Genealogy Roundup, July 13
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: 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.
In this week's Roundup: Easter chapter to a (perhaps the original) "It's a Wonderful Life" tale; a member of the 490th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, 10th Air Force who was lost in WWII is now accounted for; and more.
In this week's Roundup: Lots of news and tidbits from the 1950 Census, celebrating 23 years as a professional genealogist, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An excellent video about the Holodomor in the Ukraine in the 1930s, an 8-year-old who crossed the Atlantic alone, the wallpaper which one woman said serves as this reminder for her, "We had survived the unsurvivable time and time again; cultivating hope wasn’t frivolous, it was essential," a living heirloom story, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Two genetic genealogy reunion tales, an interview with the living son of a slave, a fun chat about genealogy, and more.