Genealogy News

Genealogy workshop at Red Bank Library (The Hub)
RED BANK — Monmouth County historian, author and professional genealogist George Joynson will present a two-part genealogy workshop at the Red Bank Public Library on July 9 and 16 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop is free, and registration is not required.

Check your dog’s genealogy with a DNA kit (The Gadgeteer)
Whether you have a mutt or a supposed pure bred, The DNA Breed Identification kit from Viaguard, Inc. will show you which breeds your pooch has descended from along with possible genetic health concerns and personality traits. They send you the kit for free, … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Pet [...] Filed in categories: Pet Gadgets , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: DNA , Dogs , ...

National Archives offers free genealogy sessions (Woburn Advocate)
They came for freedom; they came for opportunity; they were brought here by force; they were relocated to new places . . .

NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.

Curious join genealogy clubs to find ancestors and answers in Mesa, Ariz. (Deseret News)
On MormonTimes.com: Mormons and non-Mormons alike come to the Mesa Regional Family History Center in Arizona with a common...

Tougher controls sought for DNA ancestry testing (UC Newsroom)
Regulation would set 'gold standard' in direct-to-consumer genetic tests for genealogy and medical use.

Almanac (The State)
MEETINGS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PALMETTO PERSONAL COMPUTER CLUB: 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Terry Leverette of the S.C. Genealogy Society will use Legacy 7.0, GenSmart and Family Atlas programs to show you how to trace your family tree. Special Interest Groups meet before the main meeting; SIGs include Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft ...

Can You Breathe in There, Your Majesty? (New York Times)
A beautiful installation of Renaissance-era armor, portraits and tapestries from Spain, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

Cash for elephants (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Under a project to keep elephants off the capital's streets, owners can sell them to the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Baripatra said yesterday.

Alice Hanson-Vigil passed away Sunday (The Vail Trail)
Services will be held on July 11 at 1 p.m. at the Kirby Ranch, 21011 Highway 131 McCoy, CO