My #NotAllowedToDie List
Couldn't help myself. I had to get some words and thoughts down after the rapid loss of David Bowie and Alan Rickman. I would love to hear who would be on your list.
Genealogy Roundup, January 6
In this week's Roundup, hear how one man's expertise and foresight was instrumental in saving treasured Ellis Island artifacts, check out an amazing pen pal relationship, listen in on a discussion about DNA testing, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 23
This week, we have baby names, coroner's case files, 'Ellis Island' from The Coors, a shark tombstone, genealogical serendipity, and much, much more!
Genealogy Roundup, December 16
This week in Genealogy Roundup: passports, antique mourning jewelry, a memorial for unclaimed persons, a glimmer in the U.S. Arunachal search, and much more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, November 25
This week, take a peek into a new book on Pharrell Williams, get news about Jim Parsons, and discover the delights and perils of navigating New York City with a guidebook from 1899.
Genealogy Roundup, November 4
Legacy Family Tree's new Genealogy Education website, Silicon Valley's dirty little secret (a paper Moleskine notebook obsession--this is a fun one!), and more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, September 30
This week, enjoy DNA designs honoring Francis Crick and helping to fund the fight against cancer, the story of a wedding gown that's been handed down for 120 years and the woman who'll be the 11th member of her family to get married in it, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, September 16
A woman finds a window into a love gone by in an old sewing machine, Biden and Colbert’s Late Show Interview, and twin brothers are reunited after seventy years apart.
Leaving a Trace Behind, a.k.a., If Walls Could Talk
As I packed up my old office to move to a new state, I thought about all the genealogical work I'd done there and whether I should leave a trace of myself behind.
Genealogy Roundup, September 2
This week, we have another touching reunion, a story involving Hitler's teeth, a family who saves the pub their ancestors owned, and much, much more . . .