Genealogy Roundup, June 3
In this week's Roundup: The last person to receive a Civil War-Era pension dies, an upcoming book to put on your radar, and 2020 in history.
In this week's Roundup: The last person to receive a Civil War-Era pension dies, an upcoming book to put on your radar, and 2020 in history.
This week: Explore a museum of architecture that once housed the U.S. Pension Bureau, what makes people love physical books, an Underground Railroad memorial in the corner of a McDonald's parking lot, and more.
Lots of history covered in this week's Roundup, from a treasure trove of Civil War artifacts to a former Navy/NSA base now town-for-sale in WV.
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.
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.
Still paying for the Civil War, family trees and lost honeymoon photos.
Ohio 8-year-old turns $20 into priceless gift, then-and-now images and 18th-century London paintings meet Google Street View – in pictures.
Cindy Crawford discovers her New Haven roots, no Death/Birth Certs Issued in Detroit and a family's forgotten Civil War history.
150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Monitor, Annie Moore of Ellis Island and Haddonfield genealogist helped Army identify remains of airman killed in 1946
I'm so excited to announce that today is the official [...]