Genealogy

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Genealogy, the study of family lineage.


	In its original form, genealogy was mainly concerned with the ancestry of rulers and nobles, often arguing or demonstrating the legitimacy of claims to wealth and power. The term often overlapped with heraldry, in which the ancestry of royalty was reflected in the quarterings of their coat of arms.


	Genealogy has been claimed by some to be one of the most popular hobbies in America, second only to stamp or coin collecting. The hobby received a big boost in popularity in the late 1970s with the premiere of the television adaptation of Alex Haley's fictionalized account of his family line, Roots: The Saga of an American Family.


	Genetic methods are also being used on a larger scale to trace human migratory patterns and determine, for example, when the first humans came to North America and how they got there. One major effort currently going on is the Genography Project, a joint effort of National Geographic and IBM.

Genealogists search written records, collect oral histories and preserve family stories to discover ancestors and living relatives. Genealogists also attempt to understand not just where and when people lived but also their lifestyle, biography, and motivations. This often requires — or leads to — knowledge of antique law, old political boundaries, immigration trends, and historical social conditions.

Theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) includes the practice of baptism for the dead, an ordinance where baptism is performed by living people for and in behalf of those who have died. Mormons believe that, in this manner, the living may assist their deceased relatives to progress in the next life, should they accept religious ordinances done in their behalf. In the last century, the LDS Church engaged on a large scale program of copying all available records that would be useful for genealogy, microfilming them and constructing an index, the IGI.

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07/04/2008 11:16 PM

Midwest Genealogy Center opens in Independence, Mo. (The Salt Lake Tribune)

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The new Midwest Genealogy Center, billed as one of the nation's largest libraries for people tracing their ancestry, has opened in this historic Missouri town.

07/02/2008 09:51 PM

WCPL offers free genealogy workshops (The South Alabamian)

The Washington County Public Library (WCPL) will offer free genealogy workshops during the month of July. The classes are made possible through part of an education grant provided by ALA-TOM RC&D and will be lead by Washington County Museum curator, Barbara Waddell.

07/02/2008 12:36 PM

AABoomers.com Celebrates African-American Family Reunions, Genealogy and the 20th Anniversary of the National Black ... (BlackNews.com)

Stone Mountain, GA (BlackNews.com) - In this season of family reunions AABoomers.com, the online magazine for the savvy African-American Baby Boomer, is pleased to highlight African-American Family Reunions and Genealogy in its July issue.

07/05/2008 01:52 AM

FESTUS: Every picture tells a story (Jefferson County Journal)

History buffs in Festus, your city is calling. With a new, $2 million library poised to open this fall and serve as a centerpiece for Main Street, library officials are putting out the call for historical photos, documents and other items to furnish the library's expanded genealogy room.

07/02/2008 12:24 AM

Library offers genealogy workshops (The Republican)

SPRINGFIELD - The City Library is offering a series of genealogy workshops this month to get your research started or to take it to the next level.

07/03/2008 09:51 PM

Find out about family history at the fair (Contra Costa Times)

Genealogy booth helps visitors learn about ancestors

07/04/2008 03:56 AM

Coastal Community News Briefs for Thursday, July 3, 2008 (North County Times)

Genealogy group to meet CARLSBAD ---- "Finding Living Relatives" will be the topic when professional genealogist Joan Lowrey addresses the Computer-Oriented Genealogy Group, sponsored by North San Diego County Genealogical Society from 10-11:30 a.m. July 8 in the Carlsbad City Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive. Lowrey will discuss Internet resources for locating long-lost distant ...

07/05/2008 09:25 PM

Family and fishing at Cortez reunion The Fulfords helped found the Manatee village 120 years ago (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

- In a photo of the Cortez schoolhouse's 1930 class, Mary Fulford Green shyly peeked out from behind a classmate.

07/05/2008 07:06 PM

Laura, Princess of Wimbledon (Independent)

Thank heaven for little girls. Where Britain's men, women, boys and veterans have all failed to deliver anything more than a passing Wimbledon headline, a 14-year-old local girl yesterday brought a success-starved nation its first singles title in nigh on a quarter of a century when she won the junior championship on Court One.

07/05/2008 03:46 PM

Licence sale may mean money doesnâ€™t grow on family trees (Sunday Herald)

web company's plan to use the online sale of family tree information to drive sales could be damaged by government moves to offer licences for the same information to the company's competitors.