Genealogy Society meets Sept. 7 in Whippany
HANOVER TWP. - The Morris Area Genealogy Society (MAGS)invites the public to a presentation by genealogist/lecturer Bob Stein, entitled “Family History Detective,” at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Morris County Library.

TV preview: Gluttony, genealogy and ‘Edelweiss’
TV preview: Gluttony, genealogy and ‘Edelweiss’ Updated Sep 1, 2010 06:23PM MDT Adam Richman, below, host of the Travel Channel’s “Man vs. Food,” has the best and worst job. He gets to eat scrumptious comfort food while also taking on some of the craziest food challenges that could make his stomach burst. Next week, he goes to Portland, Maine, to tackle a challenge of an eight-patty burger, two ...

Archives, genealogy group partner for ‘Ancestry Day’
Twenty years after he was a student at Florida State University, Atlanta resident, Stan Thomas, shook his family tree, and two of his fraternity brothers fell out of it.

Archives.com Owner Inflection Raises $30 Million
Inflection, an under-the-radar startup which owns genealogy website Archives.com, has raised $30 million in a first round of funding. The company charges users $39.95 a year to access historical records and build their own family trees on the site and it is apparently doing very well, despite competition from sites like Ancestry.com.

Mormon church: New genealogy database addresses Holocaust victim baptism concerns
The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy. ...

Allen: Genealogy society offers classes, services to track ancestry
The California Genealogical Society and Library has announced its fall Beginning Genealogy Series.The course will cover topics ranging from how to use the census to orientation of the Oakland Regional Family History Center to organizing files and documenting sources.

Just like old times
Genealogy can be very addicting, warned Cathy Larsen Morgan, who recently traveled to Sequim from Louisiana for a family reunion.

A Phonebook for the 21st Century
Inflection, the start-up behind genealogy site Archives.com, is introducing a people search engine.

Daily calendar
Aberdeen: Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting, Super City Mall, 2201 Sixth Ave. S.E. Aberdeen: Free genealogy research, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Aberdeen Family History Center, 1115 24th Ave. N.E. For more information, call Olga Gonzalez at 605-225-0407.

LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery.