'TreeClimber' events offered at library - South Bend Tribune
28 May 2012, 5:09 am
NILES - Niles District Library continues to host monthly "TreeClimber" gatherings for genealogists who wish to share their findings and support others on their own family quest. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience, according to a news release.

Genealogist’s ancestor was part of Hatfield-McCoy feud - Examiner
26 May 2012, 10:34 am
Sometimes a genealogist will get lucky and find a connection to a celebrity. Kathy Hanlon is luckier than most genealogists. She is not only descended from one of the famous Hatfields, but her family is the subject of a History Channel miniseries ...

Of Jeff Carrier's cemetery book, Stout's Store and local historical pictorial book - The Tomahawk
23 May 2012, 11:13 am
It is a valuable tool for historians and genealogists. The book was out of print for some 20 years. Tester designed the front cover of the reprinted book, which includes a photo of Dry Hill Cemetery by Stansberry. The back cover, designed by Tester ...

1940 census draws historians and genealogists - Washington Post
22 May 2012, 8:11 pm
A small clue to Bernice Bennett’s past leapt out at her from the computer screen, on a scanned ledger filled with addresses entered with the precision penmanship that is a lost art. It was 72 years ago that census workers fanned out across the ...

Best Massachusetts genealogical and historical societies - Examiner
22 May 2012, 3:25 pm
As Boston genealogists, it really pays to become members of local genealogical and historical societies. It often doesn’t matter if you live in Massachusetts or not. If you have ancestors or relatives who lived in the Commonwealth, it’s worth it to ...

Casper woman researches veterans for families - Gillette News Record
21 May 2012, 11:44 am
Wickman Historical Consultants of Casper hopes to bring such family stories back to living memory. “We pick up where genealogists leave off,” said owner Johanna Wickman. For a flat fee of $195, Wickman will conduct research and provide a report on a ...

1940 census data viewed as treasure trove by genealogists - Knoxville News Sentinel
19 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Part I: Who we were 72 years ago — a Sevier County mountain girl; the family of war hero Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman Jr.; Knoxville black pioneers War hero's childhood home: Bonnyman family, staff resided in Kingston Pike mansion Mountain girl ...

Unearthing 
family roots: Start at a library in your own backyard, genealogists say - Northwest Herald
18 May 2012, 8:42 am
Craig Pfannkuche has been retired for years. As a youth, long before he became a history teacher at Crystal Lake South High School, Pfannkuche remembered the stories his grandfather used to tell about his great-grandfather, who was a hero in Texas.

genealogists look at Cedar Falls' past through cemetery walks - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
17 May 2012, 2:05 pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- As education coordinator for the Cedar Falls Historical Society, Rita Congdon wears many hats --- teacher, tour guide, researcher. On Tuesday, Congdon and her husband, Richard, donned a few more as they conducted a cemetery walk for ...

genealogists to meet at library - South Coast Today
16 May 2012, 11:36 am
SOMERSET — The Massachusetts Society of genealogists, Bristol County Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at the Somerset Public Library located at 1464 County Street. This month's guest speaker is Patricia ...