Genealogy Roundup, November 11
In this week's Roundup: A Veterans Day tribute and President-Elect Joe Biden's Irish roots
In this week's Roundup: A Veterans Day tribute and President-Elect Joe Biden's Irish roots
In this week's Roundup: The evolution of US girl names from 1880-2013, a rescue tale, tributes for fallen soldiers from past conflicts, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Welcome home to two soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in WWII, Vietnamese families reunited with memorabilia from missing loved ones, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A heartwarming story of genetic genealogy at its best and a photo from the opening night gala at the Statue of Liberty museum.
Are you ready for some good news reading? You'll find an orphan heirloom rescue, a WWII veteran still going strong (and in the workforce, no less!) at 97, a Reclaim the Records victory, and last but far from least, photos from the memorial service for Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson in this week's Roundup. Enjoy!
How did a kind stranger's insomnia lead to siblings being given the chance to watch and listen to their father as a 22-year-old, months before he married and years before they were born? Find out this (and lots more!) in this week's Roundup.
In this week's Roundup: Visiting Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial as a child.
In this week's Roundup: Veterans Day film coming up on HBO; the remains of a soldier lost in WWII accounted for and returned home for interment
In this week's Roundup: A fun toy alert, a soldier lost in the Vietnam War to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery, Warhol photography archives to be made publicly available, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A news story about the DPAA's work to find and identify U.S. service members from conflicts dating to World War II (and even occasionally World War I); plus two soldiers–one who gave his life in the Korean War and the other in World War II–whose remains have been recently identified.
In this week's Roundup: A mother and son separated by war are reunited after 68 years, life stories of veterans buried at Riverside National Cemetery researched and written by students, and more.
In this week's Roundup: Tuskegee Airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson's daughter receives a memento of her late father, a crack squad of librarians, two sons receive their missing father's Korean War dog tag, and much more...