Archive for January, 2006
Internet Genealogy – New Magazine
The publishers of Family Chronicle have announced the launch of a new magazine, Internet Genealogy, which will deal primarily with conducting genealogy research using the resources of the Internet.
Genealogy Today Earns TRUSTe Privacy Seal
Genealogy Today (www.genealogytoday.com) has become the first genealogy Web site to be certified to display the Children’s Privacy Seal from TRUSTe, exemplifying its commitment to consumer privacy and security. Genealogy Today’s Web site has passed TRUSTe’s extensive evaluation of its privacy practices and will follow TRUSTe’s stringent requirements.
New Genealogy Search Engine Searches New York State
The GenSphere genealogy search engine is now available, searching free online sources for census records, birth, marriage and death records by county and state. [PRWEB Jan 19, 2006]
Surname Profile Project now online
The Surname Profiler project, developed by the Economic and Social Research Council, shows the origin of surnames, their frequency and geographical distribution, tracing the movement of people with the same names from the 19th century to today.
Author of New Book That Solves Major Gap in Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory To Speak at Academy Meeting
Two biologists, Kirschner and Gerhart, propose that their new theory, “facilitated variation”, solves the major gap in Darwin’s theory of evolution – the longstanding question of why random genetic change occurs. Dr. Kischner will discuss his new book, The Plausibility of Life: Resolving Darwin’s Dilemma, at New York Academy of Sciences headquarters, 2 East 63rd Street. [PRWEB Jan 13, 2006]