Monday Recap for June 2, 2014

Posted June 2, 2014 by Amanda | No Comment

Catch up on some family history news with these articles from around the web!

Image: Melting glaciers in northern Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers / The Telegraph

Here’s How People 100 Years Ago Thought We’d Be Living Today (Wired) – Check out these vintage postcards of how people thought we’d be living today
D-Day remembered: Striking then-and-now photographs that capture how northern France was devastated 70 years ago – and how it has recovered (DailyMail) – Amazing photos blend history with the present
Genetic match? Why people tend to marry those with similar DNA (CBS News) – Studies show that married couples have more DNA in common than random pairs of people
Melting glaciers in northern Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers (The Telegraph) – The slowly melting glaciers of the Italian Alps reveal the preserved bodies of soldiers from WWI
115 Years Young: Meet the Oldest Living American (People) – Interview with the oldest living American, who’s also the second oldest person in the world
Oldest Person Photographed (The Huffington Post) – Image of the earliest born person ever photographed
10 rare views of NYC from more than a century ago (The New York Post) – New film footage released by the Library of Congress shows NYC a hundred years ago

Global Family Reunion: How are you related to A.J. Jacobs? – Discover how you’re related to best-selling author A.J. Jacobs
Memorial Day: Free Access to Military Records – MyHeritage offered free access to their collection of military records this Memorial Day weekend
Webinar: The Biggest Family Reunion Ever – VIDEO – Miss our webinar with AJ Jacobs? Watch it in full here!