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Author writes about canneries

John Foertschbeck had not planned on being an author


Dressed to kill

At Celtic festivals, Tim Morris is the fierce-looking guy with wild red hair and painted blue face, dressed in authentic Scottish warrior garb and wielding a frightening battle ax.


Ten-year-old Friends Reunited in need of guidance

Friends Reunited, the UK’s first mass-market social networking site, turns 10 years old this month, with a new home and a ready-made extended family to boot, but analysts remain far from convinced about its future.


Cook Co. website gives quick access to old genealogical information

As the oldest in my family, I grew up knowing three out of my four grandparents, but the fourth, my paternal grandfather, Arthur O’Grady, remained elusive.


Louisa St. John Durkin: Devoted to DAR

SHAWN GUST/Press Louisa Durkin, registrar for the Daughters of the American Revolution, has documented the genealogy of seven patriots according the requirements of the National DAR.