Genealogy Roundup, July 15
In this week's Roundup: A graphic novel about the heroic actions of Medal of Honor Recipient Henry Johnson, thoughts on cursive writing, some mindless escapism courtesy of Netflix, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A graphic novel about the heroic actions of Medal of Honor Recipient Henry Johnson, thoughts on cursive writing, some mindless escapism courtesy of Netflix, and more.
In this week's Roundup: The joys of physical books, letters from the 1918 flu epidemic, putting genealogical skills to use for COVID-19 contact tracing, and more.
In this week's Roundup: 8 things you didn't know about the Cuomo brothers' family tree, DNA pioneers, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An article about genealogical travel to Ireland (maybe next year?), the remains of suspected WWII US airmen repatriated from Myanmar, and a delightful, genie-related distraction that might be welcome right about now.
In this week's Roundup: Solving a long-held family history mystery, WDYTYA flashback, and more.
In this week's Roundup: RIP to “the proverbial dean of American genealogical research" and an artistic tribute to DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin.
In this week's Roundup: The evolution of US girl names from 1880-2013, a rescue tale, tributes for fallen soldiers from past conflicts, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Two soldiers lost in the Korean War returning home, a history of the potato chip in England, and the roots recipe for Betty White.
In this week's Roundup: A morphing surname, detours in Scotland, a great-grandmother who crossed the Atlantic three times throughout her immigration journey, and other tales from the roots of Melissa McCarthy.
In this week's Roundup: Genealogy aboard the Queen Mary 2, two soldiers accounted for from the Korean War, and more.