Genealogy Roundup, November 15
In this week's Roundup: Honoring our ancestors, an orphan heirloom returned to its family, the history of pockets, and much more.
Meg Ryan’s Rusyn Roots
If I mention the movie When Harry Met Sally and your brain whispers "I'll have what she's having," I've got good news for you. Meg Ryan is back with a new movie. While in countdown mode, I couldn't resist peeking into her past by exploring her ancestry.
Genealogy Roundup, October 4
In this week's Roundup: A documentary about the village that's home of all the Smolenyaks (and variations) and an interesting resource for US census data.
Genealogy Roundup, August 16
In this week's Roundup: The Nostalgia Machine, how a rare portrait of an enslaved child arrived at the Met, one of the world's largest family trees, and more.
Solving the Mystery of Arne Pettersen, the Last to Leave Ellis Island
What became of Arne Pettersen, the last man to depart from Ellis Island?
Genealogy Roundup, June 21
In this week's Roundup: Exploring what life was like for ancestors, a new genealogy TV series on the way, the old myth of names being changed at Ellis Island, and much more.
Genealogy Roundup, June 14
In this week's Roundup: The DPAA starts a multi-year "hellship" accounting project, honoring legacy in broken families, Fort Johnson named in honor of Sgt. Henry Johnson, unclaimed persons, and much more.
Genealogy Roundup, June 7
In this week's Roundup: An apology from the NGS, two soldiers lost in WWII identified, a century of shipwreck photos at risk, and much more.
Genealogy Roundup, March 23
In this week's Roundup: The English singing girls brought to America by an Italian padrone, recreating the journeys of female explorers, AI-generated chuckles for the day, and so much more.
Genealogy Roundup, February 22
In this week's Roundup: An 80-year-old wedding cake with a tragic past, Holland America poster design contest, and modern problems.