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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Bits of News -- Proquest Free for One Week

I just received the below message from a local genealogy club. Thought it might be of interest to some of you. Hey, it is free! 

ProQuest is proud to celebrate National Library Week with you.


From April 12-18, 2010, ProQuest is offering free, open access
to some of our most popular online resources at
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