Chain Migration: What’s Changed? – Warning: Mostly genealogical piece, but with political overtones. Reader discretion is advised. P.S. Bonus: a few little known photos of immigrants arriving in NYC 1890-1892

Dead man may tell a tale: Cape Cod museum tests DNA from pirate ship – yet another genetic genealogy tale and attempt to solve a history mystery

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Maddow’s Roots – P.S. If you happen to like this, would greatly appreciate it if you’d “clap” by clicking on the little gray hands at the bottom left of the article. You can do so up to 50 times. Thanks!

Turkey shuts down genealogy service after overload of inquiries – I remember way back when this happened to the Ellis Island site upon launch.

Where Old, Unreadable Documents Go to Be Understood – Raise your hand if you think you’re pretty good at reading messy handwriting in old documents, too.