Genealogy Roundup, July 8
In this week's Roundup: A tale of genealogical serendipity, another Reclaim the Records win, Colonial Williamsburg fashion, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A tale of genealogical serendipity, another Reclaim the Records win, Colonial Williamsburg fashion, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A soldier who gave his all in the Korean War accounted for, important news about a proposed fee increase by the USCIS, a charming family tradition, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Family heirlooms, the remains of two soldiers from past conflicts identified, genetic genealogy, and more.
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.
In this week's Roundup: A Swedish journalist finds her secret American brother, saving heirlooms, a tribute to the Queen of Creole Cuisine, and more...
When asked what she wanted people to take away from a visit to the Statue of Liberty Museum, Diane von Furstenberg answered, "The importance of liberty and the importance of freedom. The museum is directly across from Ellis Island, so it’s also about the importance of welcoming people."
Can you imagine what it would be like to know nothing of your family history and how you would feel if you got to speak to your birth mother after a search that lasted more than sixty years? Read one woman's account of just this situation – plus explore many more goodies, including news of a soldier lost in the Korean War accounted for – in this week's Roundup.
How did a kind stranger's insomnia lead to siblings being given the chance to watch and listen to their father as a 22-year-old, months before he married and years before they were born? Find out this (and lots more!) in this week's Roundup.
In this week's Roundup: Gingerbread cookies so beautiful it's (almost) a shame to eat them and one woman shares the generation-spanning connection she discovered when reading her grandmother's immigration papers.
In this week's Roundup: A father shares what made him decide to take a DNA test and the ensuing story of meeting his children for the first time.