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The Daily Genealogist: Charlemagne's DNA and Our Universal Royalty

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Lynn Betlock
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Charlemagne’s DNA and Our Universal Royalty
In a recent National Geographic blog, Carl Zimmer discusses the findings of statisticians and geneticists who've looked at the “web-like tapestry” that is genealogy.

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/16/2013 9:32 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Alice E. Kober — Lost to History No More

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Alice E. Kober, 43 — Lost to History No More
Margalit Fox, a senior obituary writer at the New York Times, brings the story of Alice Kober, who worked tirelessly to crack an ancient Aegean code, Linear B, out of obscurity.


Posted by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/16/2013 9:28 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Maps Reveal Owners of Lands Taken by Cromwell

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Maps Reveal Owners of Lands Taken by Cromwell
“A staggering collection of maps assembled in Trinity College Dublin…reveal the exact ownership of the lands that were plundered from Irish families and given to landlords during the Cromwellian Plantation” of 1652–58.

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/16/2013 9:26 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Native Americans in 1494 Vatican Fresco

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

New Worlds Older: Native Americans in 1494 Vatican Fresco
The director of the Vatican Museums suggests that a detail in a newly-cleaned fresco may be “the first depiction of Native Americans” in European art.

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/9/2013 9:44 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Celebrating a 250-Year-Old House

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Celebrating a 250-Year-Old House
Yankee Magazine columnist Edie Clark wrote about the history of her venerable New Hampshire house and described the celebration she held when it turned 250 years old.

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/9/2013 9:42 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Mystery of 200-Year-Old British Soldier

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Mystery of 200-Year-Old British Soldier Found in the Dunes of Holland
Research on the remains of the soldier indicates he died in a brief conflict in August of 1799.

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/9/2013 9:39 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Marathon Memorials to be Archived by City

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

With Rain Coming, Boston Marathon Memorials Made of Paper at Copley Plaza Archived by City
During the process of collecting items to be moved to the city archives, archivist Marta Crilly expressed her feelings, “I'm really happy that these things are going to be preserved, and that this part of Boston's beautiful history, this outpouring of love, is going to be documented for people to see.”

Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/9/2013 9:37 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: The Flotsam That Defines a Family

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Junk Drawer Jesus and the “Flotsam” that Defines a Family

A daughter reflects on the process of cleaning out her parents’ home in East Boston.


Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/2/2013 9:57 AM Comments (0)

The Daily Genealogist: Young Archivists Meet Like Minds

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Lynn Betlock
Managing Editor

Leaving Cloister of Dusty Offices, Young Archivists Meet Like Minds

This profile of the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, a group with over 500 members, highlights some of the archivists and their collections.


Last Edited by Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek at 5/2/2013 9:41 AM Comments (0)
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