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  • 13 Mar 2024 7:44 AM | Anonymous

    Here is an article that should interest most everyone, including genealogists:

    There are some tests that can measure heart risk factors that aren't a part of standard care. Knowing whether you could benefit from them, starts with assessing your family history of heart health. 

    You can do that by using free online tools. For example, Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center has a family health risk calculatorthat measures hereditary risk. You just enter your information, and it will suggest things like speaking with your doctor or a genetic counselor. There are a few tests professionals like that could suggest, depending on your results. 

    One is a blood test to check for high levels of lipoprotein(a), which is a form of bad cholesterol that increases the risk for heart attack and stroke. It's mostly inherited, but can also impact people with a personal history of heart disease.

    "So it's kind of a special form of bad cholesterol, and it really is determined much more by genetics than lifestyle and is not even really modified by statin therapy, which is the most widely used medications that we know lower bad cholesterol," said Dr. Wesley Milks, a cardiologist with Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center.

    There's only one FDA approved treatment for lowering Lp(a). It's similar to dialysis in that a machine removes the cholesterol from the blood. There are clinical trials underway testing less complicated methods.

    Another test that doctors could recommend for people with genetic heart disease risk factors is a coronary calcium scan, which is a CT scan for your heart. This can detect calcium levels and help spot coronary artery disease at its earliest stages. This test is mostly for people over 40 years old. Coronary artery calcification is uncommon before then.

    You can read more in an article by Kaylyn Izzo published in the wcpo.com web site at: https://tinyurl.com/8ww96rkk.

  • 12 Mar 2024 6:35 PM | Anonymous

    There’s a common misconception that public libraries in America are dying, with the majority of naysayers basing a library’s successful operation on physical visits and loans of materials — books, journals and maps. It’s an easy mistake to make: In 2019, the average number of physical library visits dropped to fewer than four per year and material loans declined by 25%.

    However, a 2023 report by the American Library Association found that Gen Z and millennials are changing the way public libraries serve their communities, especially as libraries expand their digital collections and services. It found Gen Z and millennials make up the largest cohort of library users across the United States.

    The study found that 54% of people aged 13-40 visited physical libraries within the past year and 37% said they had used their library’s digital collection.

    “We know that millennials, for example, are the most avid in terms of digital borrowing,” Rachel Noorda, the director of the book publishing program at Portland State University and one of authors of the ALA report, told StateScoop. “So they’re engaging with print books, which is actually their favorite format, but also digitally as well.”

    You can read more in an article by Sophia Fox-Sowell published in the statescoop.com web site at: https://tinyurl.com/bdhps4ma.

  • 12 Mar 2024 9:17 AM | Anonymous

    Here is an article that is not about any of the "normal" topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I suspect that many (or most?) all computer owners will be interested:

    From an article by Peter Ray Allison  published in the livescience.com web site:

    Scientists have developed a new type of optical disc that can increase information storage capacity to the "petabit" level — 125 terabytes of data, or the combined storage capacity of about 15,000 DVDs. 

    Optical discs, such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs, are durable and inexpensive. A standard single-layer Blu-ray disc can store 25 gigabytes. By comparison, some USB flash drives can store 1TB, and hard disk drives (HDDs) can hold up to 16TB.

    But a team of scientists has created a new type of material, called "dye-doped photoresist with aggregation-induced emission luminogens" (AIE-DDPR) with a high areal density (the amount of data that can be stored in a given area) that can offer far denser storage capacity than typical HDDs). 

    Given the increasing amount of data we generate each day, from instant messages to streaming video, AIE-DDPR optical discs have the potential to revolutionize data storage. Optical discs take up less space than current storage methods, be more environmentally friendly and could become less expensive than data storage arrays.

    They described the details in a paper published Feb. 21 in the journal Nature.

    You can read more at: https://tinyurl.com/mvfxvyvv.

  • 12 Mar 2024 9:01 AM | Anonymous

    The Washington State Legislature approved a budget request for $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for unidentified remains in Washington.

    Washington currently has 163 unidentified with the new funding the state will help these bodies to be identified more quickly. 

    “Timely DNA testing can bring a measure of closure and help solve more cold cases,” Washington Attorney General Ferguson said. “Families should never have to endure unnecessary delays when seeking answers about their missing loved ones. I am thankful to our partners in the Legislature — Rep. Lekanoff, Rep. Stearns and Sen. Kauffman and many others — who continue to fight to ensure the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis gets the attention and resources it deserves.

    You can read more in an article by Daniel Fortin published in the khq.com web site at: https://tinyurl.com/4dw7zm7t.

  • 12 Mar 2024 8:51 AM | Anonymous

    CTVNews.ca is looking to speak to Canadians about their experience with genealogical DNA tests from companies such as 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage DNA, Living DNA, Vitagene, LetsGetChecked and Futura Genetics. In short, the search appears to be looking for "unpleasant" surprises.

    An article in the CTVNews.ca web site asks:

    "What was your experience with the test and the results?

    "What were you surprised by? What did the test uncover?

    "Did you discover something you didn't know, or were wrong about? Did a test prompt further research, leading to any discoveries?

    "Did your results help solve a cold case or something similar?

    "What impact, if any, did your results have on your family?"

    You can read the full article at: https://tinyurl.com/55catx8e.

  • 11 Mar 2024 4:42 PM | Anonymous

    Cork County Council’s Skibbereen Heritage Centre has uploaded a further 23,000 previously unavailable Cork County burial register records from 18 graveyards to its online database.  This brings the total number of burial records now available on their website www.skibbheritage.com to over 82,700, all of which are available to access free of charge from anywhere in the world.

    This latest upload includes graveyards from West and East Cork as well as the Macroom and Carrigaline areas, with some records from North Cork available for the first time too. 

    The digitisation project is supported by Cork County Council and the small team at Skibbereen Heritage Centre have been diligently working on it for some years now, bringing these records into the public realm for the first time.

    You can read more at: https://tinyurl.com/mr38uupy

  • 11 Mar 2024 3:55 PM | Anonymous

    $481 Million Budget Request for National Archives and Records Administration Critical for Preservation, Protection and Access to the Records of the U.S. Government

    Washington, DC, March 11, 2024 - The White House today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes a request for $481.1 million in discretionary budget authority for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  Those funds are carefully targeted to help the National Archives safeguard and provide access to the more than 13.5 billion physical pages of records it holds in trust for the nation. It will also invest in the development of the necessary technology and expertise to manage the rapidly growing born-digital records of the United States Government. 

    “As the nation’s record keeper, the National Archives is part of the bedrock upon which accountable governance, informed decision-making, and the preservation of our nation’s history is built. To succeed in our mission, we must evolve to meet the demands of the digital age,” said Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan. “I’m grateful that the President’s Budget supports critical investments that will help us accelerate digitization, transform digital access, and ensure that the National Archives can continue to protect, preserve, and share the nation’s history in the 21st century.”  

    The Budget makes important investments in the American people that will promote greater prosperity for decades to come. At the National Archives and Records Administration, the Budget will: 

    • Provide Unprecedented Access to History. Funding for a multiyear initiative will allow for systematic digitization of collections describing the history, rights, and struggles of communities across the United States. The budget supports technology investments to expand digitization and online digital access and investments in subject matter experts to perform the work of scanning and describing records for online access. The request also includes funding to increase the speed and efficiency of responding to requests for protected Presidential records and to support declassification review of classified records. 

    • Support U.S. Government Transition to Fully Electronic Recordkeeping. With the requirement that all federal records be created, retained, and managed in electronic formats by June 2024, the FY25 budget requests $2.9 million in new funding for management of NARA’s growing digital holdings. This funding supports 35 new staff focused on improving access to permanent electronic records.

    • Enhance Cybersecurity. The President’s Budget request includes $7.8 million to improve NARA cybersecurity. Funds requested would support the implementation of Zero Trust Architecture principles and multifactor authentication for NARA applications and mobile devices to ensure the security of our systems and the records we protect.  

    • Provide Excellent Customer Service to the Nation. The Budget requests $5.2 million to improve NARA’s digital customer experience, with critical enhancements for archives.gov and the National Archives Catalog.

    For more information on the President’s FY 2025 Budget, please visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/

    For press information, contact the National Archives Public and Media Communications staff at public.affairs@nara.gov

  • 11 Mar 2024 1:23 PM | Anonymous

    Here is a list of all of this week's articles, all of them available here at https://eogn.com: 

    (+) My Favorite Way to Easily Save Cell Phone Photos

    Graves4Sale.com

    An Encryption Exodus Looms Over UK’s Online Safety Bill

    The Priceless Family History Gift FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood Received at RootsTech

    Bill to Create Centralized Database for Cold Cases Filters Through West Virginia Legislature

    Genetic Genealogy Grant Bill Clears Florida Legislature, Paving the Way to Solve Cold Cases, Assaults and More

    Ancestry and Guinness Team Up to Help Families Find Irish Ancestors This St. Patrick's Day

    Judicial Launches Website for Colorado Appellate Opinions Dating to 1864

    University of Galway Launches Imirce Database of Irish-American Emigrant Letters

    Digital Archive of Molokaʻi History Launches With More Than 20,000 Records

    The Watauga (North Carolina) Democrat Newspaper is now Online

    Historic Francophone Newspaper to Be Archived and Digitized at Leddy Library

    University of North Carolina Library Develops All-Digital Watergate Exhibit

    U.S. National Archives Remembers America’s First Ladies

    Celebrating International Women's Day With Women's Wartime Records

    European Heritage Hub

    Unesco Verifies Damage to 343 Cultural Sites as War in Ukraine Enters Third Year

    Pennsylvania Creates Fact-Checking Website Ahead of 2024 Election

    Taylor Swift is Related to Emily Dickinson

  • 11 Mar 2024 8:22 AM | Anonymous

    A searchable, online archive called Moaʻe Molokaʻi has launched with more than 20,000 scanned records and oral histories.

    The digital repository is the first of its kind in Hawaiʻi that’s island-specific.

    It contains digitized versions of old yearbooks, reports, photos, maps, historic newspapers and more. Users can search the names of family members, keywords or locations. 

    Search results offer highlighted pages within specific documents.

    It was all created and compiled by Moloka’i nonprofit Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center. 

    Executive Director Pulama Lima said its goal is to preserve the island’s history and provide a centralized, accessible format to bridge the gap between past, present and future.

    The project is ongoing, and staff will continue adding materials to the online repository. 

    To learn more and explore the archive, click here.

  • 11 Mar 2024 8:08 AM | Anonymous

    The following is an excerpt from an article published by the University of Galway:

    Imirce University of galway

    Letter from Patrick Callaghan, Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, to his sister, Bridget Callaghan, Fallow, Kilmacthomas, Waterford (county), 9 March 1882. (reproduction). Archives reference ID: p155/1/1/1. Kerby A. Miller Collection. University of Galway. Credit: Imirce/University of Galway/Kerby A. Miller 

    University of Galway has launched Imirce, a digital repository of thousands of Irish emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century. 

    Featuring correspondence and other documents sent from North America, the collection offers an unparalleled insight into the personal reflections and lives of people as they wrote home to family and friends in Ireland.   

    The Imirce project has enabled the creation of an online, publicly accessible archive of the Kerby A. Miller Collection - a unique record of personal correspondence from the Irish diaspora in the US. 

    The archive includes approximately 7,000 letters, running to more than 150,000 documents, along with other important historical papers. It was collected over five decades of research by Kerby A. Miller, Emeritus Professor of History at University of Missouri and Honorary Professor of History at University of Galway, who donated the material to the University of Galway Library. 

    The letters and documents provide valuable insights into universal themes and individual perspectives influenced by class, religion, gender and political circumstances. The collection is especially rich in the post-famine period from 1850-1950.

    You can read the full article at: https://tinyurl.com/mr394mkt.

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