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The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum just announced the release of approximately 4 million pages for public research. Following is the Archives News Release: January 25, 2009 ABILENE, Kan. – The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum announces the release of Continue reading 4 Million Pages of Papers Opened to the Public at the Eisenhower Presidential Library
THE Kenyan government has launched a study to document the lineage of US President Barack Obama. The government last Tuesday said the decision to trace Obama’s cultural roots was in honour of the former Illinois senator, whose father, Barack Hussein Continue reading Kenya to Launch Project on President Obama’s Family Tree
Micheal Bennet was recently appointed to the U.S. Senate by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. Bennet was the Denver Public Schools superintendent, but replaces former Senator Ken Salazar, who is now Interior secretary. There’s an extensive “Rocky Mountain News” article about Continue reading The Family History of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
Kristin Hopper has created a blog titled “Genealogy and Ancestry of Barack Obama and the Other U.S. Presidents.” She is attempting to share photos of the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents of each of the presidents when available. Pictures are an Continue reading The Genealogy of Presidents Blog
The Washington Post, in cooperation with Time, and Slate, has posted a new website, WhoRunsGov.com, that gives biographical information, as well as policy data on folks involved in the Federal government. I understand that the plan is to also include Continue reading WhoRunsGov.com
Patty and I spent much of the day, Tuesday, watching the various presidential inaugural ceremonies, parades, and balls on television. Although I’ll admit to not voting for President Obama, I do believe he’s off to a good start and pray Continue reading President Obama’s Family History
There’s a lot of Obama family history to be found in newspapers this week. The following teaser is from a very good article in the January 18, 2009 Boston Herald (article initially written for the Cape Cod Times). According to Continue reading Obama is a 10th-Generation Grandson of Edward FitzRandolph
According to an article posted in the Nigerian ThisDayOnline, Paul Ibe of Abuja and Ahamefula Ogbu in Obama Kingdom, write that Barack Obama may have roots in Nigeria. The Obama community in Rivers State claims that the third great grandfather Continue reading President-Elect Obama Has Nigerian Roots?
There’s an absolutely outstanding article posted by journalist Monica Guzman in the January 14, 2009 edition of the Seattle P-I blog. It’s known that President-elect Obama’s mother lived in the Seattle area for a short time between 1961 and 1962. Continue reading Did Obama’s Mother Live Here?
President-elect Obama is a 13th-generation descendant of one of the Plymouth colony’s earliest settlers, Thomas Blossom. So is Obama’s very distant cousin, George W. Bush. Thomas Blossom did not arrive in America in 1620, because he was aboard the Speedwell, Continue reading Obama’s Pilgrim Roots
Patty mentioned to me a few days ago that in searching census records dealing with President-elect Obama’s ancestors, that she ran across one that listed the man as a”pumper” for an oil company. I really haven’t followed his ancestry all Continue reading Obama has Oil-Company Roots
A large collection of Lincoln artifacts has been donated to the State of Indiana. From what I’ve read in various publications, the collection will most likely be digitized at the Allen County Public Library for Internet dissemination to the world. Continue reading Lincoln Collection Donated to the State of Indiana
It was recently reported that Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in Southern California, discovered that Harry Reid’s great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid were Continue reading Swinging Remus Reid Nothing But an Internet Spoof
This just in from Paul Nauta at Family Search – SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—FamilySearch International continues to feed the growing appetite of family historians and researchers worldwide with the release of its free 1900 U.S. Census online. The free collection Continue reading Obama Descended From an Auctioneer
Gallia County, Ohio, found a way to make the vice president of the United States part of a local club – by discovering his great-grandparents’ grave. Vice President Dick Cheney was allowed to skip the usual formalities when he accepted Continue reading VP Dick Cheney’s 2nd Great-Grandparents’ Grave Found in Gallia County, Ohio