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Irish Genealogy 

• How to research your Irish genealogy using the Library of Congress

Harry Potter

• The Potter Family from Pottermore
• J.K. Rowling Just Wrote the Longest, Craziest Family History for Harry Potter

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Ancestry.com / Calico News 

• Google teams up with Ancestry.com to defeat ageing: Medical research arm Calico will probe our DNA in quest for a longer life
• AncestryDNA and Calico to Research the Genetics of Human Lifespan
• AncestryDNA And Google’s Calico Team Up To Study Genetic Longevity

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Ancestors, Inc.: Inside the Remarkable Rise of the Genealogy Industry

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FamilySearch International Appoints New CEO

BYU to host family history, genealogy conferences

Clarksville Library Adds Access to Fold3 Military Database

News about the Freedmen’s Bureau Project

• Mormons sponsor ancestry project
• Happy news about African American genealogy

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TLC Announces Lineup for Who Do You Think You Are 

The season looks pretty good with Bryan Cranston, Ginnifer Goodwin and others. The show will also air the British episode featuring J.K. Rowling.

National Library of Ireland launches huge collection of Catholic parish registries

Over 370,000 records covering 300 years are now available online at http://registers.nli.ie/.