Dead man may tell a tale: Cape Cod museum tests DNA from pirate ship – yet another genetic genealogy tale and attempt to solve a history mystery

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Maddow’s Roots – P.S. If you happen to like this, would greatly appreciate it if you’d “clap” by clicking on the little gray hands at the bottom left of the article. You can do so up to 50 times. Thanks!

Turkey shuts down genealogy service after overload of inquiries – I remember way back when this happened to the Ellis Island site upon launch.

Where Old, Unreadable Documents Go to Be Understood – Raise your hand if you think you’re pretty good at reading messy handwriting in old documents, too.

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Mike Pence’s Immigrant Saga Makes a Case for Compassion – I’ve decided that I have to occasionally speak up, even when it’s uncomfortable. I have a problem with the mean, I-got-mine-too-bad-for-you attitude that seems so prevalent these days, so when I spot inconsistencies, inaccuracies, or hypocrisy, I’m going to point them out.

The Lost Art of Victorian Human Hair Shrines – just wondering – is this a tradition we should revive or nah?

The Multicultural Family Tree of Bruno Mars – Given all his Grammy wins this past weekend, I thought it was time to freshen up my piece on his multicultural heritage.

How ‘chain migration’ brought us the Trump White House – This piece includes a shout-out to the research efforts of Jennifer Mendelsohn and yours truly.

Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage – Determined genealogist makes for exquisite timing.

Photo Credit: Ancestry.com DNA “Together Forever” video

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