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Genealogy Roundup, August 23

By |2017-08-23T11:36:49-04:00August 23rd, 2017|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A video about the search for a Tuskegee Airman whose plane went down on the way back to base after a reconnaissance mission in December 1944, what it's like to be a genealogist, missing soldier and airman from WWII returning home, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, April 26

By |2017-04-26T12:19:24-04:00April 26th, 2017|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Orphan Heirlooms|

In this week's Roundup: thanks to tireless efforts by many, an orphan heirloom Bible is returned to its original family; tintype photography featured in a Milwaukee Hotel; the world's oldest woman; and more.

Genealogy Roundup, December 7

By |2016-12-07T11:22:18-05:00December 7th, 2016|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History|

In this week's Roundup: Discover Central Park before it was Central Park, when the site housed a village where African-Americans "had a rate of property ownership four times as great as New Yorkers as a whole". Also enjoy the story of the 75th baby in his family to wear a baptism gown made from his great-great-grandmother's wedding dress!

Genealogy Roundup, July 20

By |2016-07-20T12:20:52-04:00July 20th, 2016|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

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.

Genealogy Roundup, February 17

By |2016-02-17T11:28:38-05:00February 17th, 2016|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Videos|

In this week's roundup, we explore DNA and the role it can play in uncovering the past, the Manhattan Burial Crisis of 1822, the story of Nueva Germania, and more . . .

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