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Genealogy Roundup, June 24

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-06-24T10:59:20-04:00June 24th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A thought-provoking account of overcoming tremendous setbacks, a sad but lovely expression of grief, and more.

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Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #221: Digital Black History

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-06-22T09:49:56-04:00June 22nd, 2020|Grants|

I’m delighted to announce that the 221st grant has been awarded to Olivia Dorsey of Digital Black History. Grant funds will be used to help cover the costs of running the Digital Black History website.

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Genealogy Roundup, June 17

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-06-17T10:12:47-04:00June 17th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: News from NARA, highlights from the opening of the Statue of Liberty Museum, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, June 10

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-06-10T11:12:20-04:00June 10th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A heartfelt and thought-provoking poem touching past and future (recited by the author), RIP Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, June 3

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-06-03T10:50:12-04:00June 3rd, 2020|Books, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

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.

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Genealogy Roundup, May 27

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-05-27T11:34:09-04:00May 27th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: On Memorial Day, a tale of history hiding in your back yard, along with additional remembrances.

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Genealogy Roundup, May 20

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-05-20T11:01:03-04:00May 20th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A vast photo archive hidden in a heavily guarded limestone mine, tiny books, a UK grandma who created a knitted hospital, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, May 13

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-05-13T10:55:16-04:00May 13th, 2020|Books, Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: The joys of physical books, letters from the 1918 flu epidemic, putting genealogical skills to use for COVID-19 contact tracing, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, April 29

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-04-29T11:32:34-04:00April 29th, 2020|Books, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A book recommendation genealogists may enjoy and two really daunting Army cases.

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Genealogy Roundup, April 23

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-04-23T11:30:15-04:00April 23rd, 2020|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Citizen archivists triple contributions to National Archives catalog during pandemic, the evolution of the American census, the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukrainian Easter egg, and lots more.

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Genealogy Roundup, April 15

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-04-15T10:06:32-04:00April 15th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Military|

In this week's Roundup: After his remains were identified, one of the last Buffalo Soldiers received a hero’s welcome from family members he never knew

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