Genealogy Roundup, October 12
In this week's Roundup: DNA surprises, every Japanese American incarcerated during WWII named, getting more awe in your life, a census hero, and more.
In this week's Roundup: DNA surprises, every Japanese American incarcerated during WWII named, getting more awe in your life, a census hero, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A tombstone which, according to the photographer has become "a local legend around Salt Lake City," and a soldier accounted for from the Korean War.
In this week's Roundup: A great new research tool plus how life stories of enslaved people became "crucial to a legal battle over a Louisiana petrochemical facility that could triple residents’ exposure to carcinogens."
In this week's Roundup: What bones tell a bioarchaeologist about human life spans in pre-modern times, our ancestors weren't that different from us, happy little search tools, and more.
In this week's Roundup: TFW you see your research pop up randomly and Who Do You Think You Are is back on air.
In this week's Roundup: A remarkable man who made it his life's mission to "search for, collect, preserve, and teach the history of Black people," "Who Do You Think You Are?" returns to the screen, and more.
In this week's Roundup: DNA identifies soldiers but also reveals mix-ups that resulted in some service members being buried in the wrong grave, insight into early Florida history, how a Black family's Bible ended up in the Smithsonian Institution and so much more.
In this week's Roundup: 19-year-old airman lost in WWII is accounted for by the DPAA, a new ancestry archive, OutHorse your email (really! 😊), and lots more.
In this week's Roundup: The 1950 census gives a snapshot of a segregated neighborhood, ancestry twists and turns, a great application of artificial intelligence, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An amazing tale where heroic past actions reach forward to touch the present, the world's oldest person (who, incidentally, loves chocolate and wine), and more.