Genealogy Roundup, January 17
In this week's Roundup: The 'skyborn,' manatee genealogy, the merry cemetery, a kitten rescue, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, January 10
In this week's Roundup: My post on Annie Moore went a bit viral, a hotel waiting for people to claim lost luggage from 100 years ago, what makes genealogists tick, and much more.
Genealogy Roundup, January 3
In this week's Roundup: The family history of a NYC institution, the decline of cousins, the greatest dictionary collection in the world, and so much more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 20
In this week's Roundup: The plan to destroy historical wills, unusual obituaries, a tool for locality-based research or studying particular clusters of people, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 13
In this week's Roundup: Connecting Holocaust survivors with family they lost, a happy ending for a lost ring, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 6
In this week's Roundup: A multi-generational Italian-American pastry shop, when genealogy and art meet, and more.
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.
Genealogy Roundup, November 8
In this week's Roundup: When genealogy and AI meet, Meg Ryan's Rusyn roots, unopened 18th-century love letters, the secret cemetery, and much, 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 25
In this week's Roundup: Why archivists get rid of things, Meg Ryan's roots, a soldier lost in WWII accounted for, 84 year old twins who dress alike daily, and much more.