FLOTUS Archives - Megan Smolenyak

Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #210: loveren collections
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Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #210: loveren collections

Grants, Human Interest, Immigration

Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #210: loveren collections

By Megan Smolenyak|2019-01-03T10:38:02-05:00January 3rd, 2019|Grants, Human Interest, Immigration|

My third and final grant for Q4 2018 was awarded to loveren collections, an organization with the aim to reconnect people to the land and everyday perennial plants. The grant funds will assist with the purchase of books for research in European ancestral herbalism and ceremony (specifically from the Carpathian Mountains and Eastern Europe), which could be accessed as a free library source through the Permaculture Teaching Institute in Chicago.

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Genealogy Roundup, May 23
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Genealogy Roundup, May 23

Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Military

Genealogy Roundup, May 23

By Megan Smolenyak|2018-05-23T11:16:52-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Welcome home and RIP Sgt. John W. Hall, who gave his life in Korea in 1950. Plus, more on the roots of Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle.

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Genealogy Roundup, May 17
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Genealogy Roundup, May 17

Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration

Genealogy Roundup, May 17

By Megan Smolenyak|2018-05-17T10:34:59-04:00May 17th, 2018|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Immigration|

In this week's Roundup: Geographical connection between Michelle Obama's and Meghan Markle's 3rd great-grandmothers, unclaimed persons, amusing names, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, February 28
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Genealogy Roundup, February 28

Books, Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest

Genealogy Roundup, February 28

By Megan Smolenyak|2018-02-28T10:24:57-05:00February 28th, 2018|Books, Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: wanderlust, decorating with genealogy as the inspiration, and more...

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Genealogy Roundup, June 1
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Genealogy Roundup, June 1

Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest

Genealogy Roundup, June 1

By Megan Smolenyak|2016-06-01T10:07:00-04:00June 1st, 2016|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

This week, explore a unique town in Ohio founded by a freed slave from Virginia as well as a treasure trove of Civil War photos, get a genealogy lesson from Michelle Obama, and learn what one community did to remember unclaimed persons.

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Genealogy Roundup, February 3
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Genealogy Roundup, February 3

Books, Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Research

Genealogy Roundup, February 3

By Megan Smolenyak|2016-02-03T10:22:58-05:00February 3rd, 2016|Books, Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Research|

This week's Roundup features a time capsule, a merry cemetery, an inspiring Black History Month video from Cameron Boyce, #WDYTYA news, and lots more!

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Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy
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Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy

Celebrities, Family History, Human Interest, Research

Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy

By Megan Smolenyak|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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