Monday Recap for June 25, 2012
Check out some interesting articles from the world of genealogy!
The Genealogy Sphere
- Mitt Romney’s Mormon roots in northern England (BBC) – Mitt Romney’s ancestry traced to northern England
- Treasures in City Directories (About.com) – Kimberly Powell offers some great tips about using city directories in your genealogy research
- A War of 1812 Pension and 1940 Census Mashup! (FGS Voice) – The last widow of a War of 1812 veteran found in the 1940 census
- Unexpected Ways to Find Your Ancestors (The Huffington Post) – Megan Smolenyak offers some unexpected ways to find your ancestors
- Using Newspaper Birthday Announcements for Genealogy Research (GenealogyBank) – Tom Kemp suggests using newspaper birthday announcements in genealogy
- What happened to Ukrainian aristocracy? (The Day) – Interview with Yevhen CChernestsky about the Ukranian national genealogical tree
- History detectives go on 1,000 mile search (McCook Daily Gazette) – A family seeks the grave of their great-great grandfather
On Geni
- Monday Recap for June 18, 2012 – Last week’s recap
- Family Tree Tuesday – Bear Grylls – Learn about English adventurer Bear Grylls’s family history
- Five Famous Connections to Abraham Lincoln – Check out some of Abraham Lincoln’s celebrity relatives
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