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Genealogy Roundup, September 26

By |2018-09-26T11:29:11-04:00September 26th, 2018|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military, Research|

In this week's Roundup: Welcome home to Master Sgt. Charles Hobart McDaniel (lost in the Korean War) and Pfc. Willard Jenkins (lost in WWII), a new research resource for those with Catholic heritage, a forgotten library for sale, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, August 1

By |2018-08-01T10:52:13-04:00August 1st, 2018|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: The variety of tools used to identify decades-old remains of soldiers unaccounted for, the remains of Tuskegee Airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson have been officially identified, books that had once belonged to Thomas Jefferson found in a dumpster and returned, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, February 1

By |2017-02-01T10:55:48-05:00February 1st, 2017|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

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!

Genealogy Roundup, October 12

By |2016-10-12T10:44:22-04:00October 12th, 2016|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup|

In this week's Roundup, explore the long-vacant custodian's apartment at the Fort Washington branch of the New York Public Library (including the "death chute"!) and read about a sad motivation for DNA testing (fortunately the exception, rather than the norm).

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