{"id":85652,"date":"2014-08-11T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=85652"},"modified":"2014-08-11T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T20:27:18","slug":"monday-recap-for-august-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/monday-recap-for-august-11-2014-85652.html","title":{"rendered":"Monday Recap for August 11, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kickstart your week with these great articles from around the web!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/obits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/obits-600x374.jpg\" alt=\"obits\" width=\"496\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/obits-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/obits-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/obits.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 11px;\"><em>Image: Obituaries from the First World War \/ The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Genealogy Sphere<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/history\/world-war-one\/11006709\/Obituaries-from-the-First-World-War.html\">Obituaries from the First World War<\/a> (The Telegraph) &#8211; UK&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Telegraph<\/em> shares obituaries of those who fought and survived the Great War<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2715657\/Couple-never-forget-one-reunited-70-YEARS.html\">Couple who could never forget one another reunited 70 years after their families forced them to break up in China<\/a> (DailyMail UK) &#8211; The amazing story of a couple reunited after being forced to separate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/07\/31\/ability-found_n_5638567.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&amp;ir=Parents\">Tombstone That Dad Designed For Son Who Had Disabilities Captures Boy&#8217;s Tenacious Spirit <\/a>(The Huffington Post) &#8211; See this uplifting tombstone a father had made for his disabled son<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kittycooper.com\/2014\/08\/fun-with-the-relationship-calculator-at-geni-com\/\">Fun with the relationship calculator at GENI.com<\/a> (Kitty Cooper&#8217;s Blog) &#8211; It&#8217;s always great to see people having fun with Geni&#8217;s relationship calculator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/aug\/07\/obama-cousins-senate-family-tree\">Obama has 44 cousins in the Senate. Now can&#8217;t we all just get along?<\/a> (The Guardian) &#8211; AJ Jacobs shares Obama&#8217;s family connections to the U.S. Senate. Will knowledge of their kinship help bring everyone together?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cluewagon.com\/2014\/08\/ancestor-hate-mail\/\">Ancestor Hate Mail<\/a> (Clue Wagon blog) &#8211; Need a laugh?\u00a0Kerry Scott&#8217;s letters to her ancestors are a really fun read<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wgntv.com\/2014\/08\/07\/woman-looking-for-birth-mother-discovers-she-married-her-brother\/\">Woman looking for birth mother discovers she married her brother<\/a> (WGN) &#8211; A woman discovers she&#8217;s married to her brother after tracing down her mother<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>On Geni<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/monday-recap-for-august-4-2014-385563.html\">Monday Recap for August 4, 2014<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Last week&#8217;s recap<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/the-badge-of-military-merit-385608.html\">The Badge of Military Merit<\/a> &#8211; Did you know the Purple Heart was originally known as the Badge of Military Merit? In honor of Purple Heart Day, we take a look at the first three recipients of the award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Profile of the Day<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-john-venn-385545.html\">John Venn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-marilyn-monroe-4-385574.html\">Marilyn Monroe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-rachel-mcadams-385586.html\">Rachel McAdams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-louis-leakey-385598.html\">Louis Leakey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-richard-nixon-2-385633.html\">Richard Nixon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kickstart your week with these great articles from around the web! 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