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Genealogy Roundup, September 20

By |2017-09-20T11:17:21-04:00September 20th, 2017|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Starting a new case for a soldier who lost his life at age 22 in the English Channel on D-Day, and don't you know, he had applied for Sons of the American Revolution when he was only 20. A hero and a genealogist. Obviously, his family history meant a lot to him.

Genealogy Roundup, May 24

By |2017-05-24T10:55:17-04:00May 24th, 2017|Books, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A new book that tells the story of America’s involvement in World War I through letters by General John Pershing and others who fought or supported the war effort and five snippets of family history shared in the wake of the removal of Civil-War era monuments in New Orleans

Genealogy Roundup, May 3

By |2017-05-03T11:25:55-04:00May 3rd, 2017|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

This week: Explore a museum of architecture that once housed the U.S. Pension Bureau, what makes people love physical books, an Underground Railroad memorial in the corner of a McDonald's parking lot, and more.

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