Genealogy Round Up, July 15
I highly recommend giving this interview a listen -- and while you're at it, be sure to snag yourself a copy of "Here Is Where". You'll love this book!
Genealogy Round Up, July 8
DNA Stories: A Tale of Two Sisters (VIDEO)
The First LUCKY 13 Grant Has Been Awarded
13 grants to purchase family treasures from pawn stores, do the detective work to track down descendants of the original owners, and return the item to that family.
Genealogy Round Up, July 1
Son Of WWII Soldier, Receives Father's Letters 69 Years Later and A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash
Genealogy Round Up, June 24
Video illustrating a clever use of mtDNA testing to solve family history mystery. DNA Stories: Tale of Two Sisters. Happy 5th anniversary Unclaimed Persons!
DNA Stories: A Tale of Two Sisters
This video will be of interest to folks who are into genetic genealogy. It features a clever use of mtDNA testing to get past a long-standing brick wall.
Genealogy Round Up, June 17
Down Under: The Case of the Cannon Tombstone (video) featuring George Morgan & Drew Smith
Down Under: The Case of the Cannon Tombstone
The Genealogy Guys are drawn to a tombstone with a cannon on it, and in the course of their sleuthing, we learn the unexpected story of Idlebrando Zacchini.
Genealogy Round Up, June 10
The chilling pictures of suitcases left in a New York insane asylum by patients who were locked away for the rest of their lives.
Genealogy Grant Awarded to Daviess County Public Library
Grant for a local history project called "Voices of Elmwood." They will research people buried in Elmwood Cemetery and have actors reenact their lives during a hayride through the cemetery.