George Washington Estate Sells For 50 Million Dollars

The following teaser is from the Nov. 8, 2021 New York Post website. A piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate has sold for a whopping $50 million, marking the highest residential sale to hit the D.C. region ever. And it Continue reading George Washington Estate Sells For 50 Million Dollars

Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to the Cherokee Nation For Releasing DNA Test Results

The following is an excerpt from an article that was posted Feb 1, 2019 at the CNBC.com website: Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for releasing the results of a DNA test last year in an attempt to Continue reading Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to the Cherokee Nation For Releasing DNA Test Results

Fifth Season of Finding Your Roots to include “Roots in Politics” Episode

The following excerpt is from the August 1, 2018 Jerusalem Post: U.S. Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan discovered something that shocked him when he participated in the PBS series “Finding Your Roots”: his 3% Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The Continue reading Fifth Season of Finding Your Roots to include “Roots in Politics” Episode

Hillary Clinton Has French-Canadian Ancestry

The following teaser is from the November 6, 2016 edition of the TorontoSun.com: MONTREAL — If Hillary Clinton wins Tuesday’s election, Canada’s relationship with the White House could soon be cast as a family affair, thanks to the presidential candidate’s Continue reading Hillary Clinton Has French-Canadian Ancestry

The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Has a New Website

The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums has done a redesign on the website, It’s now more mobile friendly, and has lots of new content that’s been posted over the last week or so. Included is the Hayes’ museum’s Continue reading The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Has a New Website

Vice-Presidential Nominee Tim Kaine – the Genealogist

The following excerpt is from an interesting article posted to the July 23, 2016 edition of IrishCentral.com: …Kaine certainly feels Ireland in his heart. During his acceptance speech for The American Ireland Fund Leadership Award, he talked about his family’s Continue reading Vice-Presidential Nominee Tim Kaine – the Genealogist

Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland’s Jewish Ancestry

The following teaser is from an interesting article by David Margolick about Merrick Garland’s Jewish ancestry. Please check out the full article at tabletmag.com. Within minutes of President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland’s to the Supreme Court, the Jewish Continue reading Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland’s Jewish Ancestry

Dr. Ben Carson’s Ancestry Reveal’s an Even More Interesting Backstory Than Carson Seems to Know

If you want to get your family history done, just become a front-runner for the Presidential nomination. Okay – that may not be easy to do, and it’s simpler to do it yourself. DailyMail.com (who hasn’t been supportive of Carson) Continue reading Dr. Ben Carson’s Ancestry Reveal’s an Even More Interesting Backstory Than Carson Seems to Know

President James Monroe Was Descended from a Scottish Highland Clan Chief

The following excerpt is from an article posted at deadlinenews.co.uk: DNA research has proved that one of the Founding Fathers of the United States was descended from a Highland clan chief. Scholars have long disputed the origins of James Monroe, Continue reading President James Monroe Was Descended from a Scottish Highland Clan Chief

Megan Smolenyak Uproots 1/4 of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Online Family Tree

The following teaser is from an article posted by my friend, Megan Smolenyak, at the Huffington Post website. With a little digging, she proved that 1/4 of Hillary Clinton’s posted online family trees are wrong… Again, showing that just because Continue reading Megan Smolenyak Uproots 1/4 of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Online Family Tree

President Obama & Conservative Kansas Senatorial Hopeful Are 2nd Cousins

The following teaser is from an article by Philip Bump, published in the August 4, 2014 edition of the online WashingtonPost.com: Stories about Milton Wolf, the conservative physician aiming to unseat Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) on Tuesday, always include one Continue reading President Obama & Conservative Kansas Senatorial Hopeful Are 2nd Cousins