http://genealogy.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Genealogy GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-04T22:59:04Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/05/05/vatican-orders-catholic-parish-registers-off-limits-to-lds-church.htm A recent letter issued by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy directs Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide to keep The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from "microfilming and digitizing information"... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/05/05/vatican-orders-catholic-parish-registers-off-limits-to-lds-church.htm 2008-05-05T10:48:35Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/05/04/remote-access-to-microfilm-how-cool.htm Genealogist Claire Bettag recently learned that the LSU library has a digital microfilm reader that offers remote access over the Internet and graciously shared her discovery on the Association of... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/05/04/remote-access-to-microfilm-how-cool.htm 2008-05-04T22:59:04Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/30/our-name-was-changed-at-ellis-island.htm Have you ever heard the story that your family's name was changed at Ellis Island? The United States' most famous port of immigration is also, unfortunately, the source of one... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/30/our-name-was-changed-at-ellis-island.htm 2008-04-30T10:16:22Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/29/a-place-called-home-crespieres-france.htm The first name on the Monument aux Morts (monument to the dead) located outside the town hall in Crespières, France is Ernest Ollivon, my maternal great, great grandfather. Sadly, he... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/29/a-place-called-home-crespieres-france.htm 2008-04-29T08:37:31Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/26/writing-your-personal-family-history.htm Writing a personal history is a daunting task for many of us. Where do I start? What things should I include? What's so interesting about my life anyway? Your personal... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/26/writing-your-personal-family-history.htm 2008-04-26T21:03:42Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/24/what-is-british.htm Millions of people around the world can trace their ancestry to the small area off mainland Europe known as Great Britain. What some don't understand, however, is that "British" doesn't... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/24/what-is-british.htm 2008-04-24T18:24:47Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/21/when-life-gets-in-the-way-of-genealogy.htm I know you've all been there. Whether you're busy juggling the schedules of three busy children, caring for aging parents, dealing with family illnesses or getting through a big project... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/21/when-life-gets-in-the-way-of-genealogy.htm 2008-04-21T15:25:54Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/19/california-woman-charged-with-cyber-grave-robbing.htm According to an article in Wired.com, U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Southern California woman with aggravated identity theft and other crimes this week for allegedly using the Social Security Death... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/19/california-woman-charged-with-cyber-grave-robbing.htm 2008-04-19T13:24:34Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/18/listen-my-children-and-you-shall-hear.htm So began Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," documenting the bravery of a man riding into the Massachusetts night of April 18, 1775 to warn his fellow American... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/18/listen-my-children-and-you-shall-hear.htm 2008-04-18T06:43:07Z http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/17/the-influenza-epidemic-of-1918.htm 1918 was a year of tragedy, marking both the final year of World War One and the worst infectious disease outbreak in human history. Most are aware that WWI had... http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/04/17/the-influenza-epidemic-of-1918.htm 2008-04-17T09:42:56Z