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Genealogy Roundup, January 23

By |2019-01-23T11:01:19-05:00January 23rd, 2019|Books, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup|

Ever wondered why no reward is seemingly too low for some cybercriminals to target? In the case of DNA test kits mailed to random strangers, the prize hackers had their eyes on were ten-dollar gift cards. Get the full story on this – and more – in this week's Roundup!

Genealogy Roundup, October 31

By |2018-10-31T10:31:21-04:00October 31st, 2018|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: The kind of surprises you might encounter when you DNA test, a fun toy alert, and the funeral announcement for a U.S. serviceman accounted for from the Korean War.

Genealogy Roundup, September 12

By |2018-09-12T11:22:15-04:00September 12th, 2018|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A news story about the DPAA's work to find and identify U.S. service members from conflicts dating to World War II (and even occasionally World War I); plus two soldiers–one who gave his life in the Korean War and the other in World War II–whose remains have been recently identified.

Genealogy Roundup, August 1

By |2018-08-01T10:52:13-04:00August 1st, 2018|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: The variety of tools used to identify decades-old remains of soldiers unaccounted for, the remains of Tuskegee Airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson have been officially identified, books that had once belonged to Thomas Jefferson found in a dumpster and returned, and more.

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