The news this week includes: a new series at
RootsTelevision.com
titled
Unclaimed
Persons which the producers hope will raise awareness of the
problem of unclaimed bodies and encourage viewers to help;
Ancestry.com
announces a series of free Ethnic Webinars, beginning June 3rd, to
help you with researching your ancestry (click
here to register); vandals wreak havoc and destroying monuments
in a Riverview, Florida, cemetery; and MyHeritage Research
(
http://www.myheritage.com/research)
announces the upgrade of its unique search engine.
George announces conference venues at which he and/or Drew will be
appearing soon: Southern California Genealogical Society's Jamboree
(27-29 June -
http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/2008jam-index.htm
with G&D); RootsMagic Cruise (28 September to 5 October -
http://www.rootsmagiccruise.com/
with G; South Orange County California Genealogical Society (18
October -
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casoccgs/
with G); and the Florida State Genealogical Society (14-15 November
-
http://www.flsgs.org/ with
G&D).
The poem mentioned mentioned in Episode #137 was identified as
"Voices from the Past" by Adelaide Ann Proctor (1825-1864).
Listener e-mail includes: a new online citation tool at
Zotero.com; a discussion
of the availability of Ancestry.com at Family History Centers and
the Family History Library; information about the Army Heritage
Education Center outside Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and a problem with
duplicate individuals appearing in the personal MyAncestry family
tree view.
Drew talks about finding a new record type: an Alcoholic Beverage
Control License.