DNA Can Now Identify Unknown Soldiers. It Also Reveals Tangles of Old Mistakes. – Eye-opener. I did the research for one of the soldiers mentioned in here.

I’ve been seeing a lot about how Ikea Norway is helping with baby names, but no one was linking to the source. But of course, genealogists want to know! So here’s where to look for the navnekatalogen. So many good ones – Jeppe, Figge, Torkel, Malina, Ranfrid and Pernilla – but I think my favorites are Ulf and Yngve!

New “Lost Voices” Exhibit Translates and Digitizes America’s Oldest Parish Archive to Provide Rare Insight Into Early Florida History – It’s so weird how we’re hardly taught anything about the history of Florida when we learn about American history in school, but it’s deep, multicultural, and fascinating. Here’s an intriguing resource designed to help tell it.

Podcast: Hidden clues of a Black family’s Bible – Bibles can be magical to genealogists. Podcast explains how a Black family’s Bible ended up at the Smithsonian Institution.

Acromegaly: ‘Giant gene’ bond forged between US and Mid Ulster – There are a lot of tall people in the part of my family that hails from Ulster – including my grandfather who was known by his buddies in WWI as “Yardandahalf Shields.” My mom was 5’10” or so when few women were. Now I’m wondering. 🤔

Your Eye Color Confirms Your Ancestry – well, kind of.

Lifereel Academy: Capture the memories of your loved ones – If you’ve ever thought about interviewing your loved ones, you’ll want to check out this course. This fellow and his family are charming (I promise, you’re going to fall in love with his grandmother), and his bite-size learning approach will appeal to many. Check it out! And if you like what you see, please share. 🙏

BTW, in case you’re curious, I have no skin in this game. I get approached by folks all the time wanting me to share their offerings, and rarely do so, but I was genuinely impressed and think/hope y’all will find this useful.

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