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Genealogy Roundup, March 31

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-04-07T11:35:07-04:00March 31st, 2021|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: DNA confirms a link between Galway and President Biden, more DNA news, plus a couple of chuckles for the day.

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Genealogy Roundup, February 24

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-02-24T10:34:28-05:00February 24th, 2021|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A new podcast to check out, remembering fallen heroes, a quilt made of memories, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, January 13

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-01-13T10:33:24-05:00January 13th, 2021|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Archives Hashtag Parties (fun!), a pharmacogenetic and genealogy partnership, remembering the enslaved man who rescued freedom, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, October 28

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-10-28T11:36:12-04:00October 28th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

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.

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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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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, 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, March 4

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-03-04T10:36:18-05:00March 4th, 2020|Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military, Research|

In this week's Roundup: Solving a long-held family history mystery, WDYTYA flashback, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, February 19

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-02-19T10:36:22-05:00February 19th, 2020|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup|

In this week's Roundup: Joe Biden's roots, Michelle Obama's roots, and a colorized photo of Osturna, Slovakia from 1935

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Genealogy Roundup, October 16

By Megan Smolenyak|2019-10-16T11:01:47-04:00October 16th, 2019|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A morphing surname, detours in Scotland, a great-grandmother who crossed the Atlantic three times throughout her immigration journey, and other tales from the roots of Melissa McCarthy.

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Genealogy Roundup, September 11

By Megan Smolenyak|2019-09-11T10:44:32-04:00September 11th, 2019|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Two soldiers returning home from WWII and the Korean War and a new genealogy TV show, featuring "regular" folks, to premiere next month.

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Genealogy Roundup, September 4

By Megan Smolenyak|2019-09-04T11:10:15-04:00September 4th, 2019|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Research|

In this week's Roundup: The Irish in Barbados, census humor, and researcher beware

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