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Genealogy Roundup, November 15

By |2017-11-15T11:23:19-05:00November 15th, 2017|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Immigration, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A tribute to the last of the Bedford Boys, a soldier lost in the Korean War returns home, genetic genealogy, "Swedish death cleaning," why you might want to write your memoir even if only you ever read it, and much more...

Genealogy Roundup, October 4

By |2017-10-04T10:50:55-04:00October 4th, 2017|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration, Military|

In this week's Roundup: On the 88th anniversary of his arrival in his adopted country, a World War II veteran shares the one thing he'd like every U.S. citizen to appreciate; another veteran is reunited with a memento after 73 years, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, September 20

By |2017-09-20T11:17:21-04:00September 20th, 2017|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Starting a new case for a soldier who lost his life at age 22 in the English Channel on D-Day, and don't you know, he had applied for Sons of the American Revolution when he was only 20. A hero and a genealogist. Obviously, his family history meant a lot to him.

Genealogy Roundup, August 23

By |2017-08-23T11:36:49-04:00August 23rd, 2017|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A video about the search for a Tuskegee Airman whose plane went down on the way back to base after a reconnaissance mission in December 1944, what it's like to be a genealogist, missing soldier and airman from WWII returning home, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, August 16

By |2017-08-16T11:15:00-04:00August 16th, 2017|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Reminders of steamships in New York City, once one of the world's busiest ports; a colonel's WWII-era Army uniform is returned to his granddaughter, who "for the past 3 ½ years has researched and documented the life of her late grandfather, publishing his wartime diaries and giving speeches about his heroism"; and more . . .

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