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Genealogy Roundup, June 22

By |2022-06-22T11:26:16-04:00June 22nd, 2022|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A remarkable man who made it his life's mission to "search for, collect, preserve, and teach the history of Black people," "Who Do You Think You Are?" returns to the screen, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, June 15

By |2022-06-15T10:21:12-04:00June 15th, 2022|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: DNA identifies soldiers but also reveals mix-ups that resulted in some service members being buried in the wrong grave, insight into early Florida history, how a Black family's Bible ended up in the Smithsonian Institution and so much more.

Genealogy Roundup, May 4

By |2022-05-04T11:57:12-04:00May 4th, 2022|DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: The 1950 census gives a snapshot of a segregated neighborhood, ancestry twists and turns, a great application of artificial intelligence, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, March 30

By |2022-03-30T10:17:22-04:00March 30th, 2022|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Immigration|

In this week's Roundup: An excellent video about the Holodomor in the Ukraine in the 1930s, an 8-year-old who crossed the Atlantic alone, the wallpaper which one woman said serves as this reminder for her, "We had survived the unsurvivable time and time again; cultivating hope wasn’t frivolous, it was essential," a living heirloom story, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, February 16

By |2022-02-16T10:16:49-05:00February 16th, 2022|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Two genetic genealogy reunion tales, an interview with the living son of a slave, a fun chat about genealogy, and more.

Genealogy Roundup, January 12

By |2022-01-12T11:12:20-05:00January 12th, 2022|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A soldier lost in WWII accounted for, a worthy project to contribute time and talent to, preserving 125 years of Black history in Baltimore, and much more.

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