Genealogy

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Genealogy Society meets Sept. 7 in Whippany
HANOVER TWP. - The Morris Area Genealogy Society (MAGS)invites the public to a presentation by genealogist/lecturer Bob Stein, entitled “Family History Detective,” at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Morris County Library.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:43:36 -0700

TV preview: Gluttony, genealogy and ‘Edelweiss’
TV preview: Gluttony, genealogy and ‘Edelweiss’ Updated Sep 1, 2010 06:23PM MDT Adam Richman, below, host of the Travel Channel’s “Man vs. Food,” has the best and worst job. He gets to eat scrumptious comfort food while also taking on some of the craziest food challenges that could make his stomach burst. Next week, he goes to Portland, Maine, to tackle a challenge of an eight-patty burger, two ...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:10:59 -0700

Archives, genealogy group partner for ‘Ancestry Day’
Twenty years after he was a student at Florida State University, Atlanta resident, Stan Thomas, shook his family tree, and two of his fraternity brothers fell out of it.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:08:00 -0700

Archives.com Owner Inflection Raises $30 Million
Inflection, an under-the-radar startup which owns genealogy website Archives.com, has raised $30 million in a first round of funding. The company charges users $39.95 a year to access historical records and build their own family trees on the site and it is apparently doing very well, despite competition from sites like Ancestry.com.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:36 -0700

Mormon church: New genealogy database addresses Holocaust victim baptism concerns
The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy. ...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:06:30 -0700