This Newsletter is 27 Years Old! – So much has changed over the decades I’ve been a genealogist, but one constant – for 27 years now! – is Dick Eastman’s newsletter. And I’m so grateful. All these years later, every issue still has fresh content. And as he explains in this particular one, it takes something as extreme as his crashing a plane into treetops and falling 80 feet to the ground to make him miss even a single one (😮). Now *that’s* dedication!

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Thanks a million, Dick! 🙏

7 Things You Didn’t Know about Hakeem Jeffries’ Roots – This article is genealogical, but about a political figure, so if that doesn’t appeal to you, please simply ignore this. For the rest, I hope you’ll find this interesting! 🙏

Julia Roberts Isn’t a Roberts – I recall one of Julia Roberts’ cousins being very disturbed when I wrote this HuffPo article about her not really being a Roberts back in 2011. People within the same family can respond very differently to this kind of revelation.

“I’m just gonna put down Pacman.” – Before you groan, note that it’s Pasczmasciuz who’s changing his own name!

Royalty Inside My DNA – You and a few million others. 😆🧬

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