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.
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.
What became of Arne Pettersen, the last man to depart from Ellis Island?
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this week's Roundup: An 80-year-old wedding cake with a tragic past, Holland America poster design contest, and modern problems.
In this week's Roundup: 27 years of genealogical news, Hakeem Jeffries' roots, Ellis Island funnies, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Ground left for genealogists to cover, updating a family history to include women in the genealogical records, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An island with juuuuust enough room for a single house, five WWII-era bombers found off Croatia, common sense about ancestors, and more.