Genealogical Library
Case Studies/Human Interest
If an Ancestry Daily News or Ancestry Weekly Journal link is no longer active, click here and enter the title of the article into the "Search Topics" box. Most are still there, but they change the links a lot!
- May 23, 2013 - The Huffington Post - "A Memorial Day Tribute to Dad for his Service in Vietnam" by Megan Smolenyak
- May 2, 2013 - Huffington Post - "HBO's Family Tree First of Four Genealogy Series to Air in U.S." by Megan Smolenyak
- March 19, 2013 - Huffington Post - "Family Tree Mockumentary Series Coming to HBO & BBC" by Megan Smolenyak
- March 13, 2013 - The Kerryman - "A letter from America gets a reply - 29 years on!" by Dónal Nolan
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- March 5, 2013 - Huffington Post - "Letter to Ireland Answered -- 28 Years Later" by Megan Smolenyak
- December 17, 2012 - Huffington Post - "How You Can Help Ellis Island Rise Above the Waters" by Megan Smolenyak
- November 19, 2012 - The New York Times - "Storm Jeopardizes Building's Survival After Two Centuries" by Sam Roberts
- September 28, 2012 - Huffington Post - "Which Countries Could You Be President Of?" by Megan Smolenyak
- March 30, 2012 - Huffington Post - "Make History in Your Pajamas" by Megan Smolenyak
- February 6, 2012 - Huffington Post - "Unexpected Ways To Find Your Ancestors" by Megan Smolenyak
- October 3, 2011 - Huffington Post - "Seeds of a Trans-Atlantic Reunion" by Megan Smolenyak
- July 27, 2011 - The New York Times - "Mystery Tombstone Finds Its Place of Rest" by Sam Roberts
- June 29, 2011 - Huffington Post - "Summer Genealogy Reads" by Megan Smolenyak
- March 31, 2011 - The Tuam Herald - "Obama researcher traces war hero to Sylane" by Tom Gilmore
- March 15, 2011 - Huffington Post - "WWI Soldier Representative of Connection Between Ireland and America" by Megan Smolenyak
- December 17, 2010 - Huffington Post - "Did I Marry My Cousin?" by Megan Smolenyak
- December 2, 2010 - Standard Speaker - "Remains of area soldier killed in WWI returned" by John E. Usalis
- October 11, 2010 - Huffington Post - "A Funeral on My 50th" by Megan Smolenyak
- August 25, 2010 - Huffington Post - "Roots Travel in Ireland" by Megan Smolenyak
- August 24, 2010 - Irish Central - "New details on oldest living Irishwoman uncovered" by Cathy Hayes
- August 18, 2010 - The Huffington Post - "Following the Trail of the Oldest Living Irishwoman" by Megan Smolenyak
- July 7, 2010 - The New York Times - "The Curious Mystery of the Sidewalk Tombstone" by Sam Roberts
- February 1, 2010 - Sioux City Journal - "Child's tombstone traced to Danbury" by Tim Gallagher
- January 24, 2010 - San Luis Obispo Tribune - "Genealogy expert Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak to speak at seminar sponsored by sponsored by the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society" by Sarah Linn
- July/August 2009 - Ancestry Magazine article - "DNA Proves Scottish Roots of Haley Family"
- May/June 2009 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Philip Reed, The Slave Who Rescued Freedom"
- January/February 2009 - Ancestry article - "Found! Unclaimed Persons" Read this article in PDF format
- November/December 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article - "The Quest for Obama's Irish Roots"
- October 13, 2008 - Irish Times article - "Ellis Island's first immigrant honoured" by Lucy Kennedy
- October 8, 2008 - Newsweek article - "The Man Who Would Be King" by Kurt Soller
- October 8, 2008 - Reuters UK article - "Palin may be related to Princess Diana and Roosevelt" by Ellen Wulfhorst
- October 7, 2008 - USA Today article - "Texan is Washington's kin, and could've been king" by Michelle Roberts
- October 5, 2008 - Plain Dealer Politics Blog article - "Presidential candidate Obama has Irish kin in southern Ohio" by Margaret Bernstein. Includes PDF download of Obama's Family Tree.
- September, 2008 - Irish Times article - "Four Green Fields"
- September, 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article - "The Man (or Woman) Who Would Be King"
- July/August 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Where is the Honor Guard?"
- May/June 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article (digital version) - "Found! Who Gets the Bible"
- March 1, 2007 - Ancestry Magazine article - "She Had Me at Junkyard"
- January/February 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article (digital version) - "When Bibles Go Camping"
- December 3, 2007 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Freeing the Freeman Bible"
- November/December 2007 - Ancestry Magazine article (digital version) - "Travelin' Man"
- November 11, 2007 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Honoring Our Ancestors: Haley Family of Roots Fame Joins the DNA Game"
- October 18, 2007 -
NPR, Day to Day - Maybe Politicians are Cut from the Same Cloth - August 18, 2007 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "So That's What He Looked Like!"
- August 2, 2007 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Serial Centenarians"
- June 14, 2007 -
listen to The Genealogy Guys Podcast - Drew Smith talks to Megan about Roots Television. - February 4, 2007 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Feeling Bookish"
- January 5, 2007 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Tombstone Imagery"
- December 3, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "How Do We Stop This Epidemic?"
- August 20, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Using Ancestry.com: SSDI Blues"
- July 30, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Genealogical Books in Disguise"
- May 21, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Get Out Your POW Bracelet"
- February 28, 2006 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Happy Birthday, Ben!"
- February 16, 2006 - Ancestry Daily News article - "More Genealogical Quotes"
- January 26, 2006 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Say What?!"
- January 19, 2006 - Ancestry Daily News article - "This Is For You, Mrs. Berkowitz"
- January 3, 2006 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Unsung Genealogical Heroes"
- November 21, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Let Your Fingers Do the Shopping"
- November 11, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Where's Parmo?"
- October 13, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Flat Stanley Does His Roots" (click here for photos!)
- October 6, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Mystery of Cipriano Pedrini"
- September 13, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Name Dropping"
- September 1, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "A DNA Success Story"
- August 18, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Flirting with Death"
- August 2, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "A Coronery Case"
- July 7, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Ancestral Art"
- June 26, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Still More Extreme Genealogy"
- June 9, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "More Extreme Genealogy"
- May 25, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Memorial Day is Every Day"
- May 12, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Why We Search"
- March 17, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "What's In a Name?"
- December 14, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Survey to Examine Genealogists' Internet Habits"
- November 11, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Tanks for the Memories"
- September 23, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "DNA Holiday"
- August 2004 - Family Chronicle article - "Finding Homes for Orphan Heirlooms"
Read this article in PDF format. Provided here with the kind permission of Family Chronicle magazine. - August 2004 - Family Tree article - "Large and In Charge"
Read this article in PDF format. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Family Tree magazine. - June 2004 - Family Chronicle article - "Getting the Most From Your Genealogy Trips to Europe"
Read this article in PDF format. Provided here with the kind permission of Family Chronicle magazine. - May 27, 2004 - Washington Post article - "Fallen but Never Forgotten by Matt Schudel" - article about one of my Army Repatriation cases.
- April-June 2004 - Genealogical Computing article - "Steve Morse: A Genealogical Mensch"
- March 17, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Luck of the Irish"
- February 11, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Finding a Soldier's Family"
- December 22, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "From Ellen to Eileen"
- December 11, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "If You're a Wee Bit Irish"
- September/October 2003 - Ancestry Magazine article - "Who Is the Genealogist Next Door?"
Read this article in PDF format. Includes photos and screenshots. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Ancestry Magazine.
- September/October 2003 - Heritage Quest article - "Answers in the Cemetery: James Reynolds of Jersey City, NJ"
- November 10, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "All I Want for Christmas..."
- October 7, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Hurricanes Happen..."
- August 22, 2003 - listen to NPR's Marketplace feature - "The Lucrative Business of Genealogy"
- July/August 2003 - Heritage Quest article - "Finding Great-Grandma in San Quentin"
- July 22, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "A Stoop on Orchard Street"
- April 29, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "The Zen of Genealogy"
- February 28, 2003 - Ancestry Daily Newsarticle - "Musical Roots"
- January 8, 2003 - They Came to America - PBS Special and companion guidebook
- January 2, 2003- Ancestry Daily News article - "PBS Special on 8 January 2003: They Came To America"
- May/June 2002 - Heritage Quest article - "Maurice Reidy: Little Boy Lost"
- January/February 2002 - Heritage Quest article - "Morality on Trial"
