The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá – adds an unexpected twist to “separated at birth”

Season 3 of ‘Finding Your Roots’ Green-Lighted for January 2016 Return on PBS

This Empty Sicilian Town is Giving away Free Houses – ooh . . . tempted! very tempted!

Family history in a trove of scribbles – jealous of a family like this that kept every scribble – growing up military, we moved so often that it just wasn’t possible

Jerry Springer thanks World Jewish Relief for family records – this was a really interesting episode of the UK “Who Do You Think You Are?”

Exclusive New Study! 13 Celebrities Who Have Enviable Ancestors – Well, they’re calling this an “exclusive new study,” which is kind of funny since you’ll recognize just about everything from episodes of “Who Do You Think You Are?” and past press releases, but some folks might find this interesting.

If it becomes possible to safely genetically increase babies’ IQ, it will become inevitable – I have been pondering this for years and reached the same conclusion. What do you think?

Joe Biden’s Mumbai Relations – So how cool is this? Looks as if Joe Biden has cousins from India! And if you poke around on Ancestry and FamilySearch, you can find plenty of India-born Bidens, so it looks quite likely! Oh, to be able to Y-DNA test the VP and a possible cousin or two! Love small world stories like this! Incidentally, some of you might recall that I researched his roots, but only the 5/8ths that’s Irish.