December 2008
Below are genealogy news stories from December 2008. Click on the links for the full articles.
New Standard Proposed for Genetic Genealogy Tests -Tracing ancestors through genetic genealogy tests has become popular amongst some genealogists...[More]
Gene Study Shows Most Black Americans Have Some European Ancestry - Harvard University’s School of Public Health has just concluded a genetic study on Black American heritage...[More]
Wait a Second - Everyone has heard of leap years. They usually occur every four years. But have you ever heard of a leap second...[More]
Top Ten Genealogy News Stories and Genealogy Themes of 2008 - We have searched through the Genealogy In Time™ News Archive to highlight what we consider to be the Top Ten Genealogy News Stories and Genealogy Themes of 2008...[More]
Your Family Tree Can Determine a Baby’s Gender - Many studies have been conducted over the years to determine what factors influence the gender of a baby...[more]
A Very Interesting Definition of Spouse - There has been much discussion during the last few years over the definition of marriage and what constitutes a spouse...[more]
Cemetery Goes Green - Here is the genealogy question of the day: what is green, takes up a lot of space, can be found in most major cities, and is increasingly being thought of as an underutilized resource?...[more]
Gene Study Questions Spain’s Ancestry - There have always been two views of Spanish history: one that says Spain is a Catholic civilization that has been influenced by Jewish and Muslim cultures; another that says Spain is a melting pot of Catholic, Jewish and Muslim cultures...[more]
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