Genealogy Roundup, October 16
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.
Genealogy Roundup, September 25
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.
Genealogy Roundup, August 21
In this week's Roundup: The story of the Archival Recovery Program's search for stolen, misplaced, or misfiled items missing from the National Archives.
Genealogy Roundup, July 3
In this week's Roundup: 3 Korean War soldiers I researched between 2004 and 2010 have been identified this week.
Genealogy Roundup, June 12
In this week's Roundup: how DNA helped one man identify his grandfather and solve a crime, two orphan heirloom stories, Oprah's keynote at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening, and more.
Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #212: The Historical Society of Harford County
The second of two grants Q1 2019 has been awarded to The Historical Society of Harford County. Grant funds will assist with purchase of the materials necessary to process and store the 1,088 letters in the collection of the late Nancy Webster Barnes, which was recently donated for genealogists and historians to research and explore.
Genealogy Roundup, March 20
Did you know that besides genealogists like me, the DPAA team includes historians, analysts, investigators, combat medics, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, life support equipment specialists, forensic photographers, linguists, trained mountaineers, dive teams, forensic anthropologists and archaeologists, and more? Click through to see some of them in action!
Genealogy Roundup, January 30
Can you imagine what it would be like to know nothing of your family history and how you would feel if you got to speak to your birth mother after a search that lasted more than sixty years? Read one woman's account of just this situation – plus explore many more goodies, including news of a soldier lost in the Korean War accounted for – in this week's Roundup.
Genealogy Roundup, January 16
Does the idea of vacationing in a restored, historic coastal village in Scotland's Outer Hebrides pique your wanderlust? Check out this destination and assorted tidbits of genealogical lore in this week's Roundup.
Genealogy Roundup, January 9
How did a kind stranger's insomnia lead to siblings being given the chance to watch and listen to their father as a 22-year-old, months before he married and years before they were born? Find out this (and lots more!) in this week's Roundup.