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!
This week: Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Annie Moore and Ellis Island, a hoard of gold found inside a donated piano, two genealogy-themed TV series to air soon, 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.”
In this week's Roundup: dream over Russian window art (stunning!), read the stories of some Missouri adoptees who were able to learn their biological parents' identities thanks to passage of a recent law, check out the world's tallest cemetery, and much more.
This week, we meet Annie Moore's Irish cousins, a spy, and the man who develops found film, check out news on next generation DNA Sequencing, see classic "then and now" New York streetscapes, and so much more!
The Phono Museum, John Kasich: A Carpatho-Rusyn Pennsylvanian, a look at one of the very few women to receive the Kearny Cross for bravery during the U.S. Civil War, heritage travel, and lots more in this week's Genealogy Roundup!
We have two reunion stories in this week's Roundup, plus a look at the Statue of Liberty's "siblings", the world's oldest hotel, and more!
In a Veteran's Day tribute, I've curated several articles about genealogical research I've done on U.S. servicemen over the years. It doesn't follow the overall theme, but I hope you'll also enjoy an article about a postal "piggybank" from the 17th century.
This week's Genealogy Roundup contains reunions, a creative way to revisit family photos, DNA as a genealogical tool, and more!
Medal of Honor recipient's story finally comes to light, LeBron James Cleveland ancestors, Dale Earnhardt Jr. to explore roots, and more.
