Genealogy Roundup, December 16
This week in Genealogy Roundup: passports, antique mourning jewelry, a memorial for unclaimed persons, a glimmer in the U.S. Arunachal search, and much more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, November 11
In a Veteran's Day tribute, I've curated several articles about genealogical research I've done on U.S. servicemen over the years. It doesn't follow the overall theme, but I hope you'll also enjoy an article about a postal "piggybank" from the 17th century.
Genealogy Roundup, November 4
Legacy Family Tree's new Genealogy Education website, Silicon Valley's dirty little secret (a paper Moleskine notebook obsession--this is a fun one!), and more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, October 28
Best-Selling Author Lisa See offers valuable Chinese-American genealogy resource, the physicist building a time machine, Bradley Cooper's family history of cooking, and much more . . .
Genealogy Roundup, October 14
This week gives us two touching reunion stories, fascinating news about the Estonian Biobank Project, an example of a fun family tradition, and more . . .
Q3 2015 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant
This quarter, I'm awarding two grants--one to Rich Custer to support his work preserving Carpatho-Rusyn records and the other to help defray the initial costs of a book series produced by the White Lake Area Historical Society that will showcase area families and notable people, places, and events.
Genealogy Roundup, September 23
This week we have one of the best genealogical sagas I've read in a long time, what your DNA says about medieval history, two young people who traced their roots, family reunions, and much more!
Genealogy Roundup, September 9
This week's Roundup is short and sweet...a genealogical report on Stephen Colbert's Irish heritage.
Inmates Indexing Genealogy Records
Sharing my thoughts about an article by Shane Bauer entitled, "Your Family's Genealogical Records May Have Been Digitized by a Prisoner" . . .
Genealogy Roundup, August 19
This week, we have a music video showing Irish people opening up about dead loved ones, family history including happy reunions and the first girl born to her family in 117 years, some very unique baby names, and more!