Genealogy Roundup, March 2
DNA testing helps two sisters find each other again, the last wish of a Marine who fell in action during WWII is granted, an opportunity to help name four sheep ambassadors at Colonial Williamsburg and more.
Indexes of Irish Catholic Parish Records Now Live
Indexes of Irish Catholic parish records from the 1670-1900 time frame are now available at Ancestry and Findmypast.
Genealogy Roundup, February 24
This week, a family-run typewriter shop that has survived the generations, an abandoned New York mansion, family treasures rediscovered after 70 years, and more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, February 17
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 . . .
Genealogy Roundup, February 3
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!
Genealogy Roundup, January 13
This week, we have the story of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush's WWII escape from cannibals, a look at Leah Chase, the Queen of Creole Cuisine, a very fun video in which Saoirse Ronan and Stephen Colbert pronounce 'ridiculous' Irish names, and much more!
Q4 2015 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant
For the final quarter of 2015, I awarded a grant to the Sequoia Genealogical Society of Tulare, CA to assist with the costs of digitizing newspaper microfilm.
Genealogy Roundup, January 6
In this week's Roundup, hear how one man's expertise and foresight was instrumental in saving treasured Ellis Island artifacts, check out an amazing pen pal relationship, listen in on a discussion about DNA testing, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 30
In our Roundup this week, we take a look at a family business that's been open for commerce for 500 years and through 26 generations!
Genealogy Roundup, December 23
This week, we have baby names, coroner's case files, 'Ellis Island' from The Coors, a shark tombstone, genealogical serendipity, and much, much more!