family reunion Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/family-reunion/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:30:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Genealogy Roundup, October 8 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-october-8-2025/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-october-8-2025/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:21:18 +0000 https://megansmolenyak.com/?p=164501 In this weekโ€™s roundup, a rare in-person event, genealogy research resource for Slovak-Americans, genealogy humor, a Korean War hero is identified, and more.

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]]> Suncoast Genealogy Society – Hey, y’all, just a reminder that I’ll be doing my first in-person event in eons on Nov 22nd in Palm Harbor, Florida. If you live in the area or happen to be a snow-bird, I hope you’ll consider joining us. #genealogy

We Assist Slovak-Americans & Rusyn-Americans to Reconnect with Their Roots – For my fellow Rusyn- and/or Slovak-Americans! If you need help in Slovakia with genealogy research (in archives or on-site in your villages of origin), finding your cousins, with translations, getting photos/videos of your family homestead, tombstones, etc., I can HIGHLY recommend Martin Hyross!

He’s a recently retired business executive who has been SO helpful with my efforts in Slovakia, especially on the two occasions when we brought 40 Americans who had roots in Osturลˆa over there. He worked side by side with me on the world’s first geographical genetic genealogy project, serving as an actual translator, but more to the point, a cultural translator. He also helped with all the troubleshooting that comes along with large group travel in a foreign country (this person missing their flight, that car accident, this person going in the hospital, etc.).

I promise that if you’ve been thinking of hiring someone on the ground in Slovakia, you’ll be more than happy if you choose to work with Martin!

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other – ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜† #Genealogy

PFC Vincent A. Vega – For reasons alluded to in this obituary, this family was daunting to find. Welcome home, PFC Vincent Angelo Vega. #KoreanWar #Hero

 

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]]> https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-october-8-2025/feed/ 0 Genealogy Roundup, July 20 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-july-20/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-july-20/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:20:52 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=158077 In this week's Roundup, read about a 90-year-old man who's digitized over a million records at FamilySearch -- what a great help to people looking to explore their family history! Also this week, explore an island with a dark past, check out the new Ellis Island artwork gracing a building in Tribeca, find out the "latest" in baby names, and more.

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]]> 23 Hipster Baby Name Ideas From The Dictionary of Medieval Names โ€“ “And these are our kids, Everbern, Frost, and Snorri . . .”

Echo man digitizes 1 million names on family history website โ€“ Here’s some inspiration for the FamilySearch indexing event – 90 year old man has done over a million records!

The world record for the largest family reunion may be broken in Spencer, Iowa at the end of July โ€“ This seems like a genuine attempt to break the world record for family reunion turnout. Wonder if they’ll make it??

The Dark Secrets of this Now-Empty Island in Maine โ€“ I once wrote about this island for a private client whose family had sadly been part of this saga. They had no clue.

Parisian Artist JR Completes New ‘Elllis Island’ Installation in Tribeca

Photo Credit: irisWphotography under Creative Commons license

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