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A workshop for beginning genealogists will be conducted Nov. 15 from 2-5 p.m. by the Pottstown Historical Society in its headquarters, 568 High St., Pottstown PA.

Subject: Laurens District Genealogy Society Laurens District Genealogy Society Meeting Date.. November 10, 2009 Time ... 7:30 PM Place ... Laurens County Library Speakers... Dianne Culbertson, Janet and J.D. Norris,and Sarah Jane Armstrong Topic ......Applications and eligibility to join the National Society Daughters of the American ...

Female searching for any birth family, parents or siblings. Adoptee born 4-16-67 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Davidson County, Nashville.

Subject: FAMILY OF TSIGAS, BASILIOS . Iam looking for any family members or information regarding my great uncle, whom was born in Halkidiki , Greece, about 1900.

The Kansas African American Museum has received a $25,000 grant to establish a statewide history and genealogy program called "Knowing Me, Knowing You." The program is designed for anyone with a contribution to Kansas black history.

I am searching for information regarding William Henry Ellingsworth His father was Charles Ellingsworth who died when he was very young.

Mary Lennon b. May 1827/John Fitzpatrick b. 1815: Am looking for any leads as to where this family may have lived around 1850.

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Judy Gwinn has never seen a ghost, but she's pretty sure that some are hanging around her antique store in downtown New Albany.

In honor of Family History Month, the Burlington Public Library is offering a Beginning Genealogy Class at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray near the tomb of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, in the West Bank.

Seeking information on William Delmore KNOX. He was born at Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri.

ISO birth mother and birth father. Caucasian male born 10/20/66 at George Washington Hospital in Washington DC at 9:35PM. Adopted through Catholic Charities on 10/31/66. Mother is of Irish decent, 5'8", dark brown hair, green eyes; possibly 23yo at date of my birth.

FamilyBee, a genealogy viewer for the Google Android phone, has been released in Beta version.

A California seventh-grader and her 80-year-old grandfather are allegedly the first people to discover that President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.

I am looking for my uncle, who left Barbados and went to Panama, lived and worked there, he also raised a family around 1940's. His name is Isreal Lewis he had a Christobal Post Office Box Ancom Box 3635,Canal Zone,Panama. All infomation is appreciated.

I am the grandson of Lawrence Griffin born in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in 1894/5. I am seeking cousins or relatives of his brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, as well as the inlaws of the married-in families.

1836 Adams Co. Ohio Franklin Twp. In a nearby cemetery is Allen Puckett and his wife, Nancy.

Taken into custody in 1958 and likely adopted out in 1960. These are brothers of mine.

The Forrest County Extension office invites local genealogy enthusiasts to participate in a Genealogy Fair to be held on Nov.

CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY The Central Adoption Registry is a file kept by the Family Independence Agency of statements of birth parents and adult birth siblings' consenting to or denying the release of identifying information.

I am looking for African American relatives named Parker. Descendants of Jacob and Grace Parker Also: Nat and Eve Parker They lived in Sampit,Santee, Georgetown South Carolina Cross Search on other websites: View all matching genealogy records for the following surnames: Footnote.com - PARKER View images of documents including naturalizations, ...

My mother's name is Leonora Doroliat Estipona. Originally from the province of, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon in the Philippines.

Topic: Clubs & Organizations Newspaper Column : Genealogy Open House Set Published Online Oct 23, 2009 - 11:41 AM Email this to a friend The Grundy County Genealogy Society will host an open house at 7 p.m. on Monday in the genealogy room of the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library.

In seach of birth mother, baby boy born May 23,1965 at St. Vincent's, Portland,Oregon. Used the name Lucille.

Adopted Boy Born Seattle WA, 1964. Adoptive Parents: Surname Webb. Birth mother: maiden name Bernard; first name Shirley.

My great-great-grandfather Thomas McGowan was born 1825 in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States and lived his life in Newtown, PA.

Searching for Kunigunde KURZMANN born 1910 Germany. Arrived in the US in the 1930tees.

Looking for info on the McKendricks, mostly situated in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com Inc. plans to sell about 7.4 million shares in an IPO to raise about $100 million.

These days, a trip to the La Salle County Genealogy Guild can be as close as any Internet-connected computer.

Genealogists from the Northern Arizona Genealogical Society found this photo of Leslie Womack's great-grandmother, Mary Hoogerwert Van Duivendyk, while researching Womack's ancestors.

Named Mary from South-East Ireland - gave birth to baby boy on 21st July 1971 in Mother & Baby Home on Navan Road, Dublin.

We are still uncovering family mementos and mysteries from the boxes we packed when cleaning my parents' home in Michigan.

The following announcement was written by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy: For sixteen years, genealogy researchers have basked in an exciting week of in-depth learning.

We are looking for a baby girl who was born 1962-1966 in Bath Maine Birth mothers name is Julia M Bean Hughes.

Seeking reliable information on the ancestors and decendants of Charles Eick, b. abt.

Historical program in Portage The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society is meeting at the Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage.

Baby girl, born approximately 9/7?/1969 at Jackson county memorial hospital, Altus, Ok Adoption was closed in 1969.

Relatives of Peggy, Thomas, or Andrew Spence of Alyth, Meigle, Mains of Creuchies, Bamff, Craigisla.

Hello, I am seeking information about George Lincoln SAMUELS born 12 January 1884 and died in January of 1970 in Illinois.

Josh Sundling knows little about his family's history, but much about the genealogy of superheroes.

Birth Name: Keagan Aries Thomas Topham Legal Name: Maxwell Shorrocks Birth date: April, 17th 2008.

Have 2 members of dads family, his father and eldest brother, both with the middle name Morgan.

I am searching for any relatives of home children sent to Canada in 1887 and 1888 from the Innes family born in Elgin Scotland and Saline Fife Scotland.

I am looking for information on my grandfather, Donovan Gilbert Hall. He was born October 4, 1903 in Mankato, MN.

FREMONT -- The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center shows novice and veteran genealogists how to make the most of today's computer technology with its Internet Genealogy Class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Hayes Library.

Researching Captain Thomas FRIEND, b. London, England, 1700, captain of English merchant ship, immigrated to Chesterfield Co., VA, USA, d. 1760.

Looking for ancestry in Calvert Co Maryland John James Gott and his wife Mary Fowler .

I am looking for any information on a John R. Keith born Geneva, Alabama 1856/1857 to William J. Keith and Roxanne Reynolds.

Stevenson,?Anthony Lane____ I am looking for my son. His birth name is Anthony Lane Stevenson his Bd.

Register now through Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the next offering of " Genealogy 101 ", an online course designed to provide librarians and library staff with confidence and skill in assisting family history researchers.

Looking for birth family. Sandra Susan born 1940, Iowa. Adopted by Lyndall and Ethel Sims 1943.

It has been said that there is no earthly connection more important than that of family.

I am looking for a birth parent. Her surname was Collins and she gave birth to a son in Casper, Wy January 13, 1964.

Alexander Thompson married Janet Syme Taylor and owned a ships' chandlers in Dunedin, New Zealand in the late 1880s.

Looking for information on Catherine Donovan from Butler's Gift, Cork Ireland. She married Richard Skuce at Butler's Gift around 1833.

ISO baby girl born January 1984. Born at St. Rita's, Sydney to Karen Podgursky. Baby girl was named Chantel Marie at birth.

I am searching for information about a Peter Healy born in Aghfarrell, near Brittas, Co Dublin.

Dear Miss Manners -- I discovered a Bible that belonged to my great-great-grandmother, and, as I have an avid interest in our family genealogy, I was thrilled! I am curious, however, about the form of her name that was engraved on the cover of the bible, "Mrs. Catharine Bowers." My understanding of traditional methods of address would lead me to ...

HI,TRYING TO TRACE INFO ABOUT REGINALD JOHN CHAPMAN WHO MARRIED HILDA BEATRICE HARTLEY IN LAVENHAM SUFFOLK IN 1929.REGINALD & HILDA HAD A DAUGHTER CALLED JOAN HILDA CHAPMAN BORN 1931 LAST ADDRESS OF FAMILY IN 1931 SOMEWHERE IN BURY ST.

We knew there was more going on between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck than meets the eye.

Dolphus Shields: son of a slave and a white man. LARA MARLOWE in Washington WHEN HE drew up his will in 1850, the owner of First Lady Michelle Obama's great-great-great-grandmother Melvinia valued the six-year-old slave girl at $475. Mrs Obama's ancestry, as researched by genealogist Megan Smolenyak and the New York Times , shows again the ...

In search of birth parent . Just want to say thanks for giving me a chance at a great life, maybe learn more about where I come from.

Melvinia was born in South Carolina around 1844. She was valued at $475 by the master of the estate, who willed the slave girl to relatives in Georgia.

You could say Rebecca and Daniel Hardin met in 1864. Both were participating in the annual Battle of Tunnel Hill Re-enactment - he as a soldier and she as a civilian - when their paths first crossed 12 years ago at the event's ball.

A DNA project connecting Newmans from around the world. Over 90 members. http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/newman A chance to see where your Newman family fits in.

Looking for additional info re: Maurice Algernon Rothchild born Louisville, KY, Jan 15, 1859.

Mary Clarke was born in New York City 24 June 1919. Her parents were Mary Ann Heaney and James Clarke.

Letters written by an early 19th century farmer from Washington County have been compiled in a book and give a first-person uncensored historical account of life in those times.

Johannes Wilhelm Siebert living in Metzebach Spangenberg, Germany 1752 and before .

Looking for half sister - her mother's surname was Venter. Father Andries Petrus de Klerk from Welkom, Free State, South Africa.