Monday Recap for May 20, 2013
Check out some interesting genealogy related articles from the past week!
The Genealogy Sphere
- New Area Means New Rules – Sometimes (Genealogy Tip of the Day) – Great tip when you’re researching your migrating ancestors
- Sarah Polley explores her uprooted, twisted family tree (LA Times) – Actor-director Sarah Polley talks about her newest documentary about her family
- Skeleton of teenage girl confirms cannibalism at Jamestown colony (The Washington Post) – Archaeological discover shows evidence of cannibalism in Jamestown colony
- Searching for Roots, Finding Characters (NY Times) – New HBO comedy by Christopher Guest finds the humor in genealogy
- Director of Franklin County, Ala., archives uses hangers to search for grave sites (TheRepublic.com) – A local archives director explains how he uses hangers to find gravesites
On Geni
- SuperSearch™ with Geni – We’ve added a direct link to MyHeritage’s SuperSearch on Geni
- Family Tree Tuesday – Charles Pillsbury – Are you related to Charles Pillsbury? Learn more about his ancestry here
- Introducing a Faster Way to Research Your Ancestry – We added “Research this person” link on your relatives’ Geni profiles for an even faster way to find historic records
- More Amazing Discoveries Made Through Record Matches and Smart Matches™ – Read about some amazing discoveries made by Geni users