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Surname Search Daily - December 8, 2005


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3. In the News - FREE
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.. Early town records of Newcastle, Maine
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* NA search for 'father' Christmas
A team of scientists in Oxford is trying to prove whether
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- BBC News (UK), November 23, 2005.

* Genealogical Research Leads To Present Day Connections
For Sandy Hook Family
Three generations of Bittmans traveled to Michelbach,
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- Newton Bee (CT), November 23, 2005.

* Local man pens history of Christiansburg
"Christiansburg, Virginia: Small Town America at its
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* State sues genealogy company
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* Major Jewish Genealogical Database With Over 50,000
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The International Society for Sephardic Progress is
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