Genealogy

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Genealogy, the study of family lineage.


	Many of the claimed ancestries are considered by modern scholars to be fabrications, especially the claims of kings and emperors who trace their ancestry to gods or the founders of their civilization. For example, the Anglo-Saxon chroniclers traced the ancestry of several English kings back to the god Woden (the English version of the Norse god Odin). If these descents were true, Queen Elizabeth II would be a descendant of Woden, via the kings of Wessex.


	Individual genetic test results are being collected in various databases to match people descended from a relatively recent common ancestor, for example see Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. These tests identify either the male or female line.


	This group is one of many examples of researchers working on unrelated projects volunteering their time to other individuals on request.

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. Many of the claimed ancestries are considered by modern scholars to be fabrications, especially the claims of kings and emperors who trace their ancestry to gods or the founders of their civilization.

TheInternational Genealogical Index (IGI) contains hundreds of millions of records of individuals who lived between 1500 and 1900, primarily in the United States, Canada and Europe. By making so many resources available, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has helped contribute to the increasing interest in genealogy over the last couple of decades. Information is available free or at a nominal cost through the internet, through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and worldwide at Family History Centers near local congregations.

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05/08/2008 04:22 PM

Genealogy Blogging (BellaOnline)

Genealogists have joined the world of blogging. There are blogs to teach on a research topic or bloggings that keep families up to date on happenings within that particular family. Some bloggers will update daily, while others weekly or maybe monthly. FREE sites for genealogy/family blogs listed!

05/05/2008 10:42 AM

Protein Shape Data Confirms Life's Genealogy [60-Second Science] (Scientific American)

Podcast Transcript: Biologists often attempt to construct a genealogy that shows the relationships of all life on earth. One well-accepted effort compares the nucleic acid sequences that code for ribosomal RNA and a few proteins in many different organisms. The result shows clear groupings. The bacteria cluster together, the eukaryotes--that’s you and frogs and maple trees--all go together. ...

05/08/2008 12:00 PM

Religion news in brief (AP via Yahoo! News)

Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into six large ministries that preach a gospel of prosperity.

05/09/2008 01:04 AM

Students portray immigration experience (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

To celebrate the Pennsylvania premiere of Peter Boyer's Ellis Island: I Dream of America, the Kennett Symphony Orchestra held a contest for high school students to explore immigration through essays or PowerPoint presentations.

05/08/2008 11:43 PM

The Drill: Catching up with Brian Brohm (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Growing up in Louisville and growing up a Brohm doesn't naturally segue into being a great fan of the National Football League.

05/09/2008 04:07 AM

Club news (Belleville News-Democrat)

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05/09/2008 02:01 AM

Lake County club notes (Daily Herald)

Gardeners of Central Lake County plant sale: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday; Libertyville Civic Center loading dock, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. Mature perennials, herbs and ground covers dug from local gardens.

05/08/2008 04:30 PM

Up Next (CBS News)

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05/09/2008 07:39 AM

Activities (The Lakeland Ledger)

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05/09/2008 04:46 AM

Dead are shown little respect in cell tower plan (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

In 1873, Dostoevsky published "Bobok," a short story in which the narrator visits a graveyard and listens as the recently deceased chat about their lives, quarrel with one another, and greet their newly buried neighbors.