Monday Recap for June 16, 2014

Posted June 16, 2014 by Amanda | No Comment

We hope everyone had a great Father’s Day weekend! Here’s a few articles to kickstart your week.

Image: Returned photos reveal a father never known, 50-year-old promise kept / Stripes.com

The world’s largest family reunion…we’re all invited! (TED) – Check out author AJ Jacobs’s entertaining TED talk about the Global Family Reunion
Eight decades in the wrong grave: Mac map collection helps solve family mystery (TheSpec.com) – A man solves a family mystery after historical maps lead him to his ancestor’s grave
Returned photos reveal a father never known, 50-year-old promise kept (Stripes.com) – A Japanese man keeps his promise to an America soldier and returns his personal possessions to his family after 50 years
Archaeologists unearth 40 Confederate corpses in Virginia cemetery 154 years later (DailyMail UK) – Archaeologists in Virginia make an amazing discovery
Next-Best Thing to Living Next Door to Your Idol (The New York Times) – If you could be interred next to your idol, would you do it?
To Discover What Life Was Like in 19th Century D.C., a Smithsonian Scientist Investigates a Tomb (Smithsonian) – Very interesting article about how the remains of a 1835 vault reveals the history of a famous Washington family
How to Tell Someone’s Age When All You Know is Her Name (FiveThirtyEight.com) – Interesting way to estimate a person’s age using their name
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: The soldier and the letter-writer – a lady with a notepad who gave comfort to the dying (The Independent UK) – The story of Mary Bradford, who wrote letters to loved ones on behalf of injured soldiers

Monday Recap for June 2, 2014 – Last roundup of genealogy articles
We’re Heading to Jamboree 2014! – Our quick guide to what’s in store for Jamboree 2014
SCGS Genealogy Jamboree 2014 Recap – A recap of Jamboree 2014 with pictures
Father’s Day: Memories with Dad – Share with us some of your favorite memories with your dad