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Seattle family travels 4,500 miles to trace Tyrone roots
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (408+ words) An American adventure to trace an Irish family linage has seen one family trek nearly 4,500 miles to the Tyrone countryside. Green hills and the fresh autumn sun dawned over St Mary’s Graveyard in Rouskey when a packed taxi split the…...
Resident interviewed for oral history project
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (86+ words) Local resident Lana Mae Noone was recently interviewed for the Sam Johnson Vietnam Centers Oral History Project, Texas Tech University. The interview focused on her life story, with an emphasis on her career as a classical flutist and her work…...
How a Nottinghamshire history group is piecing together Anglo-Indian family roots
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (588+ words) History often comes alive via the stories of ordinary people, in which we gain a deeper understanding of our past and its continuing influence today through personal memories, family connections, and individual journeys. This is the guiding philosophy behind the…...
Brown family reunion honors Revolutionary War ancestor ahead of nation’s 250th
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (272+ words) Nearly 40 members of the Brown family gathered Sept. 6 at historic Brown’s Chapel and the Gepp Fire Station to celebrate an ancestor who fought in the American Revolution, as the country approaches its 250th anniversary. “Elihu Brown was 21 years old when the…...
“The Shoebox” a legacy of love from generations past to future history/ancestry buffs
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (883+ words) The book cover turned out surprisingly like Fran and her granddaughter. [Courtesy / Fran Bush Slaughter] Fran’s heritage includes Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw. [Courtesy / Fran Bush Slaughter] Most of the people reading this will be familiar with the Bankhead National Forest,…...
AMERICA 250: How one woman uncovered her family’s American Revolution history
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (650+ words) MASON COUNTY- Penny Fort, a Michigan native, has traced her maiden name, Bradstreet, to key events in early American history, uncovering ancestral connections to the founding of Boston, the Salem witch trials and the American Revolution. Fort’s genealogical research began…...
100 years of genealogy at Seattle Public Library
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (316+ words) Updated September 8, 2026 The Seattle Public Library is marking 100 years of its Genealogy Collection — the largest genealogy resource in Washington state — with two full-day programs this fall, both open to the public and worth considering for families with kids curious about…...
Bring the Grandparents: Woodlawn Turns Family History Into a Sunday Adventure
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (381+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — A single old record can open a door to an entire family story. On Grandparents Day, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House is inviting families to walk through that door together. Generations at Woodlawn runs from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept....
History Center explores 19th-century ancestor travel
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (139+ words) UTICA — The public is invited to a genealogy workshop led by professional genealogist Pamela Vittorio at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St. “Before, During & After: Transatlantic Travel and Your Ancestors’ Routes in the 19th Century” will…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways to citizenship, hoping to turn ancestral ties into tourism, investment — and lasting connections. Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the…...