May 8, 2007

Announcements include Footnote.com's Revolutionary War documents, the WeRelate.org wiki social networking site, the June 8-10 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank (www.scgsgenealogy.com/jamboree.htm), the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City's study of genealogy to understand heart disease, and the Genealogy Concierge service of the Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa.  Mailbag brings questions and comments about backing up USB flash drives, what to call former spouses of parents, how to cite items found in WorldCat, and how to create personalized maps using Google's My Maps feature.  George and Drew discuss database search strategies for atypical surnames and the use of reference resources (such as dictionaries) available in personal libraries and public libraries.