The Amazing Women in Stephen Colbert’s Family Tree
Did I know anything about Stephen Colbert’s roots? Luckily for him, I had two hundred years of family history at the ready.
Genealogy Roundup, May 27
In this week's roundup, honoring our identified heroes this Memorial Day, a podcast featuring Reclaim the Records, how a DNA test solved a 75-year-old mystery, and more!
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Jon Hamm’s Roots
Jon Hamm’s roots may be less mysterious than Don Draper’s, but there’s more to his story than his Missouri birth.
Genealogy Roundup, May 13
In this week’s roundup, groundbreaking British census research, rare Italian surnames at risk of disappearing, a nostalgic internet time machine, and more.
Identifying the Mystery Man in My Baby Photo
His tidy script notes that it was the "American caretaker, Belleau Woods Cemetery, France" and the slide shows this man bending over to chat with 18-month-old me.
Genealogy Roundup, March 4
In this week’s roundup, a book for Irish American Heritage and Women’s History Month, a touching reunion story about inherited traits, and more!
Genealogy Roundup, February 18
In this week’s roundup, an ode to puzzles, a powerful story of a family tree decades in the making, a creative opportunity connected to a popular cemetery, and more!
Genealogy Roundup, February 11
In this week’s roundup, a Connecticut man reconnecting Black families with their history, a cold case that sparked a DNA surprise, a new guide to researching Catholic nuns, and more!
Genealogy Roundup, February 4
In this week’s roundup, good news for those of Hawaiian heritage, a few books I’ve been reading, and more!
Genealogy Roundup, January 28
In this week’s roundup, a baby photo mystery, and more!