Genealogy Roundup, February 2
In this week's Roundup: A family homestead of six generations and counting and a historical novel about a "brilliant and trailblazing genius and the price she paid to advance the frontiers of science."
In this week's Roundup: A family homestead of six generations and counting and a historical novel about a "brilliant and trailblazing genius and the price she paid to advance the frontiers of science."
In this week's Roundup: Reflections on why crime writer Louise Penny is so beloved by readers, an announcement about POW/MIA records, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A photo album found on the streets of Jerusalem returned to its original owner
In this week's Roundup: A lovely article appreciating those who came before; news about the proposed fee hike that could impact genealogists, historians, and others who use the USCIS Genealogy Program to access historic immigration records; a good read about forensic genealogy, and lots more.
In this week's Roundup: The U.S. military raises concerns about direct-to-consumer genealogy tests, efforts to identify 'hell ship' victims, a good read, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Genetic genealogy being used for yet another purpose, remembering Annie Moore, and a molecular genealogy oldie but goodie.
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 joys of physical books, letters from the 1918 flu epidemic, putting genealogical skills to use for COVID-19 contact tracing, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A book recommendation genealogists may enjoy and two really daunting Army cases.
Ever wondered why no reward is seemingly too low for some cybercriminals to target? In the case of DNA test kits mailed to random strangers, the prize hackers had their eyes on were ten-dollar gift cards. Get the full story on this – and more – in this week's Roundup!