http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Genealogy/Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:33:01 GMTSat, 19 Jul 2008 23:33:01 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsstoptensources.comLifehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/genealogyguys.com/the-genealogy-guys-podcast-144-2008-july-16/this-weeks-news-includes-abraham-lincolns-anceshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/genealogyguys.com/the-genealogy-guys-podcast-144-2008-july-16/this-weeks-news-includes-abraham-lincolns-ancesThis week's news includes: Abraham Lincoln's ancestry is questioned; Ancestry.com announces new databases, including WI Death Index (1959-1997), NC Death Certificates (1909-1975), TN Divorces (1800-1865), and U.S. Colored Troops Service Records (Civil War); The Florida Genealogical Society (Tampa) celebrates its 50th annivers...Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:43:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/commentary-about-nyg-amp-b-and-other-genealogy-lib/i-have-been-watching-the-developments-at-the-new-yhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/commentary-about-nyg-amp-b-and-other-genealogy-lib/i-have-been-watching-the-developments-at-the-new-yI have been watching the developments at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society for more than a year now, as have hundreds or perhaps thousands of other interested genealogists. It is a sad spectacle to watch a major, mainstream society dissolve into almost nothing. A number of thoughts pop to mind and I decided...Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:23:10 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/nyg-amp-b-gives-away-its-library/as-reported-in-this-newsletter-in-recent-months-thttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/nyg-amp-b-gives-away-its-library/as-reported-in-this-newsletter-in-recent-months-tAs reported in this newsletter in recent months, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has been dissolving itself. The society first "fired" all its members, telling them they were no longer members at all. The only remaining "members" of the society are the Board of Directors, a maximum of 15 people. The Society...Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:01:38 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/geneablogie.blogspot.com/happy-anniversary-to-the-worlds-smartest-sister-a/the-worlds-smartest-sister-and-her-husband-mark-fhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/geneablogie.blogspot.com/happy-anniversary-to-the-worlds-smartest-sister-a/the-worlds-smartest-sister-and-her-husband-mark-fThe World's Smartest Sister and her husband mark five years of marriage this weekend. By the time they catch up with our parents (see post above), they'll be over 100 years old!Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:12:36 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/kirkham-in-amounderness-the-story-of-a-lancashir/source-original-data-shaw-r.-cunliffe.-kirkhamhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/kirkham-in-amounderness-the-story-of-a-lancashir/source-original-data-shaw-r.-cunliffe.-kirkhamSource: Original data: Shaw, R. Cunliffe. Kirkham in Amounderness : the story of a Lancashire community. Preston: R. Seed and Sons, printers, 1949. for more click hereSat, 19 Jul 2008 02:59:59 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/a-dictionary-of-english-and-welsh-surnames/source-original-data-bardsley-charles-wareing-ehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/a-dictionary-of-english-and-welsh-surnames/source-original-data-bardsley-charles-wareing-eSource: Original data: Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell,. A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames : with special American instances. London: H. Frowde, 1901. for more click hereSat, 19 Jul 2008 02:58:20 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/feeds.feedburner.com/thank-god-a-genealogist-was-nearby/robert-buckler-turned-up-a-strange-lump-of-iron-whhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/feeds.feedburner.com/thank-god-a-genealogist-was-nearby/robert-buckler-turned-up-a-strange-lump-of-iron-whRobert Buckler turned up a strange lump of iron while tilling his garden.It seemed peculiar, but the busy Buckler tossed it to the side until after finishing his work.Buckler’s wife Shirley, who has worked in genealogy for some time, told her husband it could be a cannonball and possibly dangerous. “It was about the size of...Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:12:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/new-marker-designates-final-resting-place-of-revol/ashmore-if-you-are-driving-fast-it-is-easy-to-mhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/www.lineages.co.uk/new-marker-designates-final-resting-place-of-revol/ashmore-if-you-are-driving-fast-it-is-easy-to-mASHMORE — If you are driving fast, it is easy to miss the small sign for the cemetery where Revolutionary War soldier William Galbreath’s grave is located. The patriot’s resting place, Patsy Mitchell Golladay Cemetery, is located at the end of a long gravel lane where the graves are out of sight from the road if [...]Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:55:23 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/is-google-making-us-stupid/nicholas-carr-theorizes-that-the-internet-not-onlyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/is-google-making-us-stupid/nicholas-carr-theorizes-that-the-internet-not-onlyNicholas Carr theorizes that the Internet not only changes the amount of information available, it also changes the way we think. It is an interesting article in The Atlantic's web site. It is not a genealogy-related article but does pose interesting questions for everyone who uses the Internet. You can read the article at...Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:57:12 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/tracing-family-roots-in-vilnius/the-new-york-times-has-an-interesting-story-abouthttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Genealogy/blog.eogn.com/tracing-family-roots-in-vilnius/the-new-york-times-has-an-interesting-story-aboutThe New York Times has an interesting story about one American's search for his roots in Lithuania. Quoting from the article: It was in one such cafe that Regina Kopilevich sat across from me last Thursday and asked the question I had been waiting a lifetime to hear. Placing her hand atop the pile of papers in front of her...Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:19:16 GMTTop 10 Sources - Genealogy