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The Genealogue
http://genealogue.blogspot.com
Genealogical notes, notions, and meanderings.
- Added on: Jul 7th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Genealogy Humor
- Tags: World War II slavery xenophobia bob dylan leonardo da vinci famous folks
Recent Posts
Dead Man Dealt the Loser Card
Missoula Cemetery in Montana received an odd letter from France a month ago—addressed to graveyard resident Hakon Kristian Hauge.It came with a "loser card," a 3-inch piece of cardboard that said, in both Norwegian and English, "I give you the lose...
Genealogy at 17,000 Feet
To finish his book Mad Dogs and Englishmen: An Expedition Round My Family, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes enlisted the help of yaks.Documents unearthed in the dusty attics at Broughton Castle, near Banbury, were packed into containers and trekked by ya...
Disturbed Scientist a Potential Serial Killer, Collects \'DNA Samples\'
Neuroscientist Jim Fallon—a descendant of Thomas Cornell and a distant cousin of Lizzie Borden—discovered that he may have something in common with his notorious relatives.Three years ago, as part of a personal project to assess his family's risk...
Welcome to the Family
When Matthew Roberts set out to find his biological father, he never expected to find Charles Manson.Matthew, 41 - who bears a haunting resemblance to his father - sank into depression after discovering his identity.He has since been in contact with ...
Also, Is My Cousin\'s Cousin Famous?
Google's autocomplete feature tells us what people are searching for: relatives who are famous, celebrated, and/or genocidal.Those who Googled "am I related to this person" were, of course, holding up pictures of Hitler. ...
I Left This Stone Unturned
This may seem like a normal gravestone, but look carefully at the very bottom of the photograph.A little digging revealed that an age ("62 y'rs & 10 mo.") was carved on the stone upside down. This wasn't Fanny's age at death, but it was the age at de...
