EOGN's Other News

Beware of Search Scams

He was just trying to contact a long-lost friend, but the process separated Hector Mendez of San Antonio from a chunk of cash and his Internet naivete. Mendez decided to look up his buddy using one of the dozens of for-fee people-finder services that litter the Web. He had seen the e-mail ads: "Locate old classmates, missing family members and loves of your past! Find anyone."

After paying $30, Mendez realized that all he had purchased was a set of links to free public records open to all comers. "The worst thing was that there wasn't even an address or telephone number to lodge a complaint," Mendez says. Consumer complaint sites are loaded with similar stories.

Bethel, Maine Bungalow is a Blast from Craftsman Past

Do old houses have memories? Are a home's memories brought to life by its occupants? Can you be transported to a different age just by walking into an old home that has been lovingly and carefully tended? The answer is yes to all those questions. The proof is the Hall House in Bethel, Maine and its owners, Danna and George Nickerson. The Nickersons - Danna is a secretary at the Bethel Historical Society and George works in purchasing at Hancock Lumber - love old things and are passionate about genealogy.

Novice sailors retrace route of 1604 voyage

In June, Anne and Ed Gauthier sailed aboard the ship Europa that retraced the original voyage of the Acadians from LeHavre, France, to Nova Scotia aboard a three-mast sailing vessel. And that perhaps is where the similarities ended.

Using and locating records at the Family History Centre

The Family History Library is the largest genealogical library in the world. It is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and is home to microfilms, microfiche, papers, books and maps. The library is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the "Mormons." The Church has been microfilming genealogical records from all over the world since the late 1930’s.

Metairie, LA conference to focus on researching black family history

The Black Family History Conference, sponsored by the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 19, at 5025 Cleveland Place, Metairie.
There will be two speakers. The first will be Harry Collins and Greg Osborn.

Annual conference embraces black family unit

As the February celebration of Black History Month approaches, many begin thinking about family and getting together with those they hold dear. From March 4-6, longtime reunion planners will mingle with first-timers in Atlanta during "Reconnecting," the 2005 African-American Reunion Conference.

Map Restoration is Memorial to Librarian

For years, librarian Charyl "Char" Frounfelter helped people learn about their ancestors, Michigan history and many other topics, too. Char Frounfelter died in December at the age of 56, not long after she retired from the Flint Public Library. Recently, local genealogists and history buffs decided that she should be memorialized for all the years she assisted Flint area researchers.

Midland Mystery of Pages from the Past

A visitors' book found in Scotland may well be a link to the golden age of one of the Black Country's historic buildings: the landmark Molineux Hotel. The gem features entries from theatrical visitors to the hotel who trod the boards at the Empire Theatre, which used to stand in Queen Square, and has been gifted to staff from Wolverhampton City Council's archive service by a descendant of a former hotel manager.

Echoes of McAllen, Texas’ Jewish Heritage

Stone offerings in cemeteries and candles on Friday nights have been a tradition for some local families for generations. Some of those traditions bear a lingering memory of the Sefardim — Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition of the 15th and 16th centuries. Many settled in northern Mexico, practicing their religion in secret and changing their names to hide their heritage.

Research Sheds Light On Samuel Marling’s Time in Winchester

Iowa native Samuel Marling was only in Winchester for a brief stay during the Civil War, but he definitely left his mark. Marling, a Union soldier, scrawled graffiti on the walls of the building at 141 S. Loudoun St. while in Winchester in the 1860s. The graffiti was recently discovered when the building’s new owner, Melinda Kramer, began renovations on the upper stories.