I'm an avid reader and can't help but find an element of genealogy in almost everything I read. Here are just a few articles I've stumbled across over the last few days. Maybe one or more will be of interest to you.
How to Research the History of Your House -- Just what it sounds like.
Personal histories - Stories of the flu, passed from generation to generation -- Really interesting. Be sure to take a look at the photo gallery on the right as well. My only gripe -- the tall tale that someone's name was changed at Ellis Island (from Zlotnicki to Gold). Haven't folks caught on that that's just not true yet??
Legendary Soldier's Remains Coming Home -- Many of you know that I work on this repatriation project, so what caught my eye about this one is this part:
"Dr. Thomas Holland, director of JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory, said McGovern was the only the second person ever identified through "nuclear" DNA from a male relative - a particularly difficult task with bones that are decades old. The first was another Southeast Asia casualty identified recently. Most cases rely on mitochondrial DNA, from female relatives."
That's great progress if Y-DNA can be used, even if only in some cases! Of course, the last sentence is wrong. Mitochondrial DNA doesn't necessarily have to come from female relatives. But still, interesting read.
Empire Online magnate gambles on genealogy site -- MyHeritage.com in Israel is getting $3 million!
Queens woman turning 106 years old -- Pretty cool. She came through Ellis Island as a youngster!