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Gordon Gray, professional genealogist from Colorado Springs, has reviewed the genealogy software program Clooz 2 in the first issue of Digital Genealogist. Digital Genealogist is a new magazine edited by the former editor of Genealogical Computing, Liz Kelley Kerstens, CG. The bi-monthly magazine is delivered electronically in PDF format and is sent via e-mail or it can be downloaded from the Web site.

Some of the other articles included in the first issue are:

• “A Sneak Peak at the Near Future,” by David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA. An article about the changes that are coming to FamilySearch.org.
• “Essential Technology for Genealogist,” by D. Joshua Taylor.
• “Wiping Your Hard Drive,” by Goeffrey D. Rasmussen.
• “Family Reunion Flyers - professional designs without professional software,” by Susan Zacharias.
• “In Search of Genealogical Software,” by Bill Mumford.
• “Cybrarian” column by Drew Smith.
• “Mac genie” column by Laura Prescott.

If you would like to check this new magazine out, the first issue can be seen free of charge on the Web site at Digital Genealogist. The subscription rate for future issues is $20 annually.

Update: The Digital Genealogist site may be unavailable … try later if the link doesn’t work for you.

It’s Halloween and what genealogist doesn’t like a nice visit to the cemetery. I recently initiated my grandsons, Jakob and John, in the joys of visiting a cemetery. We went on a hunt to find their 3rd great grandparents tombstones at the Stromsburg Cemetery in Polk County, Nebraska . My two children never appreciated these visits to cemeteries when they were small but my grandsons seemed to have a great time. Maybe the cemetery gene just skipped a generation.

If you can’t make it to a cemetery in person this Halloween, you may want to take a virtual cemetery trip through the Internet. Below are some Web sites with Colorado cemetery information.

US GenWeb Colorado Cemetery Transcription Project

US GenWeb Colorado Tombstone Photo Project

Interment.net (Colorado)

Cemetery Junction (Colorado)

Find A Grave (Colorado)

I Dream of Genealogy (Colorado)

Access Genealogy (Colorado)

The Political Graveyard (Colorado)

If an online trip doesn’t satisfy your cemetery addiction, you might consider helping with the Cemetery Location Project of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS). Volunteers for the project visit Colorado cemeteries, take the GPS reading, and confirm the cemetery’s name. CCGS has purchased several GPS systems for the project. Contact Duane Kniebes at dkniebes@localnet.com for more information and to volunteer.

Happy Halloween!