Genealogy Roundup, April 15
Key & Peele on Ancestry.com, Modern Genealogy article, Genealogist helps Lackawanna County find next of kin for unclaimed dead, and well-known genealogist stepping down.
Genealogy Roundup, April 8
Hillary Clinton Family Tree a wake-up call for genealogy; ‘Gertie’s Babies,’ Sold at Birth, Use DNA to Unlock Past; and Army corporal, captured in Korean War, brought home.
Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy
If everyone got a quarter of Hillary Clinton's tree wrong, what about yours? Are the names adorning your family tree really your ancestors or just crowd-sourced fiction?
Historical Accuracy as Prison?
This is my true gripe with liberties taken in historical films - for the vast majority of the people who watch, the movie will be the only version of events that they'll ever know.
Genealogical Serendipity x 2
This book is a favorite of mine - not only because it was my first, but because it's a collection of 101 tales of genealogical serendipity.
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
There's a new scam afoot. I went to Amazon last evening and was startled to learn that I had supposedly published a new book two days earlier.
Memorial for Philip Reed, Slave Who Placed Freedom on the Capitol
Memorial for Philip Reed, Slave Who Placed Freedom on the Capitol. Hewas disinterred twice, and each time, taken a little further from his beloved Capitol.
Genealogy Round Up, January 27
The Best Genealogy Websites for Finding Your Irish Roots. Look what I found in the branches of Jimmy Fallon's Family Tree - Irish America.
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” now available in audio format!
"Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing" now available in audio format!
November 2013 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
Grant to address preservation measures to cope with humidity in the manuscript room and to protect a rare 1878 map showing family names and landholdings.