Way too much stuff going on, so haven't been "keeping up" very well recently. But this one jumped out at me. Thanks for the heads up and great article. Have already sent it on to several individuals and the heritage group I run out at yahoogroups. I hope we continue to see more and more coverage in mainstream media of all the various aspects of genealogy, family history, heritage, preservation - from essays like tthis to news of local records offices digitizing or microfilming original records to cemetery projects - to news stories of what's going on at local libraries, historical societies, genealogy societies - and more importantly how that has "bearing" in people's lives. The Library of Congress made the news when it released all those photos to Flickr that you and I can now freely access, tag, enjoy. But just as important is one individual sitting alone in an attic sorting through decades worth of vintage family photos - identifying, organizing and writing down "who's in them". All are then preserved and become part of history - personal - and collective. I'm glad to see essays like this shared across many newspapers in the country too. Maybe the underlying ideas of "this family history stuff" will get through to people of various ages - not via a chart - but via a human interest story. Thanks again for the heads up. Deb On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Cynthia Van Ness <[email protected]> wrote: > Great essay in today's Buffalo News from syndicated columnist > Ellen Goodman, on surprises in her family history: > > http://www.buffalonews.com/248/story/328158.html > A look back proves intriguing > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > http://www.BuffaloResearch.com