http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/GenealogyFind stories, videos, and photos about Genealogy from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:45:54 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Genealogy14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Genealogy from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/dna.families/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/dna.families/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a fun exercise: Compare the DNA profiles of random individuals who reside in different regions of the world, have little in common and don't much resemble one another.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/14/burroughs.obama.genealogy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/14/burroughs.obama.genealogy/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast week a New York Times article reported that Michelle Obama's great-great-great grandparents were a white man and a slave whom he impregnated. This story highlights the growing importance of genealogy in America.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295131,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295131,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Harry Potter star's family tree includes a woman accused of witchcraft in the 16th centuryFri, 31 Jul 2009 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/26/candidates.relatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/26/candidates.relatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextPerhaps, now the candidates will play nice.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSurprising fossils dug up in Africa are creating messy kinks in the iconic straight line of human evolution with its knuckle-dragging ape and briefcase-carrying manWed, 08 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/30/hm.male.breast.cancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/30/hm.male.breast.cancer/index.htmlIt started with a pain behind the nipple. Within a few weeks, a lump started to grow. It got bigger and more painful until a doctor finally diagnosed stage 4 breast cancer. It's a story shared by thousands around the United States, only in this case, the patient's name is Bill Morley.Wed, 30 May 2007 23:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1624950,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1624950,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAncestry.com is unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975Fri, 25 May 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0705/gallery.protect_your_biggest_asset_you.moneymag/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0705/gallery.protect_your_biggest_asset_you.moneymag/index.htmlAs a baby boomer, you're probably making the best money of your career with little time for your health. 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We also have zero risk tolerance now that we're on in years. - Felix, Orange Park, Fla.Tue, 01 May 2007 14:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/slave.register/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/slave.register/index.htmlA genealogy Web site has taken a bold step in exposing the details of the British slave trade by publishing a list of Barbados slaves.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/23/chasinglife.livingto100/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/23/chasinglife.livingto100/index.htmlDr. Thomas Perls is a leading expert on aging, so I was a little nervous when he arrived recently at my house at 6:20 a.m. He was there to assess how the daily decisions I'm making are affecting my life expectancy.Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/04/selma.democrats/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/04/selma.democrats/index.htmlThe top two Democratic presidential contenders fought Sunday for the support of African-American voters in a place infamous for a bloody clash between voting rights protesters and police.Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmOne of the many joys of the World Cup is engaging in a 30-day frenzy of flag-hugging nationalism. 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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:50:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/02/14/jai.lucas/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/02/14/jai.lucas/index.htmlFor Jai Lucas, serving a McDonald's happy meal with a smile was the most unpleasant option to stomach.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/12/schneider.blue.state.republicans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/12/schneider.blue.state.republicans/index.htmlOn Tuesday, Mitt Romney becomes the first of the three leading Republicans to declare he's officially running for president.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:18:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/01/16/wsu.low/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/01/16/wsu.low/index.htmlThe heritage of Washington State junior guard Derrick Low can be traced from his left ankle all the way up to his hip.Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/12/19/family.history/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/12/19/family.history/index.htmlSearching for the perfect present for your children, one that won't get shoved in a closet or cost a fortune? Hoping to engage your children in activities other than video games and television over their winter break? Look no further than those piles of shoe boxes bursting with old photographs. This holiday season give kids the gift that they will treasure for a lifetime -- a family history.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/18/platform_sharing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/18/platform_sharing/index.htmlYou will often hear people, especially car writers, say that one car is "based on" another or that two vehicles "share a platform." For example, they might say that the Ford Fusion is based on the Mazda6 or that the Toyota Highlander is based on the Toyota Camry.Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/06/hm.alzheimers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/06/hm.alzheimers/index.htmlNovember is National Alzheimer's Disease month. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin talked about the illness with Dr. John Morris, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/06/crow.cancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/06/crow.cancer/index.htmlEarlier this year, rock singer Sheryl Crow underwent minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer.Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387412/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387412/index.htmAmericans abandon about $5 billion a year. Whatever the cause - be it stock certificates mislaid in the back of a dresser drawer or Granddad forgetting to list a savings account in his will - reuni... Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlPresident Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlPresident Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/07/new.you.drampolla/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/07/new.you.drampolla/index.htmlDenise Rampolla is looking forward to finding ways to improve her family's health by participating in CNN's "New You Resolution."Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/02/15/ew.books.daughter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/02/15/ew.books.daughter/index.htmlIn her lovely and rhapsodically received 2003 debut novel, "Liars and Saints," Maile Meloy offered a sparkling contemporary revamp of that ponderous literary relic: the multigenerational family saga.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/21/journal.roundup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/21/journal.roundup/index.htmlBetter than a spoonful of sugarThu, 21 Jul 2005 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/24/justice.sunday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/24/justice.sunday/index.htmlConservative Christian leaders used a nationally televised rally Sunday night to urge an end to Democratic filibusters against several of President Bush's nominees for federal judgeships.Mon, 25 Apr 2005 01:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/12/genographic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/12/genographic/index.html"Genographic" is not showing up in many dictionaries yet. 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Generally, you need a coordinator to decide the reunion format, a secretary ...Fri, 01 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85522/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85522/index.htmQuaint, old-fashioned and nearly as dead as the quilting bee. Until recently, that was most Americans' opinion of family reunions. But the tradition -- once thought lost as families began scatterin...Fri, 01 Dec 1989 05:01:00 EST