Genealogy Round Up, January 13
111-year-old Syracuse Irish woman the longest-living person in Irish history. Shame on us that we can't find the funding to protect our history!
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” now available in audio format!
"Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing" now available in audio format!
December 2013 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
Grant to purchase archival supplies for research on the event at Grand Central Station (NYC) resulting in the destruction of the Grand Central Depot.
October 2013 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Awarded
Seymour Public Library offers genealogical and local history workshops and will use this grant to purchase a mobile-scanning unit for public use
Genealogy Round Up, September 2
Cindy Crawford discovers her New Haven roots, no Death/Birth Certs Issued in Detroit and a family's forgotten Civil War history.
Genealogy Round Up, June 24
Video illustrating a clever use of mtDNA testing to solve family history mystery. DNA Stories: Tale of Two Sisters. Happy 5th anniversary Unclaimed Persons!
Genealogy Grant Awarded to Daviess County Public Library
Grant for a local history project called "Voices of Elmwood." They will research people buried in Elmwood Cemetery and have actors reenact their lives during a hayride through the cemetery.
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.