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| September 28, 1999 |
This week I have been walking around with a genealogy database in my shirt pocket. This isn't data printed in a miniature book. Instead, it is Palm Tree. That's the name of a new program from Australia that runs on a 3COM Palm computer. You may have seen people using the 3COM Palm computers. These are shirt-pocket sized devices that have a touch-sensitive screen in place of a physical keyboard. You use a stylus instead of a mouse to enter data. You can actually write with the stylus, using a built-in Palm application called Graffiti. By writing, I mean that you draw the actual keystrokes of letters and numbers on the touch-sensitive Palm screen. However, a second choice of data entry is available in which a picture of a standard keyboard appears on the screen, and the user selects the appropriate keystrokes by tapping on the appropriate "key" with the stylus. Most people use the 3COM Palm as a PIM (Personal Information Manager). A PIM is a replacement for your Day-Timer book; it has databases for your personal calendar, a "to do" list, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, a notepad and more. In fact, excellent PIM software is included with the Palm along with other programs such as a calculator, expense account database to track your expenses, and even a solitaire game. The Palm can also run programs written by companies other than 3COM. John Snelson in Australia realized that this tiny computer would be a natural platform for a family tree application. He decided to write such a program. Since the family tree program will operate on the 3COM Palm computer, he elected to call the program "Palm Tree." I have been using Palm Tree for a few days and must say that I am impressed with the capabilities of this tiny powerhouse. I also exhibited it this weekend at a session of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and can report that Palm Tree demonstrated a lot of interest there as well. Everyone wanted to see this thing in operation! In an e-mail, John Snelson described the program's development. Here is a slightly condensed version of his words: I spend a lot of time on planes, and that is how this Palm thing came about ... I wanted my records with me, but didn't want to keep getting the laptop out onto the food tray ... I wanted to think about possible linkages without needing all of the details. I wanted the basics ... name, birth, marriage, death and a place to record notes in a way that wouldn't spill [food or drinks] over my keyboard. I also didn't want to take all my books and papers across the world, so in preparation for a visit to be at my niece's wedding in England in June, I looked for a simple way to take my 15,000 Snelson One-Name Study with me. By the way, the 15,000 database is up on the net at http://www.southernx.com.au/snelson/ The Palm was the answer! I had it with me anyway, every single moment of every day. ... it holds my diary and addresses, and is hotsynced into my life support system (my secretary's computer) and most importantly into my home computer. I have two HotSync cradles - one in my office and one in my home. So, that is how I came to build Palm Tree. ... I built it for myself! I found out how to HotSync Ultimate Family Tree into my main database. .... I am a ROOTS II, ROOTS III, ROOTS IV, ROOTS V, UFT person going back to 1988. Yes, I found that 15,000 records was too big, so I just took the direct lines and the "suspects". About 1,500 individuals' data can be transferred via GEDCOM into Palm Tree. That's the story. I might add in a description of "HotSync." Anyone who owns a Palm computer is familiar with this word. A small "cradle" is included with each Palm computer. The cradle sits on your desk and serves as a mounting base for the palm as well as a connection to your desktop PC or Macintosh. There is a button on the cradle labeled "HotSync." You drop the Palm computer into the cradle and press the HotSync button, and all data is copied to and from your desktop computer as needed. If you enter data in the Palm computer and press HotSync, that data is copied to Outlook or other PIM software you use on your desktop computer. Likewise, you can enter data on the desktop and press HotSync to transfer that new data to the Palm computer. It is really easier to use than it is to describe. The Palm's method of keeping data up to date is very simple to use. There are two methods of entering data into the Palm Tree genealogy application: either by entering it directly on the touch-sensitive screen or by importing data from a GEDCOM file. In the second case, you can keep the data in almost any regular genealogy program of your choice on a Windows 95 or 98 PC. When you want to export data to Palm Tree, you create a GEDCOM file and save it someplace on your hard drive. (Almost all genealogy programs have the capability to create GEDCOM files.) Then you run a utility program supplied with Palm Tree to convert that GEDCOM file to Palm Tree's required format. Finally, drop the Palm computer into its cradle, press HotSync and a few seconds later all the data is transferred from your desktop PC to the Palm computer. A 3COM Palm computer can operate with either a Windows computer or a Macintosh. However, the GEDCOM-to-Palm Tree conversion utility software is available only for Windows. Therefore, Macintosh users will not be able to use this program. Perhaps one of the Windows emulator programs available for the Macintosh can handle this. The user's manual didn't mention Macintosh, and I didn't try it myself; so there are no guarantees. Palm Tree's specifications state that Windows 95 or Windows 98 is required. However, I used Palm Tree with a Windows NT 4.0 system and didn't encounter any difficulties. The software that you install on the PC requires 5 megabytes of disk space. Palm Tree will operate with most Palm Operating System handheld devices, including the Palm IIIe, Palm IIIx, Palm V or Palm VII. I tested it on a Palm V. Installation is a bit more complex than the typical Windows installation routines of most programs. The author includes step-by-step installation instructions with Palm Tree. He also warns that you absolutely must install the software in the manner described or else the Palm computer may lock up. Trust me, he's right. You can guess how I discovered that! Once I read the README file carefully and followed the instructions exactly, Palm Tree installed without a hitch. Palm Tree is a complementary research tool to your main family history program. It will never replace the full-featured program that you presently use on your desktop PC. However, Palm Tree gives you the capability to carry very limited records of 1,000 people or more. Quoting from the user's manual: If you are travelling, you can take your family tree with you. You can have it with you ALL the time, in your pocket or in your handbag. You might find it really useful to take along on your next field trip to your ancestor's hometown, or to your local family history society, so that you can have access to your base data. Instead of carrying that bag of loose papers and books, pens and pencils, just pocket your Palm V next time you go the archives office. It might even be useful if you are just wandering around a family churchyard, to take notes on some interesting gravestones. If you are browsing at the library or working through a lot of books, files, fiche, films, CDs or archives, having the Palm Pilot loaded with your family tree or data base of prime records can be very handy. You can quickly test your findings against the database right there and then. Don't worry about the technology, it is very simple, and you can quickly get up to speed in writing the special graffiti alphabet. For those of us who, in our main working life, spend a lot of time on planes and trains and at conferences or in hotel rooms, when your thoughts turn to some of the possibilities in your family tree database, you can just pull out the Palm, and quietly test some of your "theories" without having to get out your working papers or worse, your "luggable" computer. Instead of waiting until you get back to your main machine, by which time the inspirational ideas might have been forgotten, just pull out your Palm Pilot and scan your family tree database in your hand. As your main database develops, you can keep your Palm Tree up-to-date through the normal hotsync process. It takes just a few minutes to download the individual birth, christening, marriage, death and burial records for 1,000 persons. This includes the date and location of each event and enables you to check out brother and sister, mother and father, children and spouse relationships, as well as see three generations on the screen at the same time. So what is missing in Palm Tree's database? A lot. Keep in mind that the program is designed only to keep basic information. It does not have capabilities to store sources, multiple dates and places or birth, marriage, death or other events. Each person's record is shown with their name and their birth/christening, marriage and death dates and locations. Each person also has links to parents, siblings and children. While the data storage is obviously limited, such restrictions are understandable in a device that slips into a shirt pocket and has no disk drive at all. All data is stored in its RAM memory. For each individual, Palm Tree can store: · ID Number (Innnnn) Palm Tree does have the capability to store brief text notes that are linked to each person in the database. Each note can be up to 512 characters in length. Notes can be attached to each birth/christening, marriage and death/burial event. You should use this with caution, however, as lots of notes will soon eat away at your Palm's storage capacity. While the Palm computer and its Palm Operating System is capable of two-way data exchanges, keep in mind that the Palm Tree application is a "one-way program." It will copy data from your desktop PC to Palm Tree, but not in the opposite direction. Any data that you enter directly into Palm Tree will remain there but cannot be directly transferred back to the desktop PC. You also cannot print data from Palm Tree. I found that Palm Tree is an intuitive program to use. However, each individual in the database has a unique identifying number, and that number may look a bit strange to some. Anyone familiar with GEDCOM file specifications will quickly recognize the numbers. When the GEDCOM-to-Palm Tree utility is run, it maintains the GEDCOM numbers assigned. All in all, this is the most innovative new product I have seen in months. If you take a 3COM Palm computer and a Palm Tree database to your next genealogy society meeting, you certainly will find lots of people asking to see it in operation. Now for the best part: Palm Tree Version 1 is published as freeware. That's right, it is absolutely free. The version you download online is fully functional and comes with a small database of Princess Diana and 32 of her relatives, including many of those related by marriage before her divorce. The database serves as an excellent test database while you are learning to use Palm Tree. You can later delete this database and create your own by simply entering data on the touch-sensitive screen. However, you will have to register your copy in order to receive the free GEDCOM conversion service. Even though the GEDCOM conversion routine is a separate utility, there still is no charge. I like this program! You can obtain more information about Palm Tree, or download the program directly, from: http://www.southernx.com.au The previous article described a new genealogy program, but I thought some readers might like to know more about the hardware and operating system required for its use. 3COM created a new shirt-pocket computer some time ago, and the design has gone through a number of revisions. Each new version has added more capability than previously available. The current best seller is called the Palm V although a cheaper Palm III and a more expensive Palm VII are also available today. I have been looking at the ads and talking with Palm owners for some time. I have always been intrigued by these little systems but held off purchasing one myself as I already had other small systems although with somewhat lesser capabilities. I never found an excuse to purchase my own Palm computer until John Snelson offered me an opportunity to test drive Palm Tree. That was the last impediment. I ran out last week and purchased a Palm V. Since then I have fallen in love with this little device. I keep a rather large list of names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses in Microsoft Outlook. I also have a rather "busy" schedule, so I use Outlook's calendar features extensively. Most days I add or modify 5 to 10 items in my calendar. Doing this in Outlook or most any other PIM (Personal information Manager) program is much easier than in the Day-Timer books I used to carry around. The problem with computerized PIMs is that, up until recently, the computers required were bigger and heavier than the typical Day-Timer book. Most of them also required a considerable amount of time to turn on, boot up and then load the PIM. Try pulling out a Windows 95 laptop in the middle of a client meeting just to check when you are available for a follow-up session! The Palm computer, as well as several competitive products, are small and lightweight and feature "instant on" operation. The Palm's operating system and data are all kept in memory. When you switch the power on, you instantly are looking at the last screen visible when the power was previously turned off. Switching from the calendar to the telephone list and then to the solitaire game requires milliseconds, not seconds. When you purchase a Palm V computer, you also receive software that copies data to and from Outlook 97. However, it did not operate with Outlook 2000, the version I have installed on my desktop computers at the office, at home, and also on my laptop. 3COM's website pointed to another website which, in turn, had the updated version to work with Outlook 2000. I downloaded that but could not get it to operate. On the advice of a friend, I downloaded an evaluation copy of a competitive product called Desktop To Go for Palm Pilot. About two minutes later my Outlook 2000 data was copied to the Palm computer. Desktop To Go operated seamlessly on the first attempt. I then purchased the full product online. The neat thing about these Palm computers is all the third party software available. I have already written about Palm Tree, my primary reason for purchasing the new device. However, since then I have discovered many other applications. The DeLorme Street Atlas program I already own has the capability to download street maps to the Palm computer. The level of detail is user-selectable; you can specify every street or only the major highways. Obviously the more detailed the map, the more memory required. If I purchase a special cable, I can connect the Palm computer to the GPS receiver on my automobile's dash and have a constant "You Are Here" display as I drive along the highways and byways. You can also plan trips in the DeLorme Street Atlas software, download a map of the intended trip to the Palm computer, and then plot your progress as you drive. I was looking at the daily news on the Web the other day and noticed an icon that said, "Download to Palm Pilot." I clicked on that and followed the instructions to download AvantGo software. A few minutes later everything was operational. Now anytime I click on the HotSync button, not only does my PIM get updated, but I also get the latest weather for my city, the stock market report for several stocks that I track, the latest sports information, and the top stories from the New York Times all transferred to the Palm computer. I can then read them immediately or later at my convenience. Not bad for a device that weighs four ounces! There are a hundred or so shareware and freeware programs for the Palm computer along with numerous commercial programs. You can find more information about Palm computers on a number of websites, such as http://www.palm.com, http://www.palmcomputing.com, http://www.handjivemag.com, http://www.palmzone.com and http://www.palmpower.com. - Family Tree Maker Version 7.0 Version 7.0 of Family Tree Maker was released for sale this past week. The following is a list supplied by Broderbund of the new features found in version 7: New Printouts U.S. and World Maps - Family Tree Maker's new fully-integrated map feature plots birth, marriage, death -- in fact, any event for which you've entered a location -- on your choice of several maps. Select the events and the individuals to include, then decide if you want a map of the United States, North America, Western Europe, or the World. You can choose between maps showing current political boundaries or topographic detail, and you can crop and scale all maps to focus on any area you want. These impressive displays of key events in the lives of your family members are great for Family Books and reunions! Fit-to-Page Ancestor Trees - Now Family Tree Maker can automatically format your ancestor tree to fit six generations on one page. This is up 50% from previous versions, which could fit a maximum of four generations on a page. In order to show all six generations, the amount of information about each individual may be limited. Powerful New Research Tools FamilyFinder Center - new feature gives you access to Family Tree Maker's vast genealogical resources -- from CD to Internet -- all in one convenient screen. Detailed descriptions help guide you through the options if you have any questions. Improved FamilyFinder Search - The FamilyFinder Search can quickly tell you which CD resources may contain information about your ancestors. With Family Tree Maker 7.0, the search capabilities have been improved to identify even more probable matches and weed-out false leads. View the results on an improved FamilyFinder Report -- it now ranks potential matches more clearly, with the most likely matches prioritized at the very top of each section. Greater Versatility Improved Merging - Merging information is quicker and easier than ever. Family Tree Maker now identifies more possible matches to help prevent the creation of duplicate individual records. Burial Information on the Family Page - Now you can record burial information on the Family Page, right below the death date and location. A very popular enhancement request, this makes it even easier for you to see more information at a glance. View sample screen. Alternate Names - You see one name on a death certificate and a slightly different one on an immigration record. Both could be correct, but how do you make those distinctions in your Family File? Instead of choosing one name to show on reports and trees, display all of them, like any alternate fact or event. Family Tree Maker will know to watch for both names when searching for or reporting information. Multimedia Enhancements One-Step Scanning Support - Preserve your family photos and documents easier than ever before. TWAIN support lets you quickly scan photos and other images directly into your family scrapbook without using a separate graphics program. Use your desktop scanner or a digital camera to capture your family memories, and Family Tree Maker to store them. Pictures on Your Home Page - Put a face (or lots of faces) on your family tree by including photos and other family images on your home page at Family Tree Maker Online. Users of Family Tree Maker 7.0 can store up to 22 MB of image files on their home pages, fully twice as much as non-users will have. Coming soon. Family Tree Maker Version 7.0 is available in three versions: · A free downloadable Trial Version that operates for fifteen days. If you wish to continue using it after the fifteenth day, you must pay $39.99. Family Tree Maker version 7.0 will be available shortly in the Canadian version for the same prices as listed above. For more information, or to order the program, look at: http://www.familytreemaker.com Ancestry.com has created a new website of interest to many Jewish genealogists. Quoting from information found on the site: Living Heirs is a cooperative effort by three independent organizations -- Avotaynu, a Jewish genealogy publishing service, Risk International Services, Inc., an insurance archaeology and claim recovery firm, and Ancestry.com, a family history Internet and publishing company. The Living Heirs Project helps heirs of Holocaust victims recover family assets unjustly confiscated by the Third Reich. These groups are brought together by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance. Background As a result of these efforts, both Swiss and Austrian banks have made settlement offers. Many Jews (or their heirs) whose families lost assets during the Holocaust may have a claim to the $1.25 billion compensation fund established by the Swiss banks even if they did not have a Swiss bank account. October 22, 1999 is an important deadline in that lawsuit. The Living Heirs Project has three distinct aspects. Each one represents an essential step in helping heirs of Holocaust victims identify, document, and recover confiscated assets. The three steps are: Step 1: Identify Ancestors With Documented Assets. Determine if you are a relative and heir to a Holocaust victim(s) who lost assets in the war. (You can do that at: http://www.avotaynu.com. Step 2: Document and Value Confiscated Assets. Identify the specific assets owned by your relatives. These registries contain information about the value of these assets at the time they were confiscated. (You can do that on Risk International's website). Step 3: Document Your Heirship. Create a "family tree" to document your claim to the confiscated assets. Not every family will be able to document or place a value on confiscated assets. Other families may identify confiscated assets, but may not be able to document their heirship and successfully pursue a claim. "Ancestry.com is committed to providing the most exhaustive collection of family history tools available online," said Curt Allen, CEO of Ancestry.com. "We are hosting LivingHeirs.com to provide research tools that not only help people establish their claims, but will enable them to discover ties to an important heritage." Ancestry.com is hosting the LivingHeirs.com site as a public service. Users can access the site free of charge. Official claims must be sent to appropriate agencies. People who choose to file claims can request assistance from Risk International. For more information, look at: http://www.livingheirs.com/ - Kerstens Named as Editor of "Genealogical Computing" According to another announcement from Ancestry.com, Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens has accepted the position of editor of Ancestry's quarterly journal, Genealogical Computing (GC). Kerstens has twenty years experience in public relations and newspaper/magazine editing. She has twenty years of genealogical research experience and is the owner of Ancestor Detective and the creator of Clooz: The Electronic Filing Cabinet for Genealogists. Prior to retiring from the Marine Corps (April 1999), Kerstens was Plans Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) at the Pentagon. She has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas and an MA in Public Relations from the University of Maryland. She is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America; Distinguished Honor Graduate (Public Affairs Officer Course); and a Certified Genealogical Records Specialist. Kerstens has been the editor and designer of the "Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly" since 1996 and was the editor and designer of the "1997-98 APG Directory of Professional Genealogists." She is editor and designer of "OnBoard," the newsletter of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Kerstens has also authored several articles published in "Ancestry" Magazine. She will begin her new position with the Winter 2000 issue of GC. I spent some time as editor of Genealogical Computing and can testify that it is a challenging and demanding position. I have been acquainted with Liz Kerstens for a while, and I believe that she is an excellent choice. My congratulations both to Liz and to Ancestry.com. - Certification Board Adds New Category The (U.S.) Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) announced a new certification category after its trustees meeting in St Louis this year. The Certified Lineage Specialist, or CLS, is one of the board's three genealogical research categories. CLS is designed for individuals who are interested in researching and compiling multi-generation lineages. (BCG's other research categories are Certified Genealogical Records Specialist, which emphasizes use of genealogical records; and Certified Genealogist, which emphasizes compiling genealogies in all lines of descent. The board also offers secondary certification in two teaching categories, Certified Genealogical Lecturer and Certified Genealogical Instructors). Thomas Jones, CG, newly-elected BCG president, said that the previous certification categories of Certified American Lineage Specialist (CALS) and Certified American Indian Lineage Specialist (CAILS) will be folded into the new category. The old categories will cease to exist when the present certificates in those categories expire. He added that applicants still will be approved for work with Native American lineages and hereditary society applications within the new CLS category. Jones predicts that most applicants for this category will not have those specialized interests, however, and that the new category will have "broad appeal because it relates to the kind of work most genealogists are interested in." The board also announced several other innovations. These include complete revision of the application guide and preparation of a new standards manual for genealogists, scheduled to be released later this year. Rather than having a self-perpetuating board of trustees, all those holding certification may suggest candidates to the nominating committee and may vote in trustee elections. Established in 1964, BCG's mission is to promote high standards of competence and ethics among genealogists and to foster public confidence in genealogy. The board's certification program is one way BCG works to attain these goals. All of the board's certification categories are service marks that the board uses to identify its programs of genealogical competence. Certification holders use these marks under license. Applicants seeking certification submit portfolios demonstrating how they meet standards for genealogical research, analysis, and compilation. At the present time, approximately 320 genealogists hold certification in one or more of the categories offered by the board. Individuals interested in certification should visit the board's website at http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/, or request further information from the board's executive director, Marty Hiatt, CGRS, at P.O. Box 14291; Washington, DC 20044. - "FamilySearch on the Internet" David Hawgood is a well known and respected genealogy author, editor and lecturer in England. He has written a new booklet. I haven't seen it yet, but the announcement sounds interesting: David Hawgood of London, England is pleased to announce publication of his new book "FamilySearch on the Internet". This book is published jointly by him and by the Federation of Family History Societies. The book describes the key features of the very successful http://www.familysearch.org website of the LDS Church. It gives practical advice, guidance, and tips for getting the best from the system. The IGI, Ancestral File and Family History Library Catalogue can be searched on this internet site or on CD-ROM at libraries; the book describes the differences between them in searching and in saving results. Some IGI entries come from systematic indexing of complete parish registers, others from family research by individual members of the LDS Church; the book says how to find out which is which, and how to use the Family History Library Catalogue to get copies of original documents. Any user of FamilySearch on the internet can create a mailing list for a surname, a specific ancestor, a place or a subject; there are already 50,000 lists. Other users can search for their surname, join the list to receive all the messages to it, and send messages. The book describes the process, and the differences between these lists and the larger and more general ones on Rootsweb and similar. The book describes the other features of FamilySearch which help the user find relatives: a Source Guide with advice about genealogy and records in different countries; a list of websites searchable by keyword, surname, or a structured set of categories; a list of Family History Centres of the LDS Church where you can get microfilms of records; and the facility to preserve your own genealogy by sending a GEDCOM file for inclusion in the new Pedigree Resource File. "FamilySearch on the Internet" by David Hawgood is a 16 page booklet, price £1.50. This book and the other books mentioned below are available through the on-line bookshop of the Society of Genealogists at http://www.sog.org.uk. David Hawgood started editing magazines on the use of computers for family history 18 years ago, has written eight books on the subject, and published four others. This year he has published new editions of "Internet for Genealogy", "GEDCOM Data Transfer" and "Web Publishing for Genealogy" (the latter by Peter Christian); last year he published "IGI on Computer - the International Genealogical Index from CD-ROM". There are more details on his website http://www.hawgood.co.uk. A Scottish aristocrat whose ancestors lent a chair from their castle to Bonnie Prince Charlie on his way to fight the English in 1746 bought it back last week for $11,500. "We will be a bit more careful before we lend anything again if it takes 250 years to get it back again," commented Lord Doune, son of the 20th Earl of Moray. Lord Doune bought the oak chair to take back to the family's ancestral home, Darnaway Castle, near the village of Forres in the Scottish Highlands. Sotheby's, which auctioned the chair in Billingshurst, 70 miles south of London, said the armchair had a letter dated 1895 pinned to the underside and signed by the provost, or chief official, of Forres, explaining its history. According to the letter, the Scottish rebel Prince Charles Edward Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, stopped at a tavern in Forres on his way to the Battle of Cullodon, which ended in defeat by the English army and his flight into exile. None of the tavern chairs was deemed grand enough for royal use, so the innkeeper borrowed a chair from Darnaway Castle -- and failed to return it, said Sotheby's spokeswoman Rachel Aked. How the 17th century chair reached the south of England is not known. But a local antiques dealer bought the chair for less than $1,700 this summer without knowing its history. He only noticed the letter when he later examined the chair. "It's by far the nicest thing we've ever had because of its connections," said dealer Roger Banfield. "We did all take turns sitting in it and giving orders." The following is a list of some of the genealogy-related World Wide Web home pages that have been listed recently on http://www.rootscomputing.com. Genealogical site of the Sottiaux family of Belgium from and all over the world of 1730 to the present time: Boyd clan and related families. Over 2000 names and 300 families all indexed by the founder of The Ring of Boyds and member of the House of Boyd Society: The Highlands County Genealogy Society of Florida web page: Ancestral Locations, a professional genealogical research service to help you discover your family's history and find out more about how, and where, your ancestors lived in England, Wales or Scotland: Whitney Family Genealogy, the home of the Whitney Research Group. It contains extracts, vital records, census records, member lineages, as well as a powerful search engine which searches the entire site as well as several other Whitney related sites: Comprehensive listing of 1890 Veterans and widows Special Census: A site in Russia devoted to Russian genealogy, with lots of links: Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming combined cemetery index for I.O.O.F. Cemetery (1907-1933) and Mountain View Cemetery (1923-1998); index to the Davis Funeral Home Records (1918-1998); index to Fremont County WWI Draft Registration Cards: Dead Dunnies & Other Wanderers. Immigrant stories - "Scattered Harvest: The Hewats - A Sometime Border Family," "The Beaton Story: Crofting, Kin & A New Beginning" and other tantalizing tales: To submit your home page to this newsletter, enter the necessary information at: http://www.rootscomputing.com/register.htm. Due to the volume of new Web pages submitted, I am not able to list all of them in the newsletter.
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