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Category Archives: Genealogy News
Band of Brothers inspires couple to solve family WWII mystery
When Erik and Sonni Bornmeier spent Memorial Day 2018 watching Band of Brothers, they had no idea the series would inspire them to try to solve the mystery of what had happened to Sonni’s great-uncle, an Army Air Force pilot … Continue reading
Genealogy e-newsletters worth a look
Recently a reader asked me to provide some tips about how people new to genealogy can learn more about how to uncover their own amazing true stories of their family’s history. One way is to subscribe to several genealogy-focused electronic … Continue reading
Preserving family history – one artifact at a time
As many of you may know, I enjoy roaming through antique malls and browsing flea markets for interesting finds. When I do, I often find old photos, family bibles and other family heirlooms included in the wares displayed for sale. … Continue reading
Posted in Best genealogy websites, Family History, Genealogy News, Knapp, St. Joseph Band
Tagged family history, Knapp, preservation
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Civil War veteran finally laid to rest – 88 years after his death
I ran across an interesting story on Dick Eastman’s genealogy newsletter the other day that I just had to share. Interestingly, it was about a Knapp – but not one of our Knapp ancestors. Even more interesting (at least to … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy News, Knapp
Tagged Andersonville Prison, Civil War, Georgianna Pearson Knapp, Peter Jones Knapp
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The 72-year wait is almost over!
According to ancestry.com, on April 1, 1940, there were just over 132 million people living in America. Today, about 87% of Americans can find a direct family link to one – or more – of them. Are you one of … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy How To's, Genealogy News
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Mark your calendars
What’s happening on April 2 in 2012? Well, to those of us who are avid genealogists, it’s an important day. That’s when the 1940 U.S. Census becomes available online to the public. For those of you that aren’t genealogists, there … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Genealogy How To's, Genealogy News
Tagged 1940 US Census, 2012, April 2
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Thieves, horse traders and brothel-keepers
An interesting item I ran across in Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter is a story about former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn. You may remember the news stories about him being accused of assaulting a hotel maid in New … Continue reading
Army uses iPhones to photograph 330,000 Arlington graves
I ran across an interesting story running on MSBC today. It seems the U.S. Army has drafted the troops of its historic Old Guard to photograph 219,000 grave markers and 43,000 sets of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery in … Continue reading
Ancestry acquires Footnote
Just opened an email this morning from Footnote with a message about how they have agreed to be acquired by Ancestry.com. I got this message because I have a subscription to Footnote – as well as a subscription to Ancestry.com. … Continue reading
Cemetery ‘vandals’ threaten historical English cemetery
OK, I thought I had heard it all – I was a reporter during one of my other “lives” – but this is a new one. We’ve all heard about instances of cemetery vandalism – and been rightfully dismayed by … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy News
Tagged badgers, badgers threaten cemetery, cemetery vandalism, UK
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