Genealogy Roundup, December 18
In this week's Roundup: A gift idea for book worms and a thoughtful article about DNA privacy
Genealogy Roundup, December 4
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.
Genealogy Roundup, October 16
In this week's Roundup: A morphing surname, detours in Scotland, a great-grandmother who crossed the Atlantic three times throughout her immigration journey, and other tales from the roots of Melissa McCarthy.
Genealogy Roundup, October 9
In this week's Roundup: Genealogy aboard the Queen Mary 2, two soldiers accounted for from the Korean War, and more.
Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #214: mitoYDNA
This quarter’s grant was awarded to mitoYDNA, a group which has created a web-based database, where users can upload Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA, as well as utilize DNA matching, analysis and tools to help further their genealogical research.
Genealogy Roundup, September 25
In this week's Roundup: A profile of a forgotten hero and a look back at Bruce Springsteen paying tribute to his immigrant ancestors at Ellis Island.
Genealogy Roundup, September 11
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.
20 Years of Genealogy Grants Winding Down in 2020
May of next year will be the 20th anniversary of my grants program, and since next year will be 2020, I thought that might be a fitting time to wrap up. 20 years in 2020. I'm sharing this decision now so that any folks who've been considering applying for a grant but haven't yet done so will have a heads up that the clock is now ticking.
Genealogy Roundup, September 4
In this week's Roundup: The Irish in Barbados, census humor, and researcher beware
Genealogy Roundup, August 28
In this week's roundup: Share the joy of a woman whose stolen purse, containing the only photo she had of her father along with other memorabilia, was returned 60 years later.