This quarter, I'm awarding two grants--one to Rich Custer to support his work preserving Carpatho-Rusyn records and the other to help defray the initial costs of a book series produced by the White Lake Area Historical Society that will showcase area families and notable people, places, and events.
Ginnifer Goodwin unravels a tale including drugs, gambling, prison, and more on the new season of Who Do You Think You Are?
Almost a century after their service, Sgt. Henry Johnson* and Sgt. William Shemin were finally awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony for their heroics in World War I. As the genealogist who had the privilege of researching both of these Medal of Honor cases for the Army, I had the opportunity to seek out and steep myself in more than 1,300 pages of Sgt. Johnson's paper trail, so I'd like to clarify some misconceptions.
More remains to be corrected, but clarifying Henry Johnson's name, as well as shedding light on the dates and places of his birth and death, seems a modest and fitting tribute.
This is my true gripe with liberties taken in historical films - for the vast majority of the people who watch, the movie will be the only version of events that they'll ever know.
Savannah Memorial Park, a pioneer cemetery, hosts Memorial & Veterans Day ceremonies, "Retiring of the Colors" events and participate in 4th of July Parade.
The Historical Society of Kent County receives the donation of a building that will be the future Bordley History Center.
2014 marks the Millennium Celebration of Brian Boru High King of Ireland. The Farrells were Princes of Annaly for more than five hundred years.
Memorial for Philip Reed, Slave Who Placed Freedom on the Capitol. Hewas disinterred twice, and each time, taken a little further from his beloved Capitol.
DNA upends the Titanic version of Anastasia Romanov. A huge "get" for Ancestry, and a boon to countless genealogists! NYC vital records!
