For $subst('Recip.EmailAddr') Jan. 19, 2006 Sometimes all it takes is one little find to rev your enthusiasm. I recently read about the free online Cleveland Necrology File (http://www.cpl.org; click the link on the left) obituary index. I typed in my last name since I have relatives there, but didn't expect much because I never seem to find anyone in databases I read about. Then my great-grandfather Michael Haddad (our family mystery man) popped up—I knew it was him because his children were named. The listing included the funeral home, too, so I Googled it. I found the Web site, sent an e-mail, and within a week, the staff faxed the ledger book entry from Great-grandpa's funeral. That information helped me find the family in the 1930 census. I hope the new year is bringing you new genealogical discoveries, too. —Diane Haddad, Newsletter Editor ftmnews-editor@fwpubs.com P.S. Make sure you don't miss a single issue of your E-mail Update! Add our address (familytree-newsletter@fwpubs.com) to your email-address book—your software will recognize the Update as an e-mail you want to read.   Enter Our February Issue Quiz and Win Up for Grabs Ancestors on the Airwaves Following Instructions AncestorNews: Golden Book Sneak Peeks at FamilyTreeMagazine.com Now What? Online: The Paper Chase Identifying Family Photographs: Mistaken Identity Speakers' Schedule Advertiser Special Offers Enter Our February Issue Quiz and Win OK, Family Tree Magazine readers: Grab your February 2006 issues and find the answers to the following questions. The first three of you to e-mail the correct responses to ftmnews-editor@fwpubs.com win our 2006 Genealogy Guidebook, a special issue chock-full of brick-wall busting tips for your toughest research problems. On your marks . . . get set . . . go! What city's emigrant passenger lists are indexed in the Klüber Card File? What are the four key words to remember when safely scrapbooking your memorabilia? (Hint: Don't forget your ABCs.) What are two ways you can double-check information you find in online pedigree Web sites? What year did Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette hit the presses? Who is the new CEO of MyFamily.com, parent company of Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com? Up for Grabs Progeny Software (http://www.progenysoftware.com) is offering you its World Place Finder and Social Security Death Index (SSDI) CDs for free. That is, except for the $6 shipping charge ($10 outside the United States). The offer ends Feb. 28. The World Place Finder, which normally costs $14.95, is a database of 3.3 million towns and cities from around the world, plus US churches and cemeteries. Use it to look up unfamiliar place names and locate ancestors' hometowns. Progeny's SSDI disc, normally priced at $28.95, is the 1999 version—you can search the updated version of the SSDI free online with Stephen P. Morse's One-Step Web Pages. Log on to stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html. Ancestors on the Airwaves Canada's History Television is looking for genealogists to share their research, stories and challenges for a new family history series, "Ancestors in the Attic." Apparently, Those with run-of-the-mill, conventional ancestors need not apply: The show's announcement breathlessly asks, "Were your ancestors sheep thieves or war heroes, saints or sinners, or something quite unexpected? Are there family secrets you'd still like to unlock or legends you've already untangled? Let 'Ancestors in the Attic' help you solve your dramatic, personal family mysteries or feature the stories you've already uncovered." To be eligible, your family also should have a Canadian connection. You can apply by e-mailing producers your story and outline the evidence you've gathered in 500 words or less. For more information, see http://www.history.ca/microsites/ancestorssearch. Following Instructions If you are or want to be a genealogy teacher, speaker or librarian, see Kenneth Aiken's new Genealogy Education blog at http://www.genealogy-education.com. Aiken, a faculty member of the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (http://www.genealogicalstudies.com) in Toronto, offers near-daily advice, online resources and books for improving your educational game. Golden Book I always get envious when my genealogy friends talk about the letters and journals handed down in their families. Why couldn't my family have been as prolific with their pens? My desire to read about my ancestors' thoughts and feelings was one reason I was so taken with Karen Sladek's book Lucky Stars and Gold Bars: A World War II Odyssey ($32.95, Penlyric Press). Learn more about this fascinating, poignant read at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ ancestornews/current.html. AncestorNews columnist Nancy Hendrickson is the author of Finding Your Roots Online, on sale now at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/store/display.asp?id=70583. Browse past AncestorNews columns at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/previous.html. Be first to check out these new features on our Web site: Last Chance to Win! You could win great prizes by showing us your fantastic family tree display. Hurry up and send your entries for our Creative Family Trees Contest—the deadline is Feb. 1. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/creativetrees Straight to the Source Looking for an obscure record of your ancestor? Read our review of Family Tree Connection, a Web site that indexes often-overlooked sources such as club rosters, school graduation lists and church and employment records. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/dec05/website.asp Post-Holiday Present Unwrap genealogical treasures at a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) location near you with our guide to NARA's 13 regional facilities around the country. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/dec05/nara.asp The Paper Chase Q. How do other genealogists handle computer and hard-copy data? I use software and keep paper copies of family charts and group sheets because I'm visual and prefer to see full data. As I find information, I enter it into my software and then on family sheets, thus inputting it in two or more places. Printing copies at each update wastes paper, but my hard copies get messy and sometimes I forget to enter data in all places. A. Find out the answer at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/nowwhatonline/current.html. Mistaken Identity Family memory and photographic evidence don't always agree. At least that's true in my experience: Many of you send me photographs of completely unknown people, but every once in a while I get a picture someone's relative has supposedly identified. Not so fast, though—sometimes it's a case of mistaken identity. Learn how to avoid mistaken identities at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/photos/ current.htm. In this Web-exclusive column, expert photo historian Maureen A. Taylor helps readers analyze old family pictures. If you have a family photo mystery for Taylor to solve, check out our submission guidelines at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/photos/photohelp.htm. Brooklyn, NY Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak Jan. 21 Haddon Heights Historical Society Workshop Topic: Trace Your Roots with DNA For more information, see http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org. 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