Genealogy Roundup, May 26
In this week's Roundup: Remembering being thanked by a U.S. president, Jon Stewart's roots, and a funny public service announcement.
In this week's Roundup: Remembering being thanked by a U.S. president, Jon Stewart's roots, and a funny public service announcement.
In this week's Roundup: Looking back at the start of the digital revolution in genealogical research, a lovely approach to honoring those in unmarked graves, and a precocious soldier (chuckles for the day).
As Irish-American Heritage Month begins, I thought I would highlight a hidden Irish American: Barry Manilow.
In this week's Roundup: Celebrating Irish-American Heritage Month, Barry Manilow's roots, ancestor animation, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Memories of my Dad on what would have been his 85th birthday, a hidden gem in an 1864 town book, the last man to leave Ellis Island, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Genetic genealogy being used for yet another purpose, remembering Annie Moore, and a molecular genealogy oldie but goodie.
In this week's Roundup: A charming story about a handshake deal, an 80-year-old beekeeper, and his honeybees, who are hard at work in a slice of woods on the Niagara Frontier; Joe Biden's Irish roots, a statue honoring the patron saint of immigrants, and much, much more.
In this week's Roundup: A rare day-by-day document of life aboard a slave ship, passenger ship posters, genealogy masks of the day #30-#34, and much more.
Trish Hackett Nicola of ChineseExclusionFiles.com has been awarded the second of two grants in Q1 2020. Grant funds will be used to help cover the costs of running the ChineseExclusionFiles website.
Enjoy some genealogical humor in this week's Genealogy Roundup. 😜