The Amazing Women in Stephen Colbert’s Family Tree – Since we’re sadly going to lose The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this month, I wanted to share this article I wrote about Stephen Colbert’s roots. Wishing only the best to Stephen and Evie!
Henry Johnson (World War I soldier) – So frustrating! I researched (William) Henry Johnson, a WWI hero, for his posthumous Medal of Honor award in 2015. Someone emailed today saying Ancestry told them they were a cousin. I checked. There are 25 trees for this man on Ancestry and ALL of them are wrong. ALL have an incorrect spouse and parents. 😠
Marleka Identity Labs – I can’t believe that what I’m about to share is a thing, but there’s now a company focused specifically on analyzing *Rusyn* DNA! 🤯 Yes, really! 😁
Here’s a portion of my Dad’s results (and FYI – he’s got pan-Rusyn roots that include villages in present-day Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland).
They have an excellent website that explains everything you need to know (and will even offer some Rusyn merch soon 😊).
Photo by: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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