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Genealogy Roundup, May 19

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-05-19T14:41:10-04:00May 19th, 2021|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Military, Research, Videos|

In this week's Roundup: News for Black people with Sierra Leone roots, Paul McCartney's magic piano, Stephen Colbert's roots, and much more!

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Genealogy Roundup, April 28

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-04-28T11:25:46-04:00April 28th, 2021|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Remembering the early days of genetic genealogy, Jon Stewart's roots, chuckles for the day, and much more.

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Genealogy Roundup, March 24

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-03-31T13:00:27-04:00March 24th, 2021|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup|

In this week's Roundup: Tracing Barack Obama's roots, a happy (recent) 90th birthday to William Shatner, ancestral photos, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, March 17

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-03-17T11:23:42-04:00March 17th, 2021|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a tale of Irish American genealogical serendipity and a refresher on POTUS Joe Biden's Irish roots

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Genealogy Roundup, March 10

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-03-10T11:38:10-05:00March 10th, 2021|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: The story of Barry Manilow's grandfather (pictured above is just a snippet of what you'll discover), updates to my Animate Your Ancestors article, and lots more!

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Genealogy Roundup, February 17

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-02-17T12:45:39-05:00February 17th, 2021|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, History, Military|

In this week's Roundup: Remembering Tuskegee Airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson, Pharrell Williams' family tree, weirdly wonderful names, and more...

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Genealogy Roundup, January 20

By Megan Smolenyak|2021-01-20T11:31:52-05:00January 20th, 2021|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: The usual genealogical potpourri, this time featuring President-Elect Joe Biden's roots as well as the story behind hundreds of teeth found in a wall.

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Genealogy Roundup, December 9

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-12-09T10:49:46-05:00December 9th, 2020|Celebrities, DNA / Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Resources for those who'd like to read more about President-Elect Joe Biden's roots, DNA privacy concerns, and more.

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Genealogy Roundup, December 2

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-12-02T10:08:27-05:00December 2nd, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, History, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: A promising new resource for researching and remembering people who were enslaved, plus an oldie but goodie memory of the late, great Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine.

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Genealogy Roundup, November 18

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-11-23T07:06:56-05:00November 18th, 2020|Celebrities, Family History, Genealogy Roundup|

In this week's Roundup: Biden’s Biden Roots: Westbourne or Huntingdon, England or Maybe Nagpur, India?

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Genealogy Roundup, November 11

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-12-02T09:37:35-05:00November 11th, 2020|Celebrities, Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest, Military|

In this week's Roundup: A Veterans Day tribute and President-Elect Joe Biden's Irish roots

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Genealogy Roundup, November 4

By Megan Smolenyak|2020-11-04T10:26:46-05:00November 4th, 2020|Genealogy Roundup, Human Interest|

In this week's Roundup: Why baby books are amazing historical documents, plus a peek into Ireland's colorful, colorized past.

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