Genealogy Roundup, June 10
In this week's Roundup: A heartfelt and thought-provoking poem touching past and future (recited by the author), RIP Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A heartfelt and thought-provoking poem touching past and future (recited by the author), RIP Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and more.
In this week's Roundup: On Memorial Day, a tale of history hiding in your back yard, along with additional remembrances.
In this week's Roundup: The joys of physical books, letters from the 1918 flu epidemic, putting genealogical skills to use for COVID-19 contact tracing, and more.
In this week's Roundup: An article about genealogical travel to Ireland (maybe next year?), the remains of suspected WWII US airmen repatriated from Myanmar, and a delightful, genie-related distraction that might be welcome right about now.
In this week's Roundup: Reconstructing Irish archive lost in 1922 fire, ancestral songs, a reminder to act on the proposed rate hike by the USCIS, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A morphing surname, detours in Scotland, a great-grandmother who crossed the Atlantic three times throughout her immigration journey, and other tales from the roots of Melissa McCarthy.
In this week's Roundup: A profile of a forgotten hero and a look back at Bruce Springsteen paying tribute to his immigrant ancestors at Ellis Island.
In this week's Roundup: The Irish in Barbados, census humor, and researcher beware
In this week's Roundup: FindaGrave, a soldier from the Korean War accounted for, Sweden's 'Book Boat,' and more.
Semiferal pets, cash stuffed into medicine bottles, and sometimes a file cabinet that reveals a millionaire. Ever wondered about the work of public administrators who oversee the estates and search for heirs of those who die without a will? Check out this week's roundup for a fascinating peek behind the scenes.