This weekâs news includes: the funeral for Gordon B. Hinckley, 97, in Salt Lake City on 2 Feb. Mr. Hinckley was the president of the LDS church since 1995; FamilyLin.com, Inc. (http://www.familylink.com) launches their World Collection containing more than 1.5 billion names from 35 countries; and beginning this week, George will be writing a weekly column for Eastmanâs Online Genealogy Newsletter (http://blog.eogn.com/). Drew discusses search strategies for researching common surnames, such as his own â Smith. The Guys discuss ways to avoid âGenealogy Burnout.â And finally, Drew discusses the value of his parentsâ address book in extending his research.

















