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  • Recently, Ms. Persing sorted family members by birth year and examined old military draft records to figure out which ancestor was the owner of the heirloom Civil War sword her grandfather keeps.

    Not Your Grandmother's Genealogy Hobby Alina Dizik 2011

  • Ms. Persing found her famous relatives by merging her Geni profile with more-developed profiles and then scanning down to her alleged 25th great-grandfather on her father's side.

    Not Your Grandmother's Genealogy Hobby Alina Dizik 2011

  • Chloe Persing likes to brag about her famous alleged ancestors—French queen Marie Antoinette (10th cousin eight times removed), English author Jane Austen (ninth cousin, seven times removed).

    Not Your Grandmother's Genealogy Hobby Alina Dizik 2011

  • Ms. Persing discovered these claims to fame on Geni.com, a genealogy-focused website and social network that helps users tap into a single giant family tree by merging their own family trees with those of distant relatives.

    Not Your Grandmother's Genealogy Hobby Alina Dizik 2011

  • We never in the modern day had such positions as literacy coaches, math coaches, instructional-integration specialists, said Persing, who began his education career in 1957.

    Literacy News – 879th Edition « News « Literacy News 2010

  • "These tests are so imperfect that many illnesses are called Lyme disease when they're not," says Persing.

    The Itch And The Scratch 2008

  • In the lessons learned category, a lot of people would be concerned about this in Los Angeles -- 140,000 some odd people just go through that one station, Persing (ph) station, every day.

    CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2007 2007

  • "Poor schools in this state are underfunded," said Thomas Persing, acting deputy superintendent for the Chester Upland district.

    NYT > Home Page By SABRINA TAVERNISE 2012

  • After the meeting, Persing said while enrollment is down, the Donegan administrative position is needed because the school serves such high-risk children who move frequently and many have trouble understanding English.

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • After the meeting, Persing said while enrollment is down, the Donegan administrative position is needed because the school serves such high-risk children who move frequently and many have trouble understanding English.

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

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