There is a current family history project underway on the Internet that is combining teachers, genealogists and students
(ages 10-15). This project is run through KIDLINK, which is a grassroots project aimed at getting as many children in the age
group 10 - 15 as possible involved in a GLOBAL dialog.
Any trip to the Midwest should include a visit to the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. With
the second largest Genealogy Department in the U.S., ACPL is worth planning a special excursion.
What is it that drives us to research our ancestors? Are we just curious about those family members who lived long before we did and what life was like for them? Share your reasons with others by sending your story to gholback@gte.net.
For those who don't much care who their great-great grandparents were, what they did, or where they came from, the excitement felt by the committed genealogy nerd upon locating a fourth cousin once removed via the Internet is incomprehensible.
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A section for people to submit letters to be viewed by the newsletter readership. Flames will be returned to the sender unanswered. Your identity can be 'hidden' behind initials if you wish. Only one or two submissions will be used each month. Send your letter for publication to the Feature Editor at wally@calweb.com, with the subject line "Letters to the Editor."
But my best argument is, if you are concerned about your local society keeping up, don't try to protect it by denouncing progress. Instead, help it _to_ keep up, pull it along, and kick it occasionally if you must!
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