Genealogy Roundup, May 20
In this week’s roundup, an unusual Library of Congress collaboration, ancient DNA rewriting early American history, Wrexham’s Ancestry partnership, and more!
In this week’s roundup, an unusual Library of Congress collaboration, ancient DNA rewriting early American history, Wrexham’s Ancestry partnership, and more!
In this week's roundup, a unique internship opportunity, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Newspaper Navigator from the Library of Congress, great obituaries, and genealogy masks of the day #26-#29.
In this week's Roundup: See some of the photographs that were chosen from the Library of Congress to tell the story of America (though many are more serious in nature, for giggles, we've shown the one of an exceptionally patient cat), find out what can go wrong when you write a novel about your family, and more...
This week, explore two stories concerning WWI Medal of Honor recipients, secret gems hiding in well-known places like the Eiffel Tower and Trafalgar Square, a few of the 200+ synonyms for being tipsy published by Benjamin Franklin, and much more!
Lots of great reads this week: a true WWII POW escape story, a most intriguing tombstone, and news from the Library of Congress. We finish up with an interesting interview with a photographer commissioned by the National Park Service, who, when asked why the assignment was important, responded, "Because I think a lot of people forget about where we came from all too easy. It’s what shapes us. It’s how we know where we got to.”
This week, explore a unique town in Ohio founded by a freed slave from Virginia as well as a treasure trove of Civil War photos, get a genealogy lesson from Michelle Obama, and learn what one community did to remember unclaimed persons.