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It’s not often that we run across family histories of state-level politicians in our newspapers or on their Internet websites. However, this afternoon I ran across an interesting and detailed article about the intertwining family histories of two men squaring Continue reading The Genealogy of Vermont AG Candidates Bill Sorrell & T.J. Donovan
SANTA MONICA, California, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Barack Obama is one of history’s three greatest political leaders with Irish ancestry, according to an international poll. John F Kennedy, however, is voted the greatest such leader, ahead of Ronald Reagan second Continue reading Obama Voted History’s Third Greatest Political Leader With Irish Ancestry, Behind JFK First, Reagan Second
Whoops – we posted a blog a few days ago in which Christopher Child at NEHGS stated that proof of American Indian ancestry for Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren did exist – even if it did show she was only 1/32 Continue reading Proof of Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee Ancestry Doesn’t Seem to Exist After All
Now we find out that Elizabeth Warren really has minority status after all – that is if being 1/32 Cherokee makes one an American Indian… This reminds me of an excellent novel I read in my college years titled Kingsblood Continue reading Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren Really is 1/32 Cherokee
The following was received from my good friend, Dan Lynch: It seemed only fitting that I should find President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 Census, enumerated exactly 72 years to the day from when he appears to have provided Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 Census
Several weeks ago, my friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, sent me a copy of her new book. It’s titled “Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing.” I finally got the chance to sit down and read it cover to cover. Megan knows Continue reading A Review of “Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing“
Did your ancestors emigrate to the American colonies? If so, why? Was it their choice? The popular view of colonization suggests the majority of pre-revolutionary settlers came for religious freedom, to own and work one’s own land, to satisfy an Continue reading Emigrants in Chains — The Truth be Told
The following news release is from the August 17, 2011 edition of BusinessWire.com: Analysis Shows Governor Herbert is Related to Numerous Historical Figures, Including Butch Cassidy, Joseph Smith Jr. and Others GeneTree.com Presents Family History Research to Governor and Mrs. Continue reading GeneTree.com Finds Connections to Butch Cassidy in Utah Governor’s Family History
The following News Release was received from Eneclann: Eneclann genealogists were delighted to be acknowledged by President Obama in the speech he made in College Green, Dublin. ‘Eneclann were delighted to be given VIP tickets to the reception in College Continue reading President Obama Thanks Genealogists for Researching his Irish Family History
The following excerpt is from an AP article in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Deseret News: DUBLIN — He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Continue reading President O’Bama Goes Home to Ireland
Finally, after over a half decade of questions posed by everyone from Hilary Clinton to Donald Trump, President Obama has released his birth certificate. and yes, he really was born in Hawaii, as we knew all along. This was all Continue reading President Obama Releases His Birth Certificate
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 10, 2011 edition of IrishCentral.com. New research has revealed that First Lady Michelle Obama, like her husband President Barack Obama, has Irish roots. Megan Smolenyak, the same genealogist who discovered Continue reading First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish Roots
The Aussies find the ancestry of their Premier candidates fascinating, just as Americans do with our Presidents… The following news release was written for folks living in Australia. From links to Brisbane barmaids to law enforcement in Victoria, our future Continue reading Australian Premier Candidates Have Fascinating Ancestry
Everyne is related to the rich and famous… Most of us just don’t know how. The online genealogy site, Ancestry.com has carried out a survey revealing 28 Irish Americans share the same Irish ancestor as President Obama. Just four years Continue reading Irish Americans Sharing President Obama’s Irish Ancestry
DUBLIN, Jan. 27, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — US President Barack Obama is set to become one of the first “Irish-Americans” to receive a Certificate of Irish Heritage in recognition of his Irish ancestry. The certificate will be officially awarded to Continue reading President Obama to Receive a Certificate of Irish Heritage