Genealogy Roundup, May 17
In this week's Roundup: Geographical connection between Michelle Obama's and Meghan Markle's 3rd great-grandmothers, unclaimed persons, amusing names, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Geographical connection between Michelle Obama's and Meghan Markle's 3rd great-grandmothers, unclaimed persons, amusing names, and more.
In this week's Roundup: wanderlust, decorating with genealogy as the inspiration, and more...
This week, explore a unique town in Ohio founded by a freed slave from Virginia as well as a treasure trove of Civil War photos, get a genealogy lesson from Michelle Obama, and learn what one community did to remember unclaimed persons.
This week's Roundup features a time capsule, a merry cemetery, an inspiring Black History Month video from Cameron Boyce, #WDYTYA news, and lots more!
It's campaign season, so genealogy is back in the news. This time it's Hillary Clinton. Bill Paxton and Melissa Etheridge are on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'.
If everyone got a quarter of Hillary Clinton's tree wrong, what about yours? Are the names adorning your family tree really your ancestors or just crowd-sourced fiction?
Several years ago, I conducted extensive genealogical research into the heritage of Michelle Obama. A few of my discoveries – particularly those pertaining to the Shields branch of her family tree – made news a [...]
This is the seventh in a series about the ancestry of the First Lady. The previous segments can be found here: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1) Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration (part [...]
This is the sixth in a series about the ancestry of the First Lady. The previous segments can be found here: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1) Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration (part [...]
This is the fifth in a series about the ancestry of the First Lady. The previous segments can be found here:Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1)Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration (part 2)Michelle Obama's [...]
This is the fourth in a series about the ancestry of the First Lady. The previous segments can be found here: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1) Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration (part [...]
This is the third in a series about the ancestry of the First Lady. The previous segments can be found here: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1) Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration (part [...]