Genealogy Roundup, April 14
In this week's Roundup: Looking back at the start of the digital revolution in genealogical research, a lovely approach to honoring those in unmarked graves, and a precocious soldier (chuckles for the day).
Genealogy Roundup, April 7
In this week's Roundup: An interesting article on the role of DNA in identifying service members lost in past conflicts, a sweet slice of family history uncovered during renovations, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, February 24
In this week's Roundup: A new podcast to check out, remembering fallen heroes, a quilt made of memories, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, December 16
In this week's Roundup: A heartwarming story of closure brought to a WWII pilot's son, a gravestone chronicling a grudge, a wearable gift idea for history buffs, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, October 28
In this week's Roundup: The story of a man who volunteers his time to honor the dead and another about seeking to right a historic wrong and restore discarded headstones.
Genealogy Roundup, March 11
In this week's Roundup: The touching story of the Griffith Monument at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York City
Genealogy Roundup, July 31
In this week's Roundup: When Americans picnicked in cemeteries, Finding Your Roots news, and more.
Genealogy Roundup, February 27
Did you know that there's such a thing as a genetic counselor these days? Unexpected results from a DNA test can bring up all sorts of feelings, complicated and otherwise. Would the possibility of a surprise make you hold back from doing a DNA test?
Genealogy Roundup, October 10
In this week's Roundup: How a widow discovered where her grandfather was buried, thoughts about the Ancestry-Spotify pairing, and more...
Genealogy Roundup, March 28
In this week's Roundup: More fallen heroes identified and on their way home, celebrity roots, yoga in cemeteries, multinational reunions, and more …
Seton Shields Genealogy Grant #203: Vine Lake Preservation Trust
I have awarded my latest grant (the first of multiple recipients this quarter) to the Vine Lake Preservation Trust of Medfield, MA to assist with enhancements to their website search feature and app.
Genealogy Roundup, February 21
In this week's Roundup: What family members shared in obituaries for deceased loved ones who perhaps hadn't spent their lives in the most aboveboard way, saving a graveyard from development, a new resource for genealogical research, and more...