Genealogy Roundup, February 2
In this week's Roundup: A family homestead of six generations and counting and a historical novel about a "brilliant and trailblazing genius and the price she paid to advance the frontiers of science."
In this week's Roundup: A family homestead of six generations and counting and a historical novel about a "brilliant and trailblazing genius and the price she paid to advance the frontiers of science."
In this week's Roundup: A letter written during WWII delivered 76 years later; the touching, bittersweet story behind a pair of tombstones in Tampa; an orphan heirloom rescue, and much more.
In this week's Roundup: Joe Manganiello's Irish roots, genetic genealogy news, a genealogy themed play, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A project to digitize millions of rolls of microfilm containing billions of family history records from around the world is complete and a soldier declared MIA during the Korean War has been accounted for.
In this week's Roundup: Remembering the only American to help lead a resistance group against the Nazis, a woman who was executed in 1943
In this week's Roundup: The fascinating history of Hart Island, NY; brothers, adopted separately, reunite; an Irish pub owner gets a $1 million surprise, and lots more.
In this week's Roundup: A thought-provoking account of overcoming tremendous setbacks, a sad but lovely expression of grief, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A heartfelt and thought-provoking poem touching past and future (recited by the author), RIP Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Two soldiers returning home from WWII and the Korean War and a new genealogy TV show, featuring "regular" folks, to premiere next month.
In this week's Roundup: how DNA helped one man identify his grandfather and solve a crime, two orphan heirloom stories, Oprah's keynote at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening, and more.