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Press Release: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Radio, TV & Video

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a new 10-part PBS series that explores race, culture and identity through genealogy and genetics, premieres Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 8 pm

Finding Your Rootsbuilds on the success of African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America, journeying deep into the ancestry of remarkable individuals Read the rest of this entry…

Tags: african american lives, barbara walters, branford marsalis, condoleezza rice, faces of america, family histories, family trees, genealogy, genealogy series, harry connick jr alphonse fletcher, henry louis gates, michelle rodrigues, PBS, prof gates, robert downey jr, w e b du bois

Read more | Comments (0) | March 25, 2012

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – #1 Songs

Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Fun

It’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun with genealogy extraordinaire – Randy Seaver and tonight’s activity will definitely have us strolling down memory lane! Tonight’s challenge is:

What was the #1 song on the day you were born? Or on your birthday when you were 18? Or when you married? Or some other important date in your life.”

This is my first time participating in the Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge and hopefully (as time allows), it won’t be my last; so here goes! Read the rest of this entry…

Tags: 1959, Fats Domino, genealogy fun, hit singles, hit songs, http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-1-songs.html, Johnny Farina, music, R&B, Randy Seaver, Santo Farina, United States

Read more | Comments (2) | March 24, 2012

Tuesday’s Tip: Five Online Resources to Jump-start Your Family Research

Posted by Liv | Filed under Tuesday's Tips

I want to thank family and friends for all the positive feedback I’ve received about my post, Five Steps to Getting Started with Your Family Research! Since I’m asked regularly about my research process, I decided to share those “how-to” instructions on this site. Now whenever I am asked how I started my family research, I can refer everyone to that post/information!