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Show t PAGE 10 SATURDAY. JULY S. Elyssa Andrus EDITOR 344 2553 2006 eandrushefaldextra.cora , LaRae Free Kerr It's All Relatives A REVIEW r S ill' OF THE ' Y RESEARCH CYCLE the request of readers. is a review of the ' . steps in the geneal ogy research cvcle. Allow the review to meet .,' your needs. Read it through, before you begin each new problem. liblish alter the corrections in Step 8. Enjoy the trip '" around the cycle and celebrate .'...'' ' every new person you add to,': ' " database. your A! ' . ' . I Step One: Obtain only the materials you need.. First time ." around, I recommend Internet access, a genealogy computer ,,,' program, some manila folders and a tile box. a genealogy address book, and a magazine. I he second time around, purchase the resources you need to solve the problem you are working on. You don't need to buy every genealogical thing available, though genealogy shopping is fun. Step Two: Document evfor two erything you find reasons.- Firstdocumentation keeps you researching your own family, not someone else's. Second, you want others to be able to follow your research trail, so they don't have to repeat it. When started doii.g research nearly half a century ago, this step was not included in the research cycle. So much of the work older researchers did is not well documented. But that is no excuse for us not to document from this day on. I Step Three: Collect and copy family records. Your family has more information on your fam- ily than any repository. Collect and document. Never let down on this step. Remember who has the old black and white family movies, the family Bible, the letters, etc. and ask for copies over and over. Interview and ask your whole life long. I Step Four: Survey computer and printed sources. This step includes a thorough search at FamilySearch.org. both the da- (abases and the card catalog for histories. Then search the large commercial databases they I usually have one or more databases you can search free such as Ancestry.com. genealogy .com and others. Then do a search-enginsearch for your ancestor on Alta Vista or CJoogle. etc. Check all appropri-'- , ate censuses. Then put queries on message boards, mailing lists . ." Im 1 J 1 $ 1 . I TOM GRALISHPhilartelphia Inquirtv ' Jack Gannone during the Sacrament of Baptism at St. Eleanor Roman Father Andrew C. Browholtz baptizes Catholic Church in Collegeville, Pa. Baby Jack's parents are Sara Benton and John Gannone of Skippack. Pu. FAITH in FLUX David O'Reilly Suddenly Jack found himself tilted over a marble font. He did not roll howl, but gave a of his eyes toward the vaulted ceiling as holy water streamed onto his downy brown hair. "I baptize you." the priest intoned, "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." In that instant, Jack Gannone became a Roman Catholic, a member of the largest Christian church on Earth, one of an estimated 67 million adherents in the United States and nearly 1.5 million in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Statistically, he probably will remain in the fold for life. Although American Catholics have a higher dropout rate than Protestants of any major denomination, 80 percent stay at least nominally in head-bac- Gannone was about to a defining moment, that would unite him more than a billion of 2(X) nations and languages'. most of them, he never saw it coming. The day was April 23, a Sunday, and inside the sparely modern sanctuary of St. Eleanor Roman Catholic Church in Collegeville, Pa., Jack squirmed on his mother's lap. "Parents, do you understand what you are about to do?" the Rev. Andrew Brownholtz asked. John Gannone and Sara Benton nodded. Jack ' k war-tim- the church from cradle to grave. But what kind of Catholic might Jack and indeed, any of his 21st century soul mates grow up to be? If today's strong trends are an accurate compass, they point to someone whom the hierarchy has never gladly embraced: a Gitlwlic who lives the faith on his or her own terms. From baby boomers through Gen Xn and MillenniaLs. a streak of'spiritud autonomy is growing more pronounced among those who count themselves as practicing Catholics. Religious scholars scan the horizon and see little that might reverse the slow drift away from not only the dictates of Rome but' also some core teachings of the faith. e and newsgroups. I Step Five: Process the See CATHOLICISM, B8 Religion Notes Local Kniahts of Columbus council hits century mark The Escalante Council will commemorate its milestone anniversary at a gala event planned for Aug. 1. The council, which is open to Roman It's been more than 500 years . Catholic men age 18 and older, meets since Christopher Columbus "sailed on the second and fourth Tuesday of the ocean blue," whereas the Roman Catholic fraternal service organizaeach month. It is named for the Spantion that bears his name has only been ish explorer Father Silvestre Velez ' de Escalante, a Franciscan missionin existence for 124 years. ' The Escalante Council No. 1 136, ary who, in 1776, became one of the of the Knights of Columbus, which first Europeans to set foot in Utah. Additional information about meets at St. Francis of Assist Catholic the Escalante Council is available Church in Orem, was chartered July online at httpwww geocities.com 6, 1906. As of Thursday, that's 100 i knight sOl 136. years of promoting the KOCs core principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. IDS Church kicks off The Escalante Council was founded ' Nauvoo pageant in the gold-arisilver mining town How much do you know about the of Eureka, in Juab County, where it flourished for several decades before history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints in Nauvoo, 111? the downturn In Utah's precious metals mining industry prompted a reloWould you like to know more? cation to Utah Valley. , Volunteers have gathered in the d 1 -- y city established by IDS Church founder Joseph Smith in 1839 for the second annual Nauvoo Pageant, which began Friday and continues through Aug. 4. The pageant is presented nightly, Tuesday through Saturday, at 8:45 p.m. A variety of activities are also available, beginning at 7 pre-sho- p.m. . The cast is made up of 800 actors, with a production crew of more than 100. The script, which tells of the experience of the early Latter-daSaints who built up the city after fleeing to Illinois from Missouri, is based on Journals and other l!Nhentury historical records. Church publicists estimate that more than 175.000 hours have been volunteered by pageant participants so far. Attendance at last year's Nauvoo Pageant averaged about 3,000 people at each perfor y e mance. Additional information about the Nauvoo Pageant is available online at www.nauvoopageant.org, or by . phone at (801) Provo Baptists host Bible camp Jury 17-2-0 for kids First Baptist Church of Provo has an invitation for parents who are looking for a fun, informative approach to Bible teaching The church is offering a vacat ion , Bible Behoof, "Holy LanJ Adventure: Jerusalem Marketplace Where Jesus Walked to the Cross." July from 6 p.m. each night. The school is open to kids between the ages of S and 12. Additional information is available . by phone at 17-2- 0 374-848- Cody Clark, Daily Herald col- led ed findings, match, then extend. Match pew information on a person to four pieces of old data. When you find a match, extend your pedigree by adding the new informal ion. Decide what information you want next and plan how to get it. I Step Six: Search original sources. Many people who start genealogy with the Internet do not know about this step, yet it Is what all other steps lead to. For this step, you find birth certificates, tombstones and church records. This is the step that takes the most time and is the most fun. Decked out with apron and paper towels, maybe even gloves, you visit courthouses and special collections. This step is the source of til that stuff on the Internet. I Step Seven: Publish or perish. Publish on CD, on the Web. or in a book. Publish to correct errors, to save others from redoing what you have done, to save your hard and valuable work from accidental or deliberate loss ot destruction. Publish to unify your family. Don't wait until It's aU done either, because that will never happen. I Step Eight Evaluate and decide. Bi(helectronically and See KERR, BS |