Living History August 2001
Susan Wenner Jackson
August 1, 2001
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Summer’s best bets for celebrating your heritage and reliving your history.
101 Best New Web Sites
Susan Wenner Jackson
August 1, 2001
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With new family history sites popping up every day, how do you know where to click first? Start with our annual guide to the latest and greatest on the web.
Roots to Go
Susan Wenner Jackson
August 1, 2001
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If you’re using Personal Ancestral File to organize your ancestors, the new version will allow you to take them with you on a handheld computer.
Reviving Regional Roots
Susan Wenner Jackson
August 1, 2001
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The National Endowment for the Humanities unveils an ambitious agenda to preserve our sense of place.
Keeping Up with Brother’s Keeper
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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Brother’s Keeper, a shareware genealogy program that helps you organize family history information and print a variety of charts and reports, has upgraded to version 6.0.
From Abbott to Yeats
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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A new study of one of Europe’s oldest hereditary surname systems may reveal a lot about what’s in an Irish name.
A Glimpse of History
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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Original documents that played significant roles in America’s past are making a comeback.
Dred Scott Goes Digital
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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Deteriorating documents from the landmark Dred Scott case that challenged Missouri’s slavery law in 1857 are now digitized and available on the Internet.
Scottish Gateway
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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The country’s top Web site recently re-launched as Scotland On Line.
Honoring Veterans
Susan Wenner Jackson
June 1, 2001
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Veterans Memorial Museum in Branson, Mo., uses sculpture, murals, historical artifacts, objets d’art and other war memorabilia to commemorate those who fought in World Wars I and II, as well as the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf wars.