October 2014 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant
Leah Chase is known as the "Queen of Creole Cuisine," but she's so much more – a patron of the arts, a civil rights leader, a champion of New Orleans.
Genealogy Roundup, November 19
Art installment on Ellis Island with the best photos I've seen from it so far. Photo taken one day before this 98-Year-Old Veteran died, has moved America.
Genealogy Roundup, November 12
At L.A. County cemetery, unclaimed dead await a final resting place. Tributes to our veterans.
September 2014 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant
The film will explore how families and cities grow and change, through the medium of Helene's journey from past to present.
Genealogy Roundup, November 5
11th and 12th generations return to revive family homestead.
Genealogy Roundup, October 27
If you've got some Norwegian ancestry, but have never been to Norway, you need to check out this TV show - "Amazing Race" meets "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Genealogy Roundup, October 20
When I traced President Obama's roots to Ireland, I had no idea what it would trigger. French soldier’s room unchanged 96 years after his death in WWI.
August 2014 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant
The grant award will fund the purchase of a mobile scanner that will be used to help visitors preserve valuable family photos and documents.
Genealogy Round Up, October 6
The women on the Irish side of my family often make it to their 90s, but this family has us beat! This poor fellow was kissed to death.
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.