Genealogy Roundup, August 24
In this week's Roundup: 5 places that are special to Irish-Americans, reading the hidden stories in the U.S. Census, bringing the stories of enslaved people out of the shadows, and much more.
In this week's Roundup: 5 places that are special to Irish-Americans, reading the hidden stories in the U.S. Census, bringing the stories of enslaved people out of the shadows, and much more.
In this week's Roundup: A soldier lost in World War II has been accounted for, that feeling when you find out you're researching a relative, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Hatfield-McCoy family reunion, Who Do You Think You Are? news, and police use of genetic genealogy
In this week's Roundup: Restaurants where you can dine among the dead, elevating Black history, children and the census, and more.
In this week's Roundup: The 1950 census gives a snapshot of a segregated neighborhood, ancestry twists and turns, a great application of artificial intelligence, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An amazing tale where heroic past actions reach forward to touch the present, the world's oldest person (who, incidentally, loves chocolate and wine), and more.
In this week's Roundup: Easter chapter to a (perhaps the original) "It's a Wonderful Life" tale; a member of the 490th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, 10th Air Force who was lost in WWII is now accounted for; and more.
In this week's Roundup: A special photo finds its way home 130+ years later, how many Americans imagine their family tree, and another snippet from the 1950 census.
In this week's Roundup: Lots of news and tidbits from the 1950 Census, celebrating 23 years as a professional genealogist, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An excellent video about the Holodomor in the Ukraine in the 1930s, an 8-year-old who crossed the Atlantic alone, the wallpaper which one woman said serves as this reminder for her, "We had survived the unsurvivable time and time again; cultivating hope wasn’t frivolous, it was essential," a living heirloom story, and more.