Monday Recap for April 28, 2014

Posted April 28, 2014 by Amanda | No Comment

Everyone have a wonderful weekend? See what articles you may have missed last week!

Image: Drones help find World War II’s missing soldiers / Engadget

Drones help find World War II’s missing soldiers (Engadget) – Search uses drones to find missing soldiers of World War II
Spotlighting a law that stripped U.S.-born women of citizenship (LA Times) – A look into the Expatriation Act of 1907 that required a woman who married a foreigner to ‘take the nationality of her husband.’ Do you have ancestors who lost their U.S. citizenship due to a marriage?
Race to Unearth Civil War-Era Artifacts Before Developer Digs In (NPR) – It’s a race against time to save Civil War artifacts before they are buried under new construction
Tubercular? Insane? Polygamist? Things That Could Exclude You From Emigrating to the US in 1910 (Slate.com) – Fascinating list of conditions that could have barred your ancestor from entering the U.S. in 1910
It’s the Little Things: Family Heirlooms are Family History (Genealogy Gems) – Read what happens when Lisa Louis Cooke wears a family heirloom out for the day
Tuesday’s Tip: Vital Records Aren’t Always Accurate (Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog) – A good thing for every genealogist to keep in mind

Monday Recap for April 21, 2014 – Last week’s recap
Happy Earth Day! – We celebrate Earth Day with a look into the Environmentalist genealogy project on Geni. What are you doing to help preserve the planet for future generations?