Monday Recap for January 6, 2014

Posted January 6, 2014 by Amanda | No Comment

Hope everyone had a great time welcoming in the New Year! Let’s start 2014 off with these articles you may have missed:

Image: BBC

10 dangerous things in Victorian/Edwardian homes (BBC) – Interesting list of 10 things we couldn’t imagine in our homes today
History comes calling as soldier’s dogtag surfaces (UnionLeader.com) – A World War II dogtag is returned to family
Century-old remains returned to Ceres family (Modbee.com) – With the help of genealogists, the cremated remains from 1906 make its way back to family
They Say It’s Your Birthday — But It’s Not (The Huffington Post) – A brief history of the first immigrant to come through Ellis Island
Son fits QR code on war hero father’s gravestone (BBC News) – A son fits a QR code on his father’s gravestone so visitors can learn about his life

Monday Recap for December 30, 2013 – Last week’s recap
A Look Back at 2013 – Geni looks back on all we accomplished in an amazing 2013
Discover Your Family History in Postcards – Postcards can help provide great insight into your family history. Have you learned any new information from them?