT Centre opens in Dolwyddelan North Wales Weekly News ... ICT skills within the community and will further expand on intergenerational projects with the first project in mind being a genealogy workshop using modern technology to record the history of play and industry over the years in Dolwyddelan.”

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The incredible stories of the Mould family – Peterborough Today

25. July 2011

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The incredible stories of the Mould family – Peterborough Today

Peterborough Today The incredible stories of the Mould family Peterborough Today The book contains family pictures and photographs of grave headstones complementing the narrative, and further documentation is provided by complete sets of family trees and a genealogy report. *Jane, the eldest, who was born in 1853 but had never been ..

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Book on Wakefield Baptist Church’s stained-glass windows appreciated – Tidewater News

23. July 2011

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Book on Wakefield Baptist Church's stained-glass windows appreciated Tidewater News “Everyone knows she is the person to ask for the answer to a history question, as well as a genealogy question.” The project began when church member Jackie O'Berry asked Savedge to write a history of the windows. “I offered to do the typing, ...

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A Modern Elizabeth Bennet – The Periscope Post

21. July 2011

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A Modern Elizabeth Bennet – The Periscope Post

The Periscope Post A Modern Elizabeth Bennet The Periscope Post Nor, I suspect, is Prince William's wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, whom genealogy website Ancestry.com recently revealed is a distant cousin to Jane Austen. Austen was a modern woman for her time and a woman who had her own mind, ... and more

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Histories of Hip Hop with Akala @SouthbankCentre, London | Event Review – SoulCulture

20. July 2011

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Histories of Hip Hop with Akala @SouthbankCentre, London | Event Review – SoulCulture

SoulCulture Histories of Hip Hop with Akala @SouthbankCentre, London | Event Review SoulCulture Sona Jobarteh joined Akala to elaborate on these points, speaking on her personal experiences as a member of a Griot family and spoke of the main points of the traditions of passing on the teaching of history, genealogy and religion through the power ... and more

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Online search reveals Clayton-le-Moors man’s Native American roots – Lancashire Telegraph

18. July 2011

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Online search reveals Clayton-le-Moors man's Native American roots Lancashire Telegraph Stuart has traced his father's genealogy back to the Norman Conquest, as well as the American Indian Chippewa tribe. Now he is looking forward to telling Chris more about the missing pieces of his family.

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The Weekend’s TV: The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution, Sat, BBC2 – The Independent

17. July 2011

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The Weekend's TV: The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution, Sat, BBC2 The Independent But he also explored the more familiar aesthetic genealogy , as a young group of painters found common cause in rebelling against the power of the academy and the deadly smoothness of salon style. Januszczak's own style has a kind of clattery, ...

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Teenager denied passport – because her mum’s birth records are missing – WalesOnline

17. July 2011

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Teenager denied passport - because her mum's birth records are missing WalesOnline The Blooms contacted genealogy detectives in Chester and met with Greenwich social services, who could shed no light on Bailey's date or place of birth. “It's crazy,” raged Ron, 64, who had a brief affair with Christine's mother in 1991. ..

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