Genealogy Roundup, September 11
In this week's Roundup: Two soldiers returning home from WWII and the Korean War and a new genealogy TV show, featuring "regular" folks, to premiere next month.
In this week's Roundup: Two soldiers returning home from WWII and the Korean War and a new genealogy TV show, featuring "regular" folks, to premiere next month.
In this week's Roundup: The Irish in Barbados, census humor, and researcher beware
In this week's roundup: Share the joy of a woman whose stolen purse, containing the only photo she had of her father along with other memorabilia, was returned 60 years later.
In this week's Roundup: A town for sale (with the tempting name of Story), a perfectly preserved baby boot from the 14th century, using genetic genealogy to catch criminals, a mother-daughter reunion after 82 years apart, and more.
The first of two grants this quarter has been awarded to Regina Dillard. Grant funds assisted with the cost of Y-DNA testing of the only two men of her grandmother's generation left in the family who could be tested, ages 86 and 72.
What are your thoughts and feelings when you read that the vast majority of keynote speakers at genealogy conferences are men, despite the fact that the vast majority of genealogists are female? Admittedly, this could be a contentious issue, but let's not be contentious ourselves. All voices are welcome, so long as civility and respect are shown.
"Warm, friendly, cozy and neighborly" or "old world froufrou" or somewhere in between: Where do you fall on the vintage tableware question?
Does the idea of vacationing in a restored, historic coastal village in Scotland's Outer Hebrides pique your wanderlust? Check out this destination and assorted tidbits of genealogical lore in this week's Roundup.
In this week's Roundup: About 500 descendants of slaves sold by Jesuit priests gather for unique reunion in Iberville Parish
In this week's Roundup: grim history beneath a Baltimore parking lot, homes for sale for $1.25 in an effort to keep a Sardinian town alive, and more.