Family Trees

Q3 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant

By |2016-09-12T10:25:40-04:00September 12th, 2016|Family History, Grants|

This quarter, I'm awarding a grant to Mac Titmus and his co-volunteers of Long Island Genealogy. Long Island research can actually be quite challenging, so I'm really happy to support a resource I've found to be so helpful. Since they never charge for information, the group would like to file for not-for-profit status, which has a number of costs associated with it. The post explains how you can join me in supporting them.

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.

New Season of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Launching April 3rd

By |2016-03-08T10:07:51-05:00March 8th, 2016|Celebrities, Family History|

The Emmy nominated series Who Do You Think You Are? returns this spring to follow more of today's most beloved and iconic celebrities as they embark on personal journeys of self-discovery to trace their family trees.

World’s Largest Family Reunion: Genealogy or Preen-ealogy?

By |2015-06-02T11:26:18-04:00June 2nd, 2015|Books, Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Human Interest|

To me, the heart and soul of genealogy is uncovering and learning the stories of our ancestors. It's about them, but if your end goal is name collecting or name dropping, you're making it all about you. Should the success of the Global Family Renuion allow the luxury of a recurring event, wouldn't it be wonderful if our ancestors could take center stage?

Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy

By |2015-04-08T11:16:36-04:00April 8th, 2015|Celebrities, Family History, Human Interest, Research|

If everyone got a quarter of Hillary Clinton's tree wrong, what about yours? Are the names adorning your family tree really your ancestors or just crowd-sourced fiction?

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