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.
Cause Of Death Pedigree
Researching the cause of death pedigree for my family back through my great-grandparents.
Down Under: The Case of the Cannon Tombstone
The Genealogy Guys are drawn to a tombstone with a cannon on it, and in the course of their sleuthing, we learn the unexpected story of Idlebrando Zacchini.
Unclaimed Persons (video)
Unclaimed persons - it's a quiet but disturbing epidemic. People are going to their graves with no family to claim them. Medical examiners and coroners' offices are turning to an unexpected resource for help: genealogists.
Seton Shields Genealogical Grant Awarded to Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective
Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, spent ten years journeying through databases and museum holdings to find photos from the Revolutionary War Generation.