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Freelance WriterProfessional, high-quality professional writing. Article writer, web content writer, resume writer, copy editor, business writer, travel writer, biography writer, financial writer, etc.A Tale of Three Brothers - AKA Don't Always Believe What You Read in the News...As I was chasing down a few leads on a user-submitted brick wall ancestor yesterday, I ran across an interesting marriage notice from the New York Times. Published 19 October 1938 under the title "Evelyn N. Purcell Married to Jurist," the marriage notice reads, in part: "Miss Evelyn Norma Purcell of this city, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Purcell, was married yesterday morning to Judge Samuel Jordan Graham of Washington, D.C., onetime Assistant Attorney General of the United States, in the chapel of S. Bartholomew's Church... . Mrs. Graham is a member of an English family of long residence near Belfast, Ireland. Her father, who was a well-known member of the Dublin bar, died some years ago in California. The bride's two brothers, Major William Purcell and Lieutenant Edward Purcell of the British Army, were killed in the Battle of the Somme during the World War..." Some parts of this marriage announcement are true. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Purcell and they were both deceased. That part about the brothers, though... Read Full Post A Tale of Three Brothers - AKA Don't Always Believe What You Read in the Newspaper originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 14:09:45. Permalink | Comment | Email this Ellis Island Oral Histories OnlineAncestry.com launched a new collection today of more than 1,700 recorded oral histories from immigrants who arrived in the United States through Ellis Island. To celebrate the new addition, Ancestry.com is making its entire U.S. Immigration Collection free through Labor Day. ...Read Full Post Begin with Death RecordsAs genealogists we begin our research with what we know and work backwards. That, and the fact that privacy is not as much of an issue, make death records one of the best places to begin an online search for information. Whether it's a death certificate, obituary notice, or tombstone photo, death records offer a decent chance for locating information about our ancestor and/or the people he associated with. To get you started, here are 10 Places to Start Your Search for Online Death Records - some of them free, and some pay-per-view or subscription. ...Read Full Post New Family Tree University Independent Study CoursesFamily Tree Magazine announced new Family Tree University Independent Study Courses at the FGS Conference this week. Available for download or on CD, you'll have unlimited access to the lessons and exercises and can work completely at your own pace. Courses cover a variety of topics, from Find Your German Roots with Jim Beidler to Land Records 101 with Diana Crisman Smith. They are even offering a 20% discount at the moment - enter offer code SFT120 when you purchase before August 31, 2010. 200 Million New Genealogy Records on FamilySearchAt the FGS Conference in Knoxville, TN, this week, FamilySearch announced the addition of over 200 million new searchable historic records online representing 18 countries. If you visit FamilySearch Record Search (they will soon be available under "Historical Records" on the new FamilySearch Beta site as well), you'll find 53 new or updated collections from the United States, and over 100 million new records from Europe, Scandinavia, and Mexico. Read Full Post 200 Million New Genealogy Records on FamilySearch originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 11:30:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this NEHGS Debuts New Site, AmericanAncestors.orgGenealogists with roots in the New England states are familiar with the great online databases, library and journal of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. As the nation's largest genealogical society (more than 26,000 members), they are now expanding their scope and have launched a new Web site at AmericanAncestors.org. Here's the press release from D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS): Read Full Post NEHGS Debuts New Site, AmericanAncestors.org originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 11:06:14. 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