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Genealogy Roundup, August 24

By |2016-08-24T12:16:03-04:00August 24th, 2016|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Immigration, Military|

In this week's Roundup, get your funny bone tickled with an Ellis Island cartoon, explore a tattoo shop formerly frequented by medieval pilgrims (and still in the same business!), check out two family sagas you might enjoy reading, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, August 10

By |2016-08-10T10:34:48-04:00August 10th, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

This week: a heartwarming video about the trans-Atlantic reunion of sisters who never knew of each other (made possible by DNA, with a little help from Ancestry.com and British Airways), the man who named the Buffalo Bills, empty mansions, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, August 3

By |2016-08-03T11:19:06-04:00August 3rd, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Ukrainian flower crowns (gorgeous! be sure to click through to the gallery in the photo credit), ancestry tourism, a juxtaposition of portraits and genetic ancestry from Brazil, talking statues, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, June 8

By |2016-06-08T11:39:35-04:00June 8th, 2016|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration|

This week, we've rounded up an interview on unclaimed persons, a mystery surrounding photo booth portraits, a look at Victorian-era memento mori photographs, multitasking genes, and more!

Genealogy Roundup, May 18

By |2016-05-18T14:00:43-04:00May 18th, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration, Videos|

This week's Roundup serves up a plethora of goodies, including a look at family trees through 3,000 years of history, news of a 70-year-old first-time mother in India, archives in the Villa le Corti spanning 600 years of one family's history, and more.

When It Comes to Genetic Genealogy, Women Need Not Apply

By |2016-05-05T11:08:36-04:00May 5th, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, History, Human Interest, Research|

Television producers frequently reach out to pick my brains about forthcoming shows, and I generally do my best to help because I have a conspicuous bias: I’d like to see as much genealogy on air as possible. But yesterday I received an inquiry that made me check the calendar to be sure it was 2016.

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