Genealogy Recap for February 2015

Posted February 27, 2015 by Amanda | No Comment

It’s finally the end of February! Check out our recap of some of the most interesting articles from this month:

10 Odd Jobs From the World War II Military Classification Guide / mental_floss

10 Odd Jobs From the World War II Military Classification Guide (mental_floss) – Interesting list of odd jobs from WWII
Whatever happened to ‘Cateryn, Jayne and Amee’? (DailyMail UK) – Haunting graffiti scrawled by tragic young sisters found on the walls of the medieval church where they were sheltered from the 1515 plague
This Woman Re-Created Old Photos of Her Family Members to Show Their Resemblance (Buzz Feed) – A young woman was inspired to re-create old family photos
Fixing Online Family Trees – One Person at a Time on Geni.com (Genea-Musings blog) – Geneablogger Randy Seaver gives a great overview of using public discussions to help correct mistakes in the World Family Tree
Raw Eggs and No Husband Since ’38 Keep Her Young at 115 (The New York Times) – Could the secret of a long life be found in an elixir of raw eggs?
Portrait of a little girl growing up (DailyMail UK) – Read this heartwarming story of a father and daughter who pose for a photo at the same spot for 35 years
My fifth-grade family tree project (Jewish Journal) – Geni curator Randy Schoenberg shares how he connected his son’s entire fifth grade class to the World Family Tree
Friendless, Windsor Castle and One Too Many: The unusual names given to children in the 19th century (DailyMail UK) – Read of some of the strangest names given to children in the 19th century

Video: undeveloped Film Rolls from WWII Discovered – Watch this amazing video from the Rescued Film Project chronicling the development of 31 rolls of film from WWII
Naming Laws from Around the World – Did you know the name Harriet is banned in Iceland? Check out these unique naming laws from around the world
The Geni Team is Heading to RootsTech 2015 – The Geni team prepping for RootsTech 2015
Vintage Valentine’s Day Greetings – See these Valentine’s Day greetings from the early 20th century
RootsTech 2015 Recap – Check out our photos from RootsTech!
World Family Tree: Connecting an Entire Fifth-Grade Class – Read about the amazing work curator Randy Schoenberg was inspired to do after his son brought home a family history assignment from school
Geni Tips: How to Share Your Tree with Others – Did you know you can share your family tree with others not on Geni? Read how here!