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Yesterday | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

A woman and her English setter, together forever

“She was just a fascinating woman.”

Ruth Nys, a native of Marblehead, died at home on April 26 at age 90 surrounded by her family. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

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Thursday May 8 | Contra Costa Times

Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive

“The Nazis took away our names and gave us numbers. Our role is to take away the numbers and give back the names”

A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list. The unrelated and disparate items are among the discoveries made by 40 Jewish genealogists who spent the past week plumbing a trove ... via Contra Costa Times

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Wednesday May 7 | Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - CARTER : CARVER : DAY : MULLINS : WHITE

Does anyone have any information about the Benoni White families of Devizes, Wiltshire, England? There seem to have been a number of Benoni Whites. via Cousinconnect.com

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Monday May 5 | The Tennessean

Donated papers shed light on Trail of Tears, Cherokee genealogy

“Traditional Cherokees believe if you have one drop of Cherokee blood, you're a Cherokee”

CHATTANOOGA - Jamie Russell reverently runs his finger down page after photocopied page, looking at names, seeking special ones. via The Tennessean

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Sunday May 4 | MyFox St. Louis

Vatican Keeps Parish Records From Mormons

“It would really be premature for us to say anything”

The Vatican has ordered Catholic dioceses worldwide to withhold member registries from Mormons who perform posthumous baptisms. via MyFox St. Louis

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Friday May 2 | Today's 6

Fabulous Mother's Day Getaways

“One family from Ohio is coming back for their seventh trip”

Another flowery card and a "World's Greatest Mom" coffee mug? You can do better. via Today's 6

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Thursday May 1 | Yorkshire Post

Shed's expansion policy paying off

The expansion policy of the production company behind television shows Rock Rivals and Waterloo Road appeared to be bearing fruit. via Yorkshire Post

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Wednesday Apr 30 | Statesman Journal

The secret of Feb. 3, 1914

“You can walk down the street right past a third or fourth cousin and not know it.”

BOSTON - I always thought that genealogy was for people whose blood ran blue. It was for folks who traced their ancestry to the Mayflower or the American Revolution, not those who came over in steerage one ... via Statesman Journal

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Wednesday Apr 30 | Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - SAVDIANT

I am looking for my birth mother. I was born in Jan, 1971 in Bathurst New Brunswick and was adopted by a military family. via Cousinconnect.com

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Monday Apr 28 | Wausau Daily Herald

Genealogy search links woman with world

“I was there for four days, but you need a longer time. The material they have is just mind boggling.”

Darlene Plautz of Merrill won't be satisfied until all the pieces of her family tree are put in place. via Wausau Daily Herald

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