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The Family Tree
By Terence L. Day
Terence L. Day, genealogist and journalist, is on the Washington State
University faculty. He welcomes e-mail at genealogy@moscow.com,
or regular mail in care of the Tri-City Herald City newsroom, P.O. Box 2608,
Tri-Cities, WA 99302-2608.
Columns:
- May 27, 2001: Make most of holiday family
gatherings
- May 13, 2001: Browse through Ellis Island
records online
- April 29, 2001: Check branches of family
tree for frauds
- April 15, 2001: Library of Congress browsable
from home
- April 1, 2001: Center offers invaluable
resource
- March 18, 2001: National convention comes
to Northwest
- March 4, 2001: CD project gives black
genealogy boost
- Jan. 21, 2001: Digitizing project a boon
for researchers
- Jan. 7, 2001: Learning about ancestors
is more than names, dates
- Dec. 24, 2000: Adding data to LDS library
can be gift to family
- Dec. 10, 2000: Family History Library's
Web site better than ever
- Nov. 26, 2000: Family tales are better
when told by a relative
- Nov. 12, 2000: Thanksgiving is prime time
for family history
- Oct. 29, 2000: Genealogy software can
meet many needs
- Oct. 15, 2000: Immigrants' paths can be
hard to track
- Oct. 1, 2000: 'Handybook' is a very handy
resource for any genealogist
- Sept. 17, 2000: Genealogy begins in the
end
- Sept. 3, 2000: Give a gift that will inform
your family genealogist
- Aug. 20, 2000: Journaling is a gift to
yourself today, to your descendants tomorrow
- Aug. 6, 2000: Obituaries are now easier
than ever to track online
- July 23, 2000: Internet invaluable resource
for genealogists
- July 16, 2000: Research outlines guide
genealogists
- June 25, 2000: Don't rely on memory, write
down those genealogical gems
- June 11, 2000: Browse tombstone inscriptions
from comfort of home
- May 28, 2000: Book unlocks mysteries of
Web
- May 14, 2000: Make Memorial Day truly
memorable
- April 30, 2000: Women overlooked in many
family trees
- April 16, 2000: Genealogy involves geographic
mysteries
- April 2, 2000: Like solitaire, genealogy
can be a solitary game
- March 5, 2000: Calendar changes wreak
date havoc
- Feb. 20, 2000: In genealogy, 'too good
to be true' may be
- Feb. 6, 2000: Benjamin Franklin understood
joy of collecting ancestral anecdotes
- Jan. 23, 2000: Genealogy considerably easier
with computers
- Jan. 9, 2000: Genealogy considerably easier
with computers
- Dec. 26, 1999: Getting organized vital
step for beginning genealogists
- Dec. 12, 1999: Information gathering first
step in genealogy
- Nov. 28, 1999: 'Regular folks' have chance
to share history on Internet
- Nov. 14, 1999: Misspellings can frustrate
genealogists
- Oct. 31, 1999: Everton pushing on-line
magazine subscriptions
- Oct. 10, 1999: Wading through all the genealogy
software can be difficult
- Sept. 26, 1999: Recording complete data
will help future genealogists
- Sept. 12, 1999: October genealogy workshops
worth trip to Spokane
- July 18, 1999: Low-tech and biodegradable,
paper still central to genealogy
- July 4, 1999: Christmas comes in July to
genealogy enthusiasts
- June 20, 1999: Mormon Church's genealogy
Web site more popular than expected
- June 6, 1999: Genealogical journey uncovers
mysteries in Paradise
- May 23, 1999: At times, a professional
genealogist is needed
- May 11, 1999: Web site still in making
but great for research
- March 28, 1999: Web allows genealogists
to conduct research from home
- March 14, 1999: Mormon church to put genealogical
records on-line
- Jan. 17, 1999: Many people influence who
you are
- Dec. 20 1998: Christmas a great time of
year to do genealogy
- Dec. 6, 1998: More than turkey links some
people to Mayflower
- Nov. 22, 1998: In genealogy, put your faith
in documentation
- Nov. 8, 1998: Web site a connection to
genealogical treasure trove
- Oct. 25, 1998: On-line newsletter is helping
genealogists keep up
- Sept. 27, 1998: Sometines, chaos can be
helpful
- Sept. 13, 1998: Video memories may be here
today, gone tomorrow
- Aug. 16, 1998: Genealogy software keeping
up with technology
- Aug. 2, 1998: Booklet a big help in getting
started on family research
- July 19, 1998: Genealogists reap benefits
from computers
- June 7, 1998: Relationships can be confusing,Ìformidable
aspect of genealogy
- May 24 1998: Documentation better than
faith in genealogy
- May 10 1998: Computers provide valuable
information with amazing speed
- April 26, 1998: Computers can create problems
with names
- April 12, 1998: Web site helps dispel how
cheap things were back then
- March 1, 1998: Luckily, finding the Irish
in you is an easy thing to do
- Jan. 3, 1998: Plenty of genealogy references
to aid in ancestral searches
- June 8, 1997: Be careful when using Personal
Ancestral File 3.0
- May 11, 1997: Personal Ancestral File upgrade
helps genealogists
- April 27, 1997: Internet bring genealogists,
family history closer
- March 30, 1997: Modern science can link
us to ancient history
- March 2, 1997: PBS 'Ancestors' series worth
time to watch
- Feb. 2, 1997: 2 reference books great help
to genealogists
- Jan. 19, 1997: Family's history ends up
on software program
- Jan. 5, 1997: Genealogy Software Springboard
a great place to start
- Dec. 22, 1996: TV show likely to spark
new interest in genealogy
- Nov. 10, 1996: Beware the meaning of job
titles from A to Z
- Oct. 27, 1996: Chaos poor system for genealogy
preservation
- Oct. 13, 1996: Why pay for something that's
free?
- Sept. 29, 1996: Genealogist can attend college
by computer
- Sept. 15, 1996: Topographical maps aid research
- Sept. 1, 1996: Tracing lineage back to Adam
not realistic goal
- Aug. 18, 1996: It's time to come to terms
with terms
- Aug. 4, 1996: Confusion about dates can
embarrass genealogy
- July 21, 1996: Errors in genealogy common,
repairable
- July 7, 1996: Get paperwork done on family
past
- June 23, 1996: Surnames draw meaning from
lives in Middle Ages
- June 9, 1996: Writing right obituary aids
in future
- May 12, 1996: Memorial Day visits to graveyards
gratifying
- April 28, 1996: Finding Uncle Bob easier
on Internet
- April 14, 1996: Time lines a window to
your ancestors' lives
- March 31, 1996: Modern conveniences valuable
tools for genealogy
- March 17, 1996: Genealogical tools ease
research
- March 3, 1996: A family's wealth is in
an ancestor's writings
- Feb. 18, 1996: Paper, ink quality key to
preserving data
- Feb. 4, 1996: Computers make tedious genealogical
work a snap
- Jan. 7, 1996: Pursuit of ancestors follows
many paths
- Dec. 24, 1995: Genealogists get early Christmas
gift
- Dec. 10, 1995: Generation figures can be
filled with errors
- Nov. 26, 1995: Frustrated over Family History
Centers? Write
- Nov. 12, 1995: GenServ not nirvana, but
it's a step
- Oct. 29, 1995: Master interviewing skills
to record family history
- Oct. 1, 1995: Census records solve genealogical
mystery
- Sept. 17, 1995: Our forefathers had a gift
for hyperbole
- Sept. 3, 1995: Novels, movies give inaccurate
account of Old West cowboys
- Aug. 20, 1995: Find a mystery a minute
researching genealogy
- Aug. 6, 1995: Don't expect to find much
in books of family names
- July 23, 1995: CD's provide a wealth of
genealogical information
- July 9, 1995: Genealogists should set goals
- June 25, 1995: Man uncovers family history
through use of Internet
- June 11, 1995: No monkey business in this
genealogy software
- May 14, 1995: Technology endangering 20th
century records
- April 30, 1995: Newest genealogy software
is user friendly
- April 16, 1995: Genealogy, like fishing,
takes lots of patience
- April 2, 1995: Video histories don't last
long
- March 19, 1995: Beverly, Blue Bird on the
road
- March 5, 1995: Tell truth, not lies, about
infamous kin
- Feb. 19, 1995: Knowing heritage lets you
know who you are
- Feb. 5, 1995: Handling ancestors' little
secrets
- Jan. 22, 1995: Genealogical librarian offers
tips
- Jan. 8, 1995: Backups can avert family
disaster
- Dec. 25, 1994: Grandpa's dresser keeps
memories alive
- Dec. 10, 1994: Newspapers valuable for
research
- Nov. 27, 1994: Double births cast doubts
- Nov. 13, 1994: Mormons celebrate genealogical
centennial
- Oct. 30, 1994: Geography knowledge useful
to genealogists
- Oct. 2, 1994: Democracy rekindles genealogy
study in Russia
- Sept. 18, 1994: Internet links new-wave
genealogists