Genealogy Roundup, May 13
In this week’s roundup, groundbreaking British census research, rare Italian surnames at risk of disappearing, a nostalgic internet time machine, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, August 12
In this week's Roundup: The Italian New Jersey Accent, a fun baseball tale, and genealogy masks of the day #1-#6.
Genealogy Roundup, July 22
In this week's Roundup: A 1972 song that sounds (kind of) like English but is actually all nonsense, RIP John Lewis, the stuff genealogists trip across while researching, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, September 21
Lots of inspiration this week! Start with a look at a memorial which had as its genesis this thought: "The character of a nation as a people of great deeds is one, it appears to me, that should never be lost sight of." Explore the story of Lucy Lee Shirley, a woman who transcended the shadows of slavery and domestic abuse and who, among other things, was able to educate herself and her family and leave her children more than $23,000 in today’s money; check out the update on the DNA of long-lived Italians which was previously reported as stolen, and more.
Genealogy Round Up, August 11
Valerie Bertinelli researching her roots in PA, groundbreaking research, maps cultural history and contents of WW1 Dundee posties' time capsule revealed.
Down Under: The Case of the Cannon Tombstone
The Genealogy Guys are drawn to a tombstone with a cannon on it, and in the course of their sleuthing, we learn the unexpected story of Idlebrando Zacchini.