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Genealogy Roundup, January 31

By |2018-01-31T11:14:42-05:00January 31st, 2018|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Ancestry has seriously upped its advertising game with a Brexit themed musical, speaking up about hypocrisy, a Lt. governor is sworn into office holding a copy of his ancestor's manumission document, Victorian hair shrines, and more . . .

Genealogy Roundup, December 20

By |2017-12-20T11:21:59-05:00December 20th, 2017|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Snopes.com investigates the claim that DNA testing companies admitted to altering test results, Lin-Manuel Miranda is profiled on BBC Radio 4, and an airman missing from World War II is accounted for.

Genealogy Roundup, October 4

By |2017-10-04T10:50:55-04:00October 4th, 2017|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration, Military|

In this week's Roundup: On the 88th anniversary of his arrival in his adopted country, a World War II veteran shares the one thing he'd like every U.S. citizen to appreciate; another veteran is reunited with a memento after 73 years, and more.

The Louisiana Roots of Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine

By |2017-09-26T11:52:48-04:00September 26th, 2017|Celebrities, Family History, Research|

Among legendary chef, restaurateur, activist, and patron of the arts Leah Chase's more intriguing ancestors are one of the first African American members of the Louisiana state legislature, a fellow who purchased the freedom of several relatives, a gentleman who served as the military legal counselor to the Spanish governor, and a great-great-grandmother whose cause attracted the attention of the then governor of Florida and future American President, Andrew Jackson. To share the entirety of her family saga would require a book, but here are some highlights.

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