Vatican Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/vatican/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 21 May 2025 20:54:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Genealogy Roundup, May 21 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-may-21-2025/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-may-21-2025/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 20:54:40 +0000 https://megansmolenyak.com/?p=164271 In this week’s roundup, Pope Leo’s family roots are revealed in touching detail, Regeneron to acquire 23andMe, a generous book review, and more.

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]]> A pope with direct family ties to kindness of Father Baker – I’m loving all the 6-degrees-of-the-Pope tales I’m tripping across, and this one by Sean Kirst is one of the most special.

Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe, vows ethical use of customer DNA data – So now we know the new owner of 23andMe. #GeneticGenealogy

Soldier Accounted For From WWII – Welcome home, CPL George “Jud” F Sepsey. Honored to have researched your family. #WWII #Hero

Pope Leo’s European Grandparents: The Mystery Solved – The other half of the Pope’s family tree

 

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]]> https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-may-21-2025/feed/ 0 Genealogy Roundup, May 14 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-may-14-2025/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-may-14-2025/#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 18:05:27 +0000 https://megansmolenyak.com/?p=164266 In this week’s roundup, AI recreates faces from DNA, a WWII hero returns home, the Vatican welcomes its first American pontiff with African roots, and more.

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]]> A New AI Tool Can Recreate Your Face Using Nothing But Your DNA – 😬

Soldier Accounted For From WWII – Welcome home, CPL James McKinley Walker. Honored to have researched your family. #WWII #Hero

White smoke, Black pope? Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff, has African roots – Well, that didn’t take long. And yes, I’ve poked around enough to see that Pope Leo XIV has got some serious Louisiana roots, so this rings true.

 

Photo Credit: Caroline Davis2 under Creative Commons license

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