Genealogy Roundup, February 3
In this week's Roundup: The U.S. military raises concerns about direct-to-consumer genealogy tests, efforts to identify 'hell ship' victims, a good read, and more.
In this week's Roundup: The U.S. military raises concerns about direct-to-consumer genealogy tests, efforts to identify 'hell ship' victims, a good read, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Memories of my Dad on what would have been his 85th birthday, a hidden gem in an 1864 town book, the last man to leave Ellis Island, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Archives Hashtag Parties (fun!), a pharmacogenetic and genealogy partnership, remembering the enslaved man who rescued freedom, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A promising new resource for researching and remembering people who were enslaved, plus an oldie but goodie memory of the late, great Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine.
In this week's Roundup: Why baby books are amazing historical documents, plus a peek into Ireland's colorful, colorized past.
In this week's Roundup: A Seattle-area couple reminisce about the 71 years of their marriage, economics, and quality; Eva Independence: born on the 4th of July; Genealogy masks of the day #40-44, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A rare day-by-day document of life aboard a slave ship, passenger ship posters, genealogy masks of the day #30-#34, and much more.
In this week's Roundup: An act of generosity that sparked a 171-year bond between two peoples, a resource for those with English roots, genealogy masks of the day #7-#11, and more.
In this week's Roundup: The Italian New Jersey Accent, a fun baseball tale, and genealogy masks of the day #1-#6.
In this week's Roundup: The last person to receive a Civil War-Era pension dies, an upcoming book to put on your radar, and 2020 in history.