Genealogy Round Up, September 2
Cindy Crawford discovers her New Haven roots, no Death/Birth Certs Issued in Detroit and a family's forgotten Civil War history.
Cindy Crawford discovers her New Haven roots, no Death/Birth Certs Issued in Detroit and a family's forgotten Civil War history.
DNA Stories: A Tale of Two Sisters (VIDEO)
Video illustrating a clever use of mtDNA testing to solve family history mystery. DNA Stories: Tale of Two Sisters. Happy 5th anniversary Unclaimed Persons!
This video will be of interest to folks who are into genetic genealogy. It features a clever use of mtDNA testing to get past a long-standing brick wall.
Down Under: The Case of the Cannon Tombstone (video) featuring George Morgan & Drew Smith
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.
The chilling pictures of suitcases left in a New York insane asylum by patients who were locked away for the rest of their lives.
Unclaimed persons - it's a quiet but disturbing epidemic. People are going to their graves with no family to claim them. Medical examiners and coroners' offices are turning to an unexpected resource for help: genealogists.
I've had the good fortune to be invited to speak on about half a dozen cruises, and highly recommend it. This can give you a taste of what it's like.
Girl Museum is a completely virtual museum that focuses on research and exhibitions about girl culture from across time and space.