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5 Things You Didn’t Know about Melissa McCarthy’s Family Tree

By |2016-07-14T12:55:48-04:00July 14th, 2016|Celebrities, Family History, Human Interest, Research|

Easily one of the most popular and reliable box office performers today, actress, comedian, producer, and now fashion designer Melissa McCarthy has a lot to be proud of. Following a string of hits, she’s now part of the long-anticipated Ghostbusters dream team of Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig. While they’re all ghostbusting, I thought I’d do a little ghost-searching – that is, for the ancestors who populate McCarthy’s family tree – and here’s what I learned.

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Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant: Cecilia Chien, West Chester, PA

By |2016-06-23T09:57:20-04:00June 23rd, 2016|Family History, Grants|

Cecilia Chien was told by her father that her family was descended from a king of the 10th century. She began investigating her roots in 2002 and discovered that she is a 38th generation descendant of King Chien (852-932) who founded a prosperous kingdom in the Yangzi delta. Her goal is to write an account, “1,000 Years of a Chinese Family,” an odyssey back to the land of her parents. She will be visiting China this year to further her research. Cecilia requested and received funding to cover half of her round-trip airfare to Shanghai for her fieldwork.

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Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant: Terry Cemetery Fund, Victor, WV

By |2016-06-20T13:49:41-04:00June 20th, 2016|Family History, Grants, Human Interest|

Becky Shuff, one of the Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant recipients, undertook the role of caretaker for Terry Cemetery in Victor, WV. She was approved by a local correctional facility for the provision of six inmates and one guard to help with the upkeep of this cemetery, with her responsibility being the provision of equipment and meals for the inmates and guard. So for the first time ever, this grant is for a lawnmower.

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Genealogy Roundup, June 15

By |2016-06-15T10:17:01-04:00June 15th, 2016|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Research, Videos|

This week: Explore a mystery mansion for sale in London, watch a suspense trailer for the New York Public Library (somebody had fun making this and it's fun to watch, too!), TLC announces that Who Do You Think You Are? will return for a ninth season, and much more . . .

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Genealogy Roundup, June 1

By |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, May 25

By |2016-05-25T12:04:51-04:00May 25th, 2016|Books, Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

This week, a look at the burial site of George Washington's grandma, some of the individual stories of unclaimed persons in New York City, keeping the memories of loved ones alive, and much, much more!

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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.

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When It Comes to Genetic Genealogy, Women Need Not Apply

By |2016-05-05T11:08:36-04:00May 5th, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, History, Human Interest, Research|

Television producers frequently reach out to pick my brains about forthcoming shows, and I generally do my best to help because I have a conspicuous bias: I’d like to see as much genealogy on air as possible. But yesterday I received an inquiry that made me check the calendar to be sure it was 2016.

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Q1 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant

By |2016-04-13T10:30:07-04:00April 13th, 2016|Family History, Grants, History|

This quarter, as all of the requests were modest, I’m awarding four Seton Shields genealogy grants – one each to the Morgan County Public Library, the Scott County Historical Society, Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, and in support of 'The Rising' film.

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