Genealogy Round Up, June 3
Memorial Day Tribute to Dad for his Service in Vietnam. "Here Is Where" by Andrew Carroll! Exploring our forgotten history
Seton Shields Genealogical Grant Award
The grant will be used to have the 1953 Centennial edition of the Du Quoin Evening Call reprinted to celebrate the town's 100th anniversary.
Smolenyak Classic: Finding Knute Rockne in the Ellis Island Database
The manifest that included Knute Rockne had been difficult to find. I decided to have a go at finding the record myself, and I discovered that he was indeed remarkably well-hidden in the database.
Seton Shields Genealogical Grant Awarded to Girl Museum
Girl Museum is a completely virtual museum that focuses on research and exhibitions about girl culture from across time and space.
Seton Shields Genealogical Grant Awarded to Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective
Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, spent ten years journeying through databases and museum holdings to find photos from the Revolutionary War Generation.
Genealogy Round Up, February 28
What do Kelly Clarkson and Christina Applegate have in common? Does Jon Stewart look like his great-grand-uncle?
Genealogy Round Up, December 27
World War II Vet Returns Home 66 Years After Death, Remains of U.S. airman from '46 crash identified, to be laid to rest, Crew of the USS Monitor
Genealogy Round Up, December 6
Power still out at Ellis Island, 2 million historic objects moved. Seton Shields Genealogical Grant Awarded to Jackson County Genealogical Society
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” Available Today!
I'm so excited to announce that today is the official [...]