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  • March 8, 2024 - Medium - "How I Found my Elusive John Murphy" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 25, 2024 - Hoodline - "After Eight Decades, WWII Soldiers Clifford Strickland and Robert Hurst Identified and Brought Home Through DNA Technology" (Strickland, Clifford and Hurst, Robert) by Taylor Johnson
  • February 23, 2024 - Medium - "Taylor Swift’s Formidable Female Forebears" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 22, 2024 - Metropolis Planet - "'I didn't think it was possible'" (Leukering, William L.) by Terra Temple
  • February 7, 2024 - Medium - "Your ancestry is a lot more than just DNA" by Harris Sockel
  • February 7, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted for from WWII" (Marrah, James H.)
  • February 6, 2024 - FOX 32 Chicago - "Illinois WWII sergeant accounted for after aircraft struck during bombing raid in Germany" (Leukering, William L.)
  • February 6, 2024 - WPSD Local 6 - "World War II soldier from Metropolis, Illinois accounted for by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" (Leukering, William L.) by Julie Bryson
  • February 6, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted for from WWII" (Leukering, William L.)
  • January 16, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted for from WWII" (Willhite, Theodore)
  • January 6, 2024 - Irish Star - "How genealogy found the real story of Annie Moore, the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island" by Martha Brennan
  • December 21, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for from WWII" (Hurst, Robert L. A.)
  • December 4, 2023 - AP News - "Michigan soldier killed in Korean War to be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery" (McCarthy, Gordon D.)
  • November 9, 2023 - Greenville News - "SC Korean War veteran's remains found after 72 years, memorial services held in Anderson" (Gosnell, Albert A.) by Nina Tran
  • October 30, 2023 - The Mining Journal - "Local airman found, returned for burial" (Rinke, Chester L.)
  • October 30, 2023 - Medium - "Meg Ryan’s Rusyn Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 28, 2023 - Irish America - "Meg Ryan’s Irish Heritage" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 26, 2023 - Patch - "Funeral Procession Route Set For WWII Pilot Who Was MIA For 80 Years" (McGuire, Edward T.) by Lorraine Swanson
  • October 23, 2023 - Medium - "Meg Ryan’s Irish Heritage" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 13, 2023 - KCEN TV - "Texas WWII veteran to buried in Belton, 80 years after his death" (Johnston, Turner Y.) by Jacob Wallin
  • September 21, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for from Korean War" (Hill, Lewis W.)
  • September 21, 2023 - WILX News10 - "Michigan man killed in Korean War finally accounted for after over 70 years" (Hill, Lewis W.) by Wells Foster
  • September 10, 2023 - The Bharat Express News - "Remains identified of a Michigan pilot who died in a crash after bombing Japan during World War II" (Rinke, Chester L.)
  • August 31, 2023 - CBS News - "Remains of Army Pfc. Arthur Barrett, WWII soldier who died as prisoner of war, buried at Arlington National Cemetery" (Barrett, Arthur)
  • August 31, 2023 - CBS Austin - "Fallen Korean War soldier from Texas finally identified after seven decades" (Baty, Willie J.) by Betsy Calderon
  • August 31, 2023 - KWTX - "Remains identified as Central Texas soldier missing in action in Korea since 1950" (Baty, Willie J.) by Joe Ashley
  • August 25, 2023 - The Buffalo News - "For Jim Roach, childhood witness to Pearl Harbor, a Hollywood life comes to an end" by Sean Kirst
  • August 24, 2023 - Audacy - "2nd Lt. Miklosh, a B-29 Superfortress navigator, accounted for from WWII" (Miklosh, Walter B.)
  • August 21, 2023 - Irish Star - "New mural of Joe Biden appears near his ancestral home after landmark visit to Ireland" by Fionnuala Boyle
  • August 8, 2023 - Irish Star - "Americans tickled by tribute to Obama's Irish roots at Offaly gas station" by Laura Grainger
  • August 4, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted for from WWII" (Miklosh, Walter B.)
  • July 27, 2023 - WYFF4 - "Remains from Greenville soldier killed in Korean War have been accounted for" (Gosnell, Albert A.) by Stephanie Moore
  • July 27, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for From Korean War" (Gosnell, Albert A.)
  • July 26, 2023 - UPMatters.com - "Palmer veteran identified in remains from Korean War" (McCarthy, Gordon D.) by Ben Raymond
  • July 21, 2023 - KWCH 12 News - "Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Plains" (Elliott, Robert C.) by KWCH Staff
  • July 21, 2023 - KAKE ABC News - "Remains of Kansas WWII veteran, killed in action, returning to be buried" (Elliott, Robert C.) by Cole West
  • July 17, 2023 - TCPalm - "DeSantis anchor ancestor; books vs. guns, NRA; spying on public; Schiff shifty?"
  • July 17, 2023 - City & State Florida - "As campaign grinds on, Ron DeSantis doesn't play up his 'quintessential Italian American success story'" by Josh Solomon
  • July 16, 2023 - Audacy - "Army Pfc. Barrett, who died as a POW in World War II, has been accounted for" (Barrett, Arthur C.)
  • June 27, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Thomas, George B.)
  • June 14, 2023 - The Washington Post - "Army base in Louisiana sheds Confederate name for a Black war hero" by Kim Bellware and Brittany Shammas
  • June 13, 2023 - CNN - "Fort Polk is now Fort Johnson after US Army moves to honor World War I hero" by Kaanita Iyer
  • June 8, 2023 - PhillyBurbs.com - "With no next of kin, the dead tax county resources. How they end up in coroner offices." by Jo Ciavaglia
  • May 30, 2023 - WJHL News 11 - "Elizabethton World War II soldier’s remains to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery" (Wilson, Mark P.) by Slater Teague
  • May 30, 2023 - WDRB - "US agency identifies remains of Indiana soldier killed in France during WWII" (Adams, Leonard E.)
  • May 30, 2023 - WCYB News 5 - "Remains of soldier from Elizabethton killed during World War II to be buried in Arlington" (Wilson, Mark P.)
  • May 30, 2023 - WRTV ABC - "World War II soldier from Indiana accounted for, returning home for burial" (Adams, Leonard E.) by James Howell Jr.
  • May 30, 2023 - CBS News - "Remains of Indiana soldier killed during World War II identified" (Adams, Leonard E.) by Gina Martinez
  • May 30, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Adams, Leonard E.)
  • May 29, 2023 - Army Times - "Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII" (Williams, Myron E.)
  • May 29, 2023 - Shaw Local - "Missing almost 80 years, remains of Ottawa-born WWII soldier to be laid to rest in Texas" (Williams, Myron E.) by Rachel Rodgers
  • May 28, 2023 - Killeen Daily Herald - "World War II soldier who died in Germany to be interred at Killeen veterans cemetery" (Williams, Myron E.) by Thaddeus Imerman
  • May 27, 2023 - Irish America - "Manx, Music, Military, Moxie, and a Bit Irish" (Hannah Waddingham) by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 18, 2023 - FOX4 Kansas City - "Remains of Kansas WWII Airman killed in Europe identified" (Elliott, Robert C.) by Wil Day
  • May 18, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (Elliott, Robert C.)
  • May 8, 2023 - Burlington County Times - "Bruce Springsteen visits his Irish ancestral roots as the E Street Band plays Dublin" by Chris Jordan
  • May 6, 2023 - The Anaheim High School Alumni Association - "Colonist WWII Fallen Hero Returns Home" (Minogue, John F.)
  • April 20, 2023 - Irish Central - "You can mock Blarney Biden, but ..." by Tom Deignan
  • April 20, 2023 - Collider - "'Top Chef': 10 Most Rewatchable Episodes, According to Reddit" by Hannah Wing
  • April 12, 2023 - GalwayBeo - "Joe Biden's private Galway family" by Jessica Mercer
  • April 12, 2023 - Sky News - "President Joe Biden uses his and Barack Obama's ancestors as examples that Ireland breeds faith and possibilities"
  • April 12, 2023 - The Irish Times - "‘It sure feels like home’: First day of Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland - as it happened" by Laura Slattery and Colin Gleeson
  • April 12, 2023 - MSN.com - "Joe Biden talks of his English roots in Nottingham as he explores Irish ancestry" by Neil Johnston
  • April 11, 2023 - ABC News - "Here's a look at Biden's Irish roots as he visits his ancestral homeland" by Molly Nagle and Sarah Kolinovsky
  • April 11, 2023 - Daily Mail - "The journey of Joe Biden's Irish ancestors - from Counties Mayo and Louth to Scranton: How president's great-great grandfathers left an Ireland ravaged by famine for a new life in the U.S. 180 years ago" by Rob Crilly
  • April 9, 2023 - The Guardian - "A son of Ireland’: how Biden’s Irish roots shape his political identity" by David Smith
  • April 6, 2023 - MSN.com - "Joe Biden invited to Galway after genealogist uncovers family ties to the county" by Eoghan Moloney
  • April 7, 2023 - Independent.ie - "Louth Looking forward to second visit by a US President" by John Mulligan
  • April 6, 2023 - Independent.ie - "Joe Biden invited to Galway after genealogist uncovers family ties to the county" by Eoghan Moloney
  • April 6, 2023 - RTE Radio 1 - "President Biden invited to visit Galway after discover of family links" interview on Morning Ireland
  • April 5, 2023 - Irish Star - "Joe Biden has previously unknown Irish cousins in Co Galway, according to genealogist" by Ferghal Blaney
  • April 5, 2023 - Irish Mirror - "American Late Show host Stephen Colbert discovers his Cavan roots through Twitter" by Sandra Mallon
  • April 5, 2023 - Galway Beo - "Joe Biden’s new Galway roots dug up as US President’s family tracked down before Ireland trip" by Fergal Blaney
  • April 5, 2023 - Irish Mirror - "US President Joe Biden may also have previously unknown cousins in Galway" by Fergal Blaney
  • March 29, 2023 - Army Times - "Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII" (Williams, Myron E.)
  • March 22, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (Montemurro, Francis V.)
  • March 21, 2023 - EchoLIVE.ie - "Man related to Cork's Annie Moore writes musical about lives of immigrant women" by Colette Sheridan
  • March 21, 2023 - Medium - "Captured in Time: Nameless English Singing Girls upon Arrival in America in 1890" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 17, 2023 - CNN - "Her name is on a pub, a boat and an AI platform. But what happened to the Irish teen who arrived at Ellis Island in 1892?" by Catherine E. Shoichet
  • March 16, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted For From World War II" (Minogue, John F.)
  • March 16, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (McKeon, Matthew L.)
  • March 13, 2023 - CBS 12 News - "Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Martin, Francis P.) by WOLF Staff
  • March 10, 2023 - PA Homepage - "Scranton soldier from WWII to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Martin, Francis P.) by Nico Rossi
  • March 8, 2023 - The Gilmer Mirror - "Texas Airman Accounted For From WWII" (Ferrel, Frank C.) by Editor
  • March 6, 2023 - 13 ABC Action News - "Ohio soldier accounted for from North Korea, DPAA announces" (Worline, Clark E.) by Jake Pietrasz
  • March 1, 2023 - PolitiFact - "A guide to George Santos’ dubious statements about drag, Brazil, his 9/11 connection and more" by Louis Jacobson
  • February 17, 2023 - Irish Star - "Annie Moore: The first immigrant processed at Ellis Island and her life after arriving" by Brian Dillon
  • February 13, 2023 - Medium - "Captured in Time: Syrian Immigrant Sultana Numeir upon Arrival in America in 1890" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 8, 2023 - The Daily Star - "In Our Opinion: Santos needs to step down"
  • January 20, 2023 - ABC Fox Montana - "Montana Soldier Accounted For From WWII" (Bennett, Franklin H.)
  • January 18, 2023 - Local 3 News - "Tennessee soldier killed during WWII identified" (Wilson, Mark P.) by Jordan Rudzinski
  • January 18, 2023 - Vanity Fair - "George Santos’s 11 Most Absurd Lies and Cons (That We Know About So Far)" by Bess Levin
  • January 4, 2023 - Cork Beo - "Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon discovered to have hidden Cork roots" by Thomas Telford & Daire Fitton
  • January 2, 2023 - Irish Central - "First through Ellis island - Annie Moore’s tough and tragic life" by Tom Deignan
  • December 29, 2022 - The Daily Beast - "Liar-Elect George Santos’ List of Dubious Claims Is STILL Growing" by Josh Fiallo
  • December 29, 2022 - The Hill - "Santos reportedly used ‘Anthony Zabrovsky’ alias on charity GoFundMe page" by Natalie Prieb
  • Incoming congressman’s claims his grandparents fled the Holocaust contradicted by genealogy records
  • December 27, 2022 - NPR - "Some GOP leaders say Republican Santos 'lied' about career and Jewish heritage" by Brian Mann
  • December 25, 2022 - The Buffalo News - "For Henry Wesley, the greatest Christmas gift: Family he never knew" by Sean Kirst
  • December 23, 2022 - Newsweek - "George Santos Claims His Mom Was in World Trade Center on 9/11" by James Bickerton
  • December 23, 2022 - The Times of Israel - "NY congressman-elect apparently lied about having grandparents who fled Nazis" by Philissa Cramer
  • December 22, 2022 - Yahoo News - "Newly elected GOP congressman faces questions about claims his family fled the Holocaust" by Gustaf Kilander
  • December 22, 2022 - CNN - "Incoming congressman’s claims his grandparents fled the Holocaust contradicted by genealogy records" by Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski
  • November 21, 2022 - Independent.ie - "Bruce Springsteen will plant a tree in his great-great grandmother’s home of Rathangan on his next trip to Ireland" by Seoirse Mulgrew
  • November 15, 2022 - ABC7 New York - "Remains of fallen WWII soldier from Brooklyn make journey home 75+ years later" (Heffernan Jr., John) by Jim Dolan
  • November 14, 2022 - CBS New York - "Remains of Brooklyn veteran killed in World War II finally identified" (Heffernan Jr., John) by Dick Brennan
  • November 14, 2022 - FOX43 - "Remains of Pennsylvania soldier lost in France during World War II are identified after 77 years" (Martin, Francis P.) by Keith Schweigert
  • November 14, 2022 - Times Leader - "Remains of NEPA soldier killed in WWII identified" (Martin, Francis P.)
  • November 12, 2022 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of US soldier killed in Korean War identified 72 years later" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Adela Suliman
  • November 12, 2022 - Washington Post - "Remains of U.S. soldier killed in Korean War identified 72 years later" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Adela Suliman
  • November 9, 2022 - KXXV 25ABC - "Texas soldier reported missing in action during Korean War now accounted for" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Khadeeja Umana
  • October 26, 2022 - KY3 - "WWII soldier remains identified, to be buried in Springfield" (Tate, Moses F.) by Kaitlyn Schumacher
  • October 21, 2022 - The Focus - "Who is Joe Biden’s grandfather, ‘All-American football player’ Ambrose Finnegan?" by Bruno Cooke
  • October 20, 2022 - Kildare Nationalist - "Story Of First Immigrant To Ellis Island Brought To Life In Musical Show by Her Narraghmore Cousin" by Finian Coghlan
  • October 18, 2022 - Irish Central - "Genealogist finds Annie Moore's living relatives" by Sheila Langan
  • October 17, 2022 - WIBW 13 - "Seneca airman who died in WWII to be buried in Springfield, Mo." (Tate, Moses F.) by Sarah Motter
  • October 3, 2022 - The Louisiana Weekly - "Everything old is new again"
  • September 21, 2022 - NorthJersey.com - "DeSantis, Abbott have long, personal histories with immigration" by Christopher Maag
  • September 20, 2022 - KWCH 12News - "Remains buried in Romania identified as Kansas airman killed during WWII" (Tate, Moses F.) by KWCH Staff
  • September 20, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Worline, Clark E.)
  • August 19, 2022 - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - "Genealogy Research in the Year 2070" by Anonymous
  • August 16, 2022 - Fox 2 Detroit - "WWII Detroit native's remains to be interred at Arlington" (Olenik, Adolph "Leonard") by David Komer
  • August 2, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Barrett, Arthur C.)
  • July 12, 2022 - Washingtonian - "“There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama” TikTok, Explained" by Grace Deng
  • June 28, 2022 - Legacy.com - "Sanford Bowen Obituary" (Bowen, Sanford K.)
  • June 28, 2022 - The Highland County Press - "Ohio soldier accounted for from World War II" (Bowen, Sanford K.)
  • June 13, 2022 - Cleveland 19 News - "Military identifies World War II soldier from Ashland" (Bowen, Sanford K.) by Julia Bingel
  • June 20, 2022 - RTÉ.ie - "The ties that bind - Bruce Springsteen invited to trace his Irish roots"
  • May 23, 2022 - Irish Central - "On This Day: US President Barack Obama arrives in Ireland for a visit" by Sheila Langan
  • May 19, 2022 - 9&10 News - "19-Year-Old Michigan Airman from World War II Accounted For by DPAA" (Olenik) by Staff
  • April 23, 2022 - ABC News 17 - "Residents welcome home World War II pilot’s remains" (Norris, Frank A.) by J.D. Miles
  • April 17, 2022 - The Buffalo News - "'From death comes life, and that's Easter': For West Falls woman, emotional meeting on bridge" by Sean Kirst
  • April 6, 2022 - Medium - "Captured in Time: The Immigrant Lillicrap Family upon Arrival in America in 1890" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 3, 2022 - Independent.ie - "Lynne Kelleher meticulously unearths Irish links to the White House in this political work" by Liam Collins
  • April 1, 2022 - The Washington Post - "The first census records of four American presidents — almost" by Philip Bump
  • March 25, 2022 - Medium - "Captured in Time: 8-Year-Old Percy Hemingway upon Arrival in America in 1890" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 24, 2022 - Upworthy.com - "Melvinia Shields was a slave. Five generations later, her direct descendant became nation's first Black First Lady." by Sethuraman S
  • February 22, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Heffernan, John J.)
  • February 19, 2022 - The Buffalo News - "Deep family ties to John Lewis remain in Buffalo, a city that changed his life" by Sean Kirst
  • December 31, 2021 - Inside Edition - "Fallen US Soldiers From Wars Past Recovered in 2021 and Brought Home by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" by Ruth Bashinsky
  • December 6, 2021 - Virtual Historians - "Never Forgotten: Using DNA to Repatriate Soldiers with Megan Smolenyak" with Terri O’Connell and David Allen Lambert
  • December 4, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "In Seneca Falls, a desperate leap and real-life angel tie in to 'It's a Wonderful Life'" by Sean Kirst
  • November 18, 2021 - War History Online - "Remains of US Airman Killed In Action During WWII Identified" (McMackin, Charles G.) by Clare Fitzgerald
  • November 17, 2021 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (McMackin, Charles G.)
  • November 17, 2021 - Bennington Banner - "US airman shot down over Romania in WWII is accounted for" (McMackin, Charles G.) (Associated Press)
  • November 14, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "After man's death, his WWII service came to life through a scrapbook" by Sean Kirst
  • November 8, 2021 - FOX5 San Diego - "Historians discover WWII Army private missing for 70 years" (Fleeman, Archie V.) by Mason Rockfellow
  • November 8, 2021 - FOX26 News - "WWII soldier from California accounted for" (Fleeman, Archie V.) by Stephen Hawkins
  • November 1, 2021 - Snopes - "Is This a Monument to Michelle Obama’s Former Slave Ancestor?" by Nur Ibrahim
  • October 2021 - Library of Congress - "Family Secrets: Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds"
  • October 16, 2021 - Irish America - "Barry Manilow is a Limerick Man" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 9, 2021 - Mashable - "The genealogy detective exposing family secrets" by Sasha Lekach
  • October 7, 2021 - IrishCentral - "Police investigate robbery at pub in Ireland founded by Joe Biden's ancestors" by IrishCentral Staff
  • October 1, 2021 - Johnston Sunrise - "Johnston soldier, MIA since the Korean War, finally returns home for burial" (Mazzulla, Anthony R.) by Rory Schuler
  • September 28, 2021 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Fleeman, Archie V.)
  • September 21, 2021 - CNN - "Ohio Senate candidate who compared refugees to alligators is the grandson of refugees aided by resettlement organizations" by Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck
  • September 21, 2021 - Norwood News - "Bronx Serviceman, Killed During the Korean War, Accounted for 70 Years Later" (Mazzulla, Anthony R.) by Sile Moloney
  • September 5, 2021 - Medium - "Meet Your Great-Grandmother, Josh Mandel" by Megan Smolenyak
  • September 4, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "Infant in wartime photo offers goodbye from afar, to an old soldier" by Sean Kirst
  • July 30, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "'Kind of like Jackie Robinson': Stunning legacy of Buffalo hoops pioneer, lost too soon" by Sean Kirst
  • July 9, 2021 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of South Carolina soldier killed in Korean War to be returned to family" (Crosby, Louis N.) by Dionne Gleaton
  • June 2021 - Friedrich-Jones & Overman-Jones Funeral Home - "Arthur W. Countryman Obituary"
  • June 2021 - Korean War Project - "Korean War Project Remembrance" (McCollum, William J.)
  • June 29, 2021 - Medium - "I Was the Only One Who Knew" by Megan Smolenyak
  • June 21, 2021 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: My surprise claim to be the US president's English cousin" by Joshua Nevett
  • June 19, 2021 - Independent Mail - "Veteran's remains come home to Anderson, seven decades after attack in North Korea" (McCollum, William J.) by Mike Ellis
  • June 16, 2021 - Express UK - "Biden’s understated UK visit will be in stark contrast to Trump’s triumphalism" by Callum Hoare
  • June 7, 2021 - iNews UK - "Joe Biden's English heritage unearthed: Sussex village ready to 'embrace' POTUS" by Ian Burrell
  • May 31, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "'I would give my life': A WWII platoon leader's letter reaches generations" by Sean Kirst
  • April 2021 - Irish America - "DNA Links President Biden to Galway" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 2021 - WBAP - "New Technology Could Help Identify Remains of WWII Soldiers"
  • April 27, 2021 - Medium - "DNA Testing Dispels a Genealogical Myth" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 21, 2021 - Medium - "8 Things You Didn’t Know about Jon Stewart’s Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 14, 2021 - Irish America - "Happy 20th Anniversary, Ellis Island Immigrant Database!" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 14, 2021 - Medium - "Happy 20th Anniversary, Ellis Island Immigrant Database!" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 14, 2021 - The World with Marco Werman (NPR) - "New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II" by Marco Werman
  • April 6, 2021 - Medium - "Rock Out with Your Ancestors" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 6, 2021 - New York Times - "Modern Crime-Solving Methods vs. the Mystery of World War II Deaths" by Dave Philipps
  • April 6, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "Scrawled 86 years ago at Statler, hidden names summon a family" by Sean Kirst
  • April 5, 2021 - Independent - "‘This great nation of immigrants’: Biden recalls Irish ancestors in video for newly naturalised US citizens" by Alice Hutton
  • March 28, 2021 - Medium - "DNA Confirms Biden Link to Galway" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 9, 2021 - Medium - "Finding Barry Manilow’s Mysterious Grandfather" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 3, 2021 - Medium - "Barry Manilow Is a Limerick Man" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 1, 2021 - Happenings Magazine - "President Joe Biden’s Roots And His Path To The White House" by Christine Fanning
  • February 25, 2021 - Medium - "Animate Your Ancestors" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 23, 2021 - IrishCentral - "Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama launch new podcast"
  • February 17, 2021 - Medium - "Name Game: Celebrities Have Nothing on the Rest of Us" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 11, 2021 - Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina - "An Interview with Digital Black History’s Olivia Dorsey Peacock"
  • February 10, 2021 - Medium - "The Gift of the Double Census" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 3, 2021 - Medium - "5 Things You Didn’t Know about Amanda Gorman’s Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 1, 2021 - BE Latina - "President Biden’s Irish Roots and Latin America" by Sahm Venter
  • January 29, 2021 - The Washington Post - "Hundreds died on World War II ‘hell ships’. Now there’s an effort to identify the dead." by Michael E. Ruane
  • January 22, 2021 - The Huffington Post - "How Sen. Jon Ossoff Paid Tribute To His Jewish Ancestors As He Was Sworn In" by Carol Kuruvilla
  • January 22, 2021 - The Jerusalem Post - "Jon Ossoff had a totem of his heritage in his pocket while joining Senate" by Philissa Cramer
  • January 20, 2021 - The Irish Echo - "From Cooley Pen. to Penn. Ave." by Dr. John McCavitt
  • January 20, 2021 - Newry.ie - "Could President Biden Be The First American President To Visit Newry?" by Columba O'Hare
  • January 17, 2021 - Jyllands-Postens - "We in Ireland were so lucky that cousin Joe was successful in the election" by Sahm Venter
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  • January 14, 2021 - iNews UK - "Joe Biden probably won’t be celebrating his roots. Why isn’t it cool to be considered a British-American?" by Ian Burrell
  • January 12, 2021 - Medium - "5 Things You Didn’t Know about Joe Biden’s Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • January 10, 2021 - Medium - "Philip Reed, The Enslaved Man Who Rescued Freedom" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 21, 2020 - Medium - "Solving the Mystery of Arne Pettersen, the Last to Leave Ellis Island" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 16, 2020 - The Wall Street Journal - "Biden’s Win Gives Ireland Deep-Rooted Ally" by Catherine Lucey
  • November 18, 2020 - Medium - "Biden’s Biden Roots: Westbourne or Huntingdon, England or Maybe Nagpur, India?" by Megan Smolenyak
  • November 13, 2020 - The Guardian - "Is Joe Biden really our very own Celtic tiger in the White House?" by Séamas O’Reilly
  • November 11, 2020 - NBC15 - "Making a Difference: UW volunteers help locate and bring remains of America’s missing heroes home" by John Stofflet
  • November 9, 2020 - GEN - "Joe Biden’s ancestral homeland in Ireland celebrated his win over Donald Trump" by Amanda Sakuma
  • November 7, 2020 - Irish Central - "President-elect Joe Biden's Irish roots - from fleeing Famine Ireland to winning the White House" by Niall O'Dowd
  • October 31, 2020 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: Election fever and the Bidens' Irish relatives" by Eimear Flanagan
  • October 26, 2020 - Women's Activism NYC - "Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak" by Rosemary Kelly Morgan
  • October 2020 - Irish America - "John Lennon and Me (20 years behind)" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 17, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "For Audubon, forgotten handshake over honey turns into one sweet deal" by Sean Kirst
  • October 15, 2020 - BBC - "Joe Biden could return to Irish roots as US president" by Gareth Gordon
  • October 14, 2020 - Politico - "Joe Biden’s Irish clan hopes for White House triumph" by Shawn Pogatchnik
  • October 12, 2020 - France 24 - "Irish locals show their colours in Biden's ancestral home"
  • October 9, 2020 - Medium - "Best Babyhood Ever" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 8, 2020 - CNN - "A county votes to rename Georgia elementary school after Michelle Obama" by Giulia Heyward and Saeed Ahmed
  • October 7, 2020 - Distractify - "Is Lin-Manuel Miranda Related to Alexander Hamilton? They Have Many Similarities" by Michelle Stein
  • September 23, 2020 - Derry Journal - "Joe Biden and Ireland: the US presidential candidate’s connections to County Derry, Louth and Down" by Finlay Greig
  • September 19, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "In Lackawanna, a labor martyr's tombstone rises from the earth" by Sean Kirst
  • September 10, 2020 - Irish Central - "Joe Biden would be the fourth US President descended from Irish Famine migrants" by Niall O'Dowd
  • September 5, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "Reclaiming a hero who tried to save President McKinley" by Sean Kirst
  • August 19, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (McMackin, Charles)
  • August 11, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "Blue Jays make big league history in Buffalo, even if few see it" by Sean Kirst
  • July 26, 2020 - BBC - Kintra with Helen Mark - "Blue-badge Ulster-Scots in the Maiden City, finding a playwright in the family tree and poems for wee people." (interview runs 12:03 to 20:10)
  • July 2020 - Association of the United States Army - "Medal of Honor: Henry Johnson" a graphic novel
  • May 24, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "On Memorial Day, remembering her dad's close call at end of World War II" by Sean Kirst
  • May 11, 2020 - WNYC - "Tracing Your Family Tree at Home" Alison Stewart interviews Megan
  • May 1, 2020 - Irish America - "Famous Genealogist Solves Her Own Family’s Mystery" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 17, 2020 - The Citizens' Voice - "Remains of Korean War soldier will be laid to rest at Arlington" (Kubic, Peter) by Bob Kalinowski
  • March 16, 2020 - Hometown Stations - "Local Korean POW remains are coming home" by Lauren Siegel & Joseph Sharpe
  • March 14, 2020 - The Lima News - "Remains of Korean War POW being returned to family in Lima" (Winchester, William J.) by J Swygart
  • March 12, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (McCurley, Ballard)
  • March 12, 2020 - Tampa Bay Times - "Coronavirus forces Tampa Bay to cancel flights, plans, trips — even weddings" by Christopher Spata
  • March 12, 2020 - New York Post - "Trace your heritage and find your family tree on a visit to Ireland" by Vanita Salisbury
  • March 10, 2020 - The American Legion - "Director thanks Legion for its covenant with MIAs" by Jeff Stoffer
  • February 9, 2020 - Commercial-News - "Griffis: Happy birthday, Mr. President!" by Joan Griffis
  • February 1, 2020 - The Buffalo News - "After 65 years, she learns she exists because Kenmore man rescued her dad" by Sean Kirst
  • January 15, 2020 - KLTV-7 - "Remains found in North Korea identified as East Texas soldier missing since 1950" (Evans, Junior C.)
  • January 13, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (McCollum, William J.)
  • December 11, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Winchester, William J.)
  • December 10, 2019 - CBS21 News - "York County soldier buried at Arlington 69 years after his death" (Markle, Earl H.) by Michael Gorsegner
  • November 20, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Lacsamana, Maximiano T.)
  • October 29, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Franco, Porfirio C.)
  • October 29, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Phy, Herman R.)
  • October 23, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Cagle, Connie)
  • October 16, 2019 - Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - "Military Funeral Honors With Funeral Escort are Conducted for U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Seymour Drovis in Section 57" (Drovis, Seymour P.)
  • September 24, 2019 - CBS4 WTTV-TV - "DPAA Director gives update on remains repatriated from North Korea last July" by Katie Oakley
  • September 22, 2019 - The Buffalo News - "'A martyr for working people': Tale of hero steelworker comes to life" by Sean Kirst
  • September 16, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (McCollum, William J.)
  • September 16, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Winchester, William J.)
  • September 12, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Betar, Autrey J.)
  • September 10, 2019 - FOX10 - "Hero's Homecoming: Soldier killed in Korean War heading home to Mobile" (Cates, James G.) by Tyler Fingert
  • September 3, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Wilson, Gerald N.)
  • September 2, 2019 - USA Today - "Mike Pence has a deep affection for Ireland. It's not completely reciprocated" by Maureen Groppe
  • August 28, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Ferrara, Vincent J.)
  • August 28, 2019 - The Neshoba Democrat - "Philadelphia Korean War MIA finally coming home after nearly 70 years" (Cates, James G.)
  • July 31, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Phy, Herman R.)
  • July 27, 2019 - Task & Purpose - "68 years after disappearing during the Korean War, this soldier is finally home" (Lawler, Charles S.) by Jordan Travis
  • July 18, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Middlekauff, Raymond H.)
  • July 18, 2019 - WMAR2 News - "World War II soldier from Baltimore accounted for after going missing in combat in 1944" (Middlekauff, Raymond H.) by Khalida Volou
  • July 6, 2019 - The Epoch Times - "After 70 Years, 19-Year-Old Soldier Killed in Korean War Is Returning Home" (Markle, Earl H.) by Venus Upadhayaya
  • July 4, 2019 - CBS21 News - "Family finds closure after remains of Korean War veteran identified" (Markle, Earl H.) by Michael Gorsegner
  • July 4, 2019 - USA Today - "After nearly 70 years, a Pennsylvania farm boy killed in Korea will be coming home" (Markle, Earl H.) by Mike Argento
  • June 27, 2019 - FOX 43 - "Remains of Spring Grove soldier killed in the Korean War are accounted for" (Markle, Earl H.) by Keith Schweigert
  • June 27, 2019 - The Register-Herald - "Miss Liberty's smile MIA" by Dr. John P. David
  • June 26, 2019 - The Clermont Sun - "Korean War veteran finally goes home" (Woods, Robert Lee) by Brett Milam
  • June 21, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Geary, Sterling)
  • June 17, 2019 - UpNorthLive.com - "Traverse City soldier who fought in Korean War returned to the United States" (Lawler, Charles S.) by Devon Mahieu
  • June 7, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Drovis, Seymour P.)
  • June 4, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Cates, James G.)
  • May 23, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Woods, Roger L.)
  • May 23, 2019 - AmyJohnsonCrow.com - "Army Repatriation: Bringing Them Home" by Amy Johnson Crow
  • May 15, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Lawler, Charles S.)
  • May 13, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Ross, Dale W.)
  • May 7, 2019 - CentralJersey.com - "Korean War veteran laid to rest 68 years later" (Suliman, Frank) by Kathy Chang
  • May 2, 2019 - WGXA - "Remains of Korean War vet travel back home to Dublin" (Rix, James C.) by Miles Garrett
  • May 1, 2019 - ConnectingVets.com - "Sixty-eight years later Korean War veteran returns home" (Suliman, Frank) by Julia Ledoux
  • April 30, 2019 - ABC7NY - "Korean War hero who died a POW finally laid to rest in New Jersey" (Suliman, Frank) by Sarah Rosenthal
  • April 24, 2019 - The New Yorker - "The Democratic Presidential Candidate Eager to Challenge Trump on Immigration"
  • April 26, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Geary, Jr., Sterling)
  • April 13, 2019 - The Buffalo News - "After 75 years, lost airman who longed for Buffalo comes home" (Rogers Jr., Vince) by Sean Kirst
  • April 10, 2019 - The Post and Courier - "Citadel graduate’s body went missing during Korean War. Now, he’ll be buried at Arlington." (Falk, Herman L.) by Thomas Novelly
  • April 10, 2019 - Organize Your Family History - "How They Do It: Megan Smolenyak" by Janine Adams
  • April 10, 2019 - Military.com - "Korean War POW Will Finally Be Buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Falk, Herman L.) by Patricia Kime
  • March 28, 2019 - 187th Fighter Wing - "Red Tails Honor The Legacy Of Fallen Tuskegee Airman" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Senior Airman Hayden Johnson
  • March 25, 2019 - The Grio - "M.I.A. Tuskegee Airman finally laid to rest, 75 years after being lost in heroic mission" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Dawn Onley
  • March 23, 2019 - Stars and Stripes - "A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • March 22, 2019 - Radio.com - "Tuskegee Airman Buried in Arlington 75 Years After Final Flight" (Dickson, Lawrence E.)
  • March 22, 2019 - 1010 WINS - "Personal Reflection: celebration of life in Arlington for Tuskegee hero" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Sharon Barnes-Waters
  • March 22, 2019 - The Washington Post - "A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • March 19, 2019 - WGXA - "Georgia Army soldier accounted for from Korean War" (Rix, James C.) by WGXA staff
  • March 11, 2019 - Military Times - "Remains of Army private killed in World War II identified" (Delaney, William F.) (Associated Press)
  • March 6, 2019 - AARP Bulletin - "What's Hidden in Your DNA?" by Andrew Carroll
  • March 5, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Shuey, Cread E.)
  • February 25, 2019 - Tulsa World - "Family awaits remains of MIA soldier" (Harris, Bobby G.) by Rod Walton
  • February 24, 2019 - Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - "Tuskegee Airman posthumously honored after decades MIA" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris
  • February 14, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Rix, James C.)
  • February 13, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Schipani,George R.)
  • January 18, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Recently Returned From North Korea Accounted For" (Suliman, Frank J.)
  • January 16, 2019 - CBS Evening News - "Daughter of Tuskegee Airman gets answers about his death, 70 years later" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Jeff Glor
  • January 8, 2019 - The News-Gazette - "Travel/Ireland | Presidential connections abound" by Vivienne Mackie
  • December 6, 2018 - Politifact - "Yes, Ann Coulter said she descended from 'settlers,' not 'immigrants'" by Kyra Haas
  • November 30, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of Tuskegee Airman missing since WWII identified" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by William Howard
  • November 7, 2018 - PBS.org - "Last B-24" (Dickson, Lawrence E.)
  • November 1, 2018 - The New York Times - "100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash" by Sam Roberts
  • October 30, 2018 - 1011 NOW - "WWII veteran to be buried in Nebraska after 73 years" (McBride, Eugene G.)
  • October 19, 2018 - Capital Gazette - "Our Say: Thoughts upon the long-delayed return of a native son" (Jubb, James Ivory)
  • October 15, 2018 - Capital Gazette - "Eastport soldier killed in Korean War to be buried Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery" (Jubb, James Ivory) by Rick Hutzell
  • October 12, 2018 - Upper Michigan's Source - "Veteran Kipina to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery" (Kipina, Marshall)
  • September 22, 2018 - The Daily Mining Gazette - "Kipina to rest in most hallowed ground" (Kipina, Marshall) by Graham Jaehnig
  • September 21, 2018 - Penn Live - "Scranton native killed in 1944 identified, will be buried Sept. 26" (Jenkins, Willard) by Paul Vigna
  • September 20, 2018 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - "Nevada woman has new reason for hope on MIA/POW Day" by Briana Erickson
  • September 20, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "US identifies first two US soldiers from Korean War remains" (McDaniel, Charles H.) by Corey Dickstein
  • September 11, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Fitzgerrell, R.)
  • September 4, 2018 - WHEC News 10 - "Pentagon: Remains of US POW from Korean War identified" (Falk, Herman L.) (Associated Press)
  • September 4, 2018 - New York Post - "Korean War veteran’s remains identified 67 years later" (Falk, Herman L.) by Max Jaeger
  • August 25, 2018 - Palm Beach Post - "DeSantis: Is it still ‘chain migration’ when it’s your family?" by Frank Cerabino
  • August 22, 2018 - The Hindu - "Genealogy tourism picks up as people set off in search of their roots" by Akila Kannadasan
  • August 21, 2018 - Tampa Bay Times - "Immigration hardliner Ron DeSantis’ great-great-grandmother was nearly barred from America" by Steve Contorno
  • August 11, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Tuskegee airman's daughter gets a golden ring found at his wartime crash site" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Michael E. Ruane
  • August 8, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "In a sea of remains, a US military dog tag is found" (McDaniel, Charles Hobert) by Claudia Grisales
  • August 8, 2018 - NPR - "Sons Get 'Certitude' After Receiving Their Missing Father's Korean War Dog Tag" (McDaniel, Charles Hobert) by Vanessa Romo
  • August 7, 2018 - The Buffalo News - "A century after scow rescue, medal for Red Hill Sr., legend of Niagara" by Sean Kirst
  • August 4, 2018 - The Buffalo News - "Scow rescue tribute brings together legendary Falls family" by Sean Kirst
  • July 31, 2018 - The New York Times - "Tuskegee Airman’s Remains Are Identified, Ending Daughter’s Quest for Answers" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Melissa Gomez
  • July 29, 2018 - ABC7 NY - "Remains Of NJ Tuskegee Airman Identified Nearly 74 Years Later" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Lucy Yang
  • July 28, 2018 - NPR - "Pentagon Identifies Remains Of Missing Tuskegee Airman" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Shannon Van Sant
  • July 22, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post - "World War II Hero Is Buried, 73 Years After He Was Killed by The Germans" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Paloma Esquivel and Laura Newberry/Los Angeles Times
  • July 21, 2018 - The Fayetteville Observer - "WWII paratrooper, missing for decades, buried with honors" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Drew Brooks
  • July 20, 2018 - LA Times - "An L.A. hero of World War II is buried, nearly 74 years after he was killed by the Germans" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Paloma Esquivel and Laura Newberry
  • July 16, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During World War II" (Rosenkrantz, David)
  • July 15, 2018 - Commercial-News - "Unclaimed Persons celebrates 10th anniversary" by Joan Griffis
  • July 14, 2018 - The Buffalo News - "A century ago, Western New Yorker helped turn tide in world war" by Sean Kirst
  • July 6, 2018 - NBC News - "Fact check: Trump wants Warren to prove her Native American heritage. Could she?" by Jane C. Timm
  • July 6, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For" (Jenkins, Willard)
  • July 5, 2018 - Medium - "Jimmy Fallon’s Family Tree" by Megan Smolenyak
  • July 3, 2018 - KHOU - Houston, Texas - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Hall, John W.)
  • June 23, 2018 - The Buffalo News - "As scow disintegrates, honoring heroes of epic rescue at Niagara Falls" by Sean Kirst
  • June 8, 2018 - Medium - "A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain and His Wild, Vagabond Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • June 7, 2018 - Medium - "7 Things You Didn’t Know about Prince’s Roots" by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 28, 2018 - UPMatters.com - "After almost 52 years, Calumet's MIA soldier was never forgotten" (Kipina, Marshall) by Rebecca Bartelme
  • May 26, 2018 - Waco Tribune-Herald - "Veterans’ Voices: Lonnie Eichelberger" (Eichelberger, Lonnie) by Mary Drennon
  • May 25, 2018 - Medium - "Correcting the Record of WWI Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson" (Johnson, Henry) by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 22, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Hall, John W.)
  • May 19, 2018 - WSB-TV - "Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama trace families to same metro Atlanta town" by Bob D'Angelo
  • May 18, 2018 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama, trace families to Jonesboro" by Bo Emerson
  • May 16, 2018 - The Times-Tribune - "Unclaimed but still remembered" by Joseph Kohut
  • May 13, 2018 - Times Union - "Henry Johnson, Albany's WWI hero, gets new honor a century after battle" (Johnson, Henry) by Steve Hughes
  • May 10, 2018 - Parade - "Tips for Tracing Your Family Tree" by Samantha Johnson
  • April 8, 2018 - The Washington Post - "After 73 years, the remains of a Tuskegee airman lost over Europe may have been found" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • April 7, 2018 - The Roanoke Times - "CASEY: How would Rep. Bob Goodlatte's immigrant ancestor have fared under immigration reform?" by Dan Casey
  • April 6, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For" (Kipina, Marshall F.)
  • March 27, 2018 (Updated April 4th) - Stuttgart Daily Leader - "Remains of war vet found" (McDowell, William C.) by Eplunus Brooks Colvin
  • March 27, 2018 - Cleveland.com - "A Korean War MIA finally gets a name and a grave" (Simon, Peter) by Brian Albrecht
  • March 25, 2018 - AP News - "74 years later, a pilot who crashed in France returns home" (Fazekas, Frank) by Carrie Antlfinger and Jeffrey Schaeffer
  • March 23, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During The Korean War" (Simon, Pete W.)
  • March 22, 2018 - Texarkana Gazette - "Rudy's return - Arkansan who went missing during WWII to be laid to rest today" (Johnson, Rudolph "Rudy") by Karl Richter
  • March 17, 2018 - The Fayetteville Observer - "Fort Bragg paratrooper, missing more than 70 years, is coming home" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Drew Brooks
  • March 16, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During World War II" (Johnson, Rudolph)
  • March 15, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Jubb, J.)
  • March 14, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of Korean War POW headed to Michigan for burial" (Harkness, Harry) (Associated Press)
  • March 11, 2018 - Medium - "How Katy Perry’s Irish Ancestress Cashed in on California’s Gold Rush" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February 6, 2018 - Maven - "The Real Migrants of Washington D.C."™ - The Trumps & Pence edition
  • January 29, 2018 - The Washington Post - "How ‘chain migration’ brought us the Trump White House" by Philip Bump
  • January 25, 2018 - RAWSTORY - "Trump has a bizarre hatred for ‘chain migration’ – but Mike Pence’s family is the perfect example of it" by Sarah K. Burris
  • January 18, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (McDowell, W.)
  • January 10, 2018 (Updated January 19th) - Houston Chronicle - "Decades after dying in battle, a World War II soldier is buried in home soil" (Eichelberger, Lonnie B.C.) by Emily Foxhall
  • January 10, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (Quintero, A.)
  • January 5, 2018 - KWTX - Waco, Texas - "Recently accounted for World War II Veteran from Waco to be buried with full honors" (Eichelberger, Lonnie B.C.)
  • December 28, 2017 - UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN–MADISON - "UW search team recovers remains of airman missing since WWII" (Fazekas, Frank) by Chris Barncard
  • December 13, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For" (Keown, R.)
  • December 8, 2017 - National Geographic - "8 Tips to Help Find Your Family Tree"
  • November 15, 2017 - FOX40 - "Local World War II Pilot’s Remains Identified After 73 Years" (Spence, Homer) by Sonseeahray Tonsall
  • November 8, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Captured During Korean War Accounted For" (Harkness, H.)
  • October 30, 2017 - Fox - Illinois - "Family welcomes home WWII veteran 73-years after his death" by Cymphanie Sherman
  • October 25, 2017 - Staab Funeral Homes - "World War II Airman identified after 70 years to be buried in Clearwater Saturday"
  • October 13, 2017 - Tampa News Channel 8 - WFLA - "World War II Airman identified after 70 years to be buried in Clearwater Saturday" by Jamel Lanee'
  • September 22, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For (Homer A. Spence)"
  • September 20, 2017 - Huffington Post - "The Louisiana Roots of Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine" - by Megan Smolenyak
  • September 19, 2017 - Stars and Stripes - "Once missing WWII soldier from Wisconsin to be buried Saturday"
  • September 19, 2017 - WAOW - Newsline 9 - "Family speaks out after WWII soldier is identified" - by Brianna Hollis
  • September 16, 2017 - WSOC-TV - "Family preps memorial service for World War II pilot who disappeared 74 years ago"
  • August 22, 2017 - Stamford Advocate - "After decades apart, Stamford war veterans buried together" - by Angela Carella
  • August 16, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Killed During World War II Accounted For" (Fazekas)
  • August 15, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For (Johnson, R.)"
  • August 2017 - Kidsville News - "What Is It Like To Be A Genealogist?"
  • June 29, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Captured In The Korean War Accounted For" (Mullins)
  • June 2017 - Real Simple - "5 Questions That'll Bring You Closer to Your Dad" by Sarah J. Robbins
    PDFRead the full article in PDF format.
  • April 20, 2017 - Irish Central - "30 Irish Americans making the world a better place" - by Sheila Langan
  • April 8, 2017 - Coshocton Tribune - "Korean War veteran's remains identified" - by Joe Williams
  • March 27, 2017 - Bluffton Today - "World War II Flying Ace to be buried" - by Deann Komanecky
  • March 21, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (Pelletier, Joseph, N.)
  • February 22, 2017 - Radio Svaboda - News from Belarus - "The leader of Aerosmith and "elf princess" - descendants Florian Chernyshevich"
  • February 24, 2017 - U.P. Matters - "U.P. Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For"
  • February 3, 2017 - The Irish Times - "The Cork girl who was first through Ellis Island's gates" by Eoin Butler
  • January 17, 2017 - The Mayo News - "Joe Biden to return to Mayo this summer" by Ciara Galvin
  • January 12, 2017 - The Virginian-Pilot - "Chesapeake family hopes for closure, new clues 7 decades after WWII airman crashed at sea" by Courtney Mabeus
  • January 07, 2017 - War History Online - "After More Than 70 Years, A WW2 Pilot From Wisconsin Is Recovered In France" by George Winston
  • December 30, 2016 - The Telegraph - "125 years of Ellis Island: a living monument to the land of the free " by Michael Kerr
  • December 30, 2016 - The New York Times - "Two Irish Girls Who Made It to New York" by Maeve Higgins
  • December 26, 2016 - History.com - "Remembering Annie Moore, Ellis Island's First Immigrant" by Christopher Klein
  • October 28, 2016 - Leinster Leader - "Bruce Springsteen invite to Kildare still stands" by Niamh O'Donoghue
  • October 25, 2016 - The Times Gazette - "A soldier comes home" by Angela Shepherd
  • October 15, 2016 - Argus Leader - "Fallen WWII fighter pilot laid to rest in hometown cemetery" by Jonathan Ellis
  • September 22, 2016 - Herald Tribune - "66 years later, a soldier’s burial" by Lee Williams
  • August 29, 2016 - Providence Journal - "WWII hero's remains to be buried in R.I. after 74 years" by Tom Mooney
  • August 24, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From World War II Accounted For (Euart)"
  • August 18, 2016 - The Irish Times - "Genealogist finds Tim Kaine also has Irish roots in Cork" by Barry Roche
  • August 14, 2016 - The Sunday Times - "Hopeful Kaine's Irish Roots Cover the Map"
    PDF Read the full article in PDF format.
  • August 6, 2016 - Independent.ie - "US vice presidential hopeful Tim Kaine claims Nth Cork roots"
  • August 3, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For (Brown)"
  • August 3, 2016 - The Buffalo News - "The untold tale of Jim Dyson, the man who named the Buffalo Bills" by Sean Kirst
  • July 1, 2016 - The Guardian - "Lin-Manuel Miranda's ancestry is as multifaceted as Hamilton" by David Smith

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda with Megan Smolenyak

  • June 22, 2016 - The Irish Times - "Joe Biden has links to Louth and Mayo, says US genealogist" by Barry Roche
  • June 21, 2016 - BBC News - "Joe Biden: US Vice President returns to his Irish roots"
  • June 2016 - Irish America - "Megan Smolenyak - Top 50 Power Women of 2016"
  • June 9, 2016 - Dundalk Democrat - "Cllr McGahon excited ahead of visit of Vice President Joe Biden" by Shauna McCrudeen
  • June 1, 2016 - Newsworks/WHYY - "In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed" by Bobby Allyn
  • May 26, 2016 - WNEP - "Forgotten Lives Remembered in Special Funeral Service" by Stacey Lange
  • April 22, 2016 - NOLA.com - Times-Picayune - "Prince's ties to Louisiana: Ancestry, and a pair of Hurricane Katrina songs" by Chelsea Brasted
  • April 14, 2016 - Irish Central - "Annie Moore’s cousin reflects on her huge significance among Irish Americans" by Frances Mulraney
  • April 10, 2016 - The Irish Times - "Annie Moore a symbolic figure for Irish Americans, says relative" by Barry Roche
  • April 3, 2016 - Irish Central - "Genealogist finds living Irish relatives of first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island" by Sheila Langen
  • April/May 2016 - Irish America Magazine - Digital Edition [Pages 76 - 78] - "Annie Moore's Long Lost Irish Cousins" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 30, 2016 - Megan Smolenyak YouTube Channel - "Annie Moore, 1st to arrive at Ellis Island, serenaded by her Irish cousin, tenor Paul Linehan" by Megan Smolenyak


  • March 30, 2016 - Irish America - "Celebrating the 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame" by Adam Farley
  • March 30, 2016 - The New York Times - "A New Verse in the Ballad of Ellis Island's First Immigrant" by Sam Roberts
  • March 26, 2016 - The Corkman - "Iconic emigré Annie Moore had roots in North Cork"
  • March 25, 2016 - The New York Times - "When Washington Met Hollywood: At Lunch With Cory Booker and Susan Sarandon" by Philip Galanes
    "Coincidentally, Megan did the research for both of their missing ancestors discussed here."
  • March 18, 2016 - The Irish Times - "Generation saga: Relatives of Annie Moore traced" by Barry Roche
  • March 11, 2016 - Travel Pulse - "Trend Alert: Is Heritage Travel The Next Big Thing?" by Lisa Iannucci
  • March 11, 2016 - U.S. Army - "Korean War casualty gets final rest" (Smith, James M.) by Gary Sheftick
  • February 14, 2016 - KildareNow - "Rathangan Community Association hoping to hold a Bruce Springsteen concert in the village"
  • February 14, 2016 - Independent.ie - "Lilywhites invite 'The Boss' back to his ancestral home" by Claire McCormack
  • February 11, 2016 - Leinster Leader - "Bruce Springsteen welcome to visit his Rathangan roots during Irish tour"
  • January 6, 2016 - The News Gazette - "Illinois Ancestors: Apply for genealogical research grant" by Joan Griffis
  • December 8, 2015 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member PFC JAMES MONROE SMITH" (Smith, James S.)
  • October 18, 2015 - Independent.ie - "He's born in the USA - but Bruce's people are Lilywhites" by Claire McCormack
  • October 11, 2015 - Commercial News - "'Honoring Our Ancestors' has news for all" by Joan Griffis
  • October 1, 2015 - Do South Magazine - "Dead Fred" by Marla Cantrell
  • September 11, 2015 - Irish America - "Biden and Colbert's Emotional Late Show Interview" by Adam Farley
  • August 12, 2015 - The News-Gazette - "Genealogist overhauls popular website" by Joan Griffis
  • July 31, 2015 - Irish Central - "The secret life of iconic Irish immigrant Annie Moore" by Tom Deignan
  • July 22, 2015 - The New York Times - "Via an Island of Hope, a New Home"
  • July 10, 2015 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing from Korean War Accounted For" (Keller, John C.)
  • June 28, 2015 - The Washington Post - "Medal of Honor recipient’s story finally comes to light" by Cindy Clayton
  • June 19, 2015 - The Retrospect - "Haddonfield Genealogist Acclaimed for Her Work" by Ethan Stoetzer
  • June 15, 2015 - The Virginia Pilot - "Medal of Honor recipient's story finally comes to light" by Cindy Clayton
  • June 11, 2015 - The Washington Post - "How the White House and media got it wrong on Medal of Honor recipient Henry Johnson" by Dan Lamothe
  • June 8, 2015 - Irish America - "Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III Laid to Rest in Delaware" by Matthew Skwiat
  • April 2015 - Reader's Digest - "13 Secrets Ancestry Trackers Know About Your Family Tree (That You Don’t)" by Michelle Crouch
  • April 21, 2015 - The Times of London - "Hillary's family tree traced to the valleys" by Will Pavia
  • April 21, 2015 - Daily Mail - "The road to the White House...which began 160 years ago in Ystradyfodwg: Ancestry expert traces Hillary's roots to impoverished mining family from tiny parish in the Welsh Valleys" by Claire Carter
  • April 20, 2015 - South Wales Evening Post - "Hillary Clinton's great gran was from the valleys! US presidential candidate's Welsh roots revealed"
  • April 16, 2015 - PolitiFact - "In Iowa, Hillary Clinton claims 'all my grandparents' came to the U.S. from foreign countries" by Katie Sanders
  • April 14, 2015 - The Times-Tribune - "Genealogist helps Lackawanna County find next of kin for unclaimed dead" by Kyle Wind
  • April 13, 2015 - Colonial Williamsburg Journal - Digital Edition [Pages 66 - 73] - "Modern Genealogy" by Ben Swenson
  • Colonial Williamsburg Modern Genealogy
  • April 8, 2015 - The News-Gazette - "Illinois Ancestors: Genealogist offers grants for worthy projects" by Joan Griffis
  • April 6, 2015 - Irish Independent - "1,000 Irish died with American army in WWI" by Claire McCormack
  • March 25, 2015 - Veja (Brazil) - "One Big Family" by Cecília Ritto
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  • March 16, 2015 - MSNBC - "Honor from Irish America Hall of Fame a welcome respite for Hillary Clinton" by Alex Seitz-Wald
  • February 20, 2015 - National Geographic Traveler Magazine - "Genealogy 101: Discover Your Roots" by Intelligent Travel
  • February 5, 2015 - Yahoo News - "Brothers' Amazing Reunion After Nearly 60 Years" by Jennifer O'Neill
  • February 5, 2015 - Deseret News - "African-American genealogy: Researchers share stories of joy, fulfillment" by Trent Toone
  • Megan Smolenyak has helped several leaders with their family history work.
  • February 3, 2015 - Amazon - "Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History" by Andrew McCarthy. Megan gives genealogical advice in the closing chapter of this book.
  • February 2, 2015 - Irish Independent - "Friends and countrymen, lend me your (jug) ears ..." by Claire McCormack
  • February 1, 2015 - NewsTalk - "Look familiar? Photo of Barack Obama's Irish relatives uncovered" by Jack Quann
  • January/February 2015 - Salt Magazine - "Discovering 'Who Do You Think You Are?'" by Kathleen L. Norman
  • January/February 2015 - Family Tree Magazine - "Heirloom Homecomings" PDF PDF format [Pages 8-9] by Sunny Jane Morton
  • December 20, 2014 - Irish Central - "Historic photograph of Obama’s Irish ancestor is discovered" by Sheila Langan
  • Barack Obama and 3rd Great Grandfather
    Photo Credit: Merlyn White

  • December 2014/January 2015 - Irish America Magazine Digital Edition [Pages 94 - 95] - "Songs for the Ancestors" by Mary Pat Kelly
  • Songs for the Ancestors

  • November 16, 2014 - Jezebel - "How to Avoid Dying Alone With No One to Claim Your Body" by Tracy Moore
  • How to Avoid Dying Alone With No One to Claim Your BodyPhoto Credit: Jezebel

  • November 9, 2014 - The LA Times - "At LA County cemetery, unclaimed dead await a final resting place" by Jon Schleuss
  • LA County cemetery, unclaimed dead await a final resting placePhoto Credit: Genaro Molina | Los Angeles Times

  • October 25, 2014 - The Virginian-Pilot - "The 'Happy' genealogy of Pharrell Williams" by Cindy Clayton
  • Pharrell WilliamsPhoto Credit: Luis Vilches | The Virginian-Pilot

  • August 2, 2014 - The Post Standard - Syracuse, NY - "Isabel Wilkerson on 'The Decision 2' and LeBron James: Celebrating a 'reverse-reverse-migration'" by Sean Kirst
  • June 2014 - Parent & Child Magazine - "Discover Your Family History — Easy advice to help you start exploring your family's past" by Caitlin Ultimo
  • May/June 2014 - American Spirit Magazine - "Home Again: Returning orphaned heirlooms to their families" by Anne Morrissy
    PDF To read the full article in PDF format, click the American Spirit Magazine cover image.
American Spirit Magazine May/June 2014
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  • April 16, 2014 - The Washington Post - "Slave who helped build Capitol's Statue of Freedom honored with historical marker" by Carol Morello. (outcome of Megan's research on Philip Reed as seen here and in chapter 15 of Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing)
  • March 17, 2014 - Irish Central - "30 Irish Americans making the world a better place" by Sheila Langan
  • March 03, 2014 - Irish Central - "The genealogical detective and champion of our ancestors" by Sheila Langan
  • January 12, 2014 - The Post-Standard - "111-year-old Syracuse Irish woman the longest-living person in Irish history" by Sean Kirst
  • January 9, 2014 - Irish Central - "The longest-lived person ever born in Ireland? Kathleen Snavely, 111, here in greater Syracuse" by Sheila Langan
  • January 1, 2014 - The Modesto Bee - "Century-old remains returned to Ceres family" by Erin Tracy
  • January-February 2014 - The Costco Connection Canada - "Family Tree" by Steve Fisher
  • December 8, 2013 - Wall Street Journal - "Genealogy Grants"
  • December 2013 - US Airways Magazine - "The Rise of Heritage Travel" by Ivy Lamb
  • November 15, 2013 - The New York Times - "Traveling to Find Your Roots" by Caren Osten Gerszberg
  • October 2013 - The Costco Connection - "Family Tree" by Steve Fisher [includes video link for 'Hey America, Your Roots Are Showing']
The Costco Connection - 'Family Tree' by Steve Fisher
  • September 12, 2013 - Wall Street Journal - "Internet Sleuths on the Hunt for Next of Kin" by Erica E. Phillips
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  • July 22, 2013 - Oklahoma City News - "We the People: Oklahoma Historical Society workshop to 'sizzle' with genealogy tips" by Sharon Burns
  • June 26, 2013 - Modern Ghana - "Obamas to confront ancestry on Senegal slave island" by Agence France Presse
  • June 12, 2013 - Independent.ie - "Obama girls booked in for eye-opening visit to the first family's 'homeland'" by Bette Brown
  • June 11, 2013 - International Business Times - "Obama Monument Dedicated To First Lady's Ancestor Toppled, Georgia Police Looking For Vandals" by Zoe Mintz
  • May 19, 2013 - Danville Commercial News - "Networks feature genealogy series" by Joan Griffis
  • April 1, 2013 - Irish Central - "Corrigan Brothers to release new Joe Biden song after President Obama hit" by James O'Shea
  • April 2013 - National Geographic Traveler Magazine - "Return To Your Roots" by Margaret Loftus.
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  • March 31, 2013 - Irish Central - "In Focus: Megan Smolenyak - Genealogist" by Molly Muldoon
  • March 28, 2013 - Dundalk Democrat - "Biden to visit Cooley?"
  • March 28, 2013 - Minnesota Public Radio News - "How to plan a genealogical travel adventure" by The Daily Circuit
  • March 13, 2013 - The Kerryman - "A letter from America gets a reply - 29 years on!" by Dónal Nolan
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  • March 4, 2013 - National Geographic Travel - "The Road to Discovering Your Roots" by Intelligent Travel
  • February 20, 2013 - Irish Central - "Vice President Joe Biden to be honored in Irish America Hall of Fame — Biden set to be main speaker at annual Irish America event" by Niall O'Dowd
  • February 18, 2013 - Irish Central - "Megan Smolenyak, greatest Irish genealogist on top of her game" by The Gathering Ireland 2013
  • February/March 2013 - Irish America - "Calling Up the Ancestors: Genealogist Megan Smolenyak" by Sheila Langan
    Read this article in Irish America's online Digital Edition [Pages 52-54]
  • January 30, 2013 - The Gathering Ireland - "Master of discoveries: an interview with Megan Smolenyak"
  • January 23, 2013 - The Argus - "Come to Cooley, Joe!"
  • January 18, 2013 - Irish Examiner - "We had a dream ... he's one of us" by Jonathan deBurca Butler
  • January 17, 2013 - Wall Street Journal - "'Grandma Did What?' Digging Up the Roots of Family Lore" by Sue Shellenbarger
  • January 15, 2013 - Wall Street Journal - "When a Genealogy Hobby Digs Up Unwanted Secrets" by Sue Shellenbarger
  • January 10, 2013 - Chicago Tribune - "Obama to use family Bible during swearing-in" by Katherine Skiba
  • January - February 2013 - Hobby Farm Homes Magazine - "Rooting Through History" by Samantha Johnson
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  • December 31, 2012 - Philadelphia Inquirer - "Haddonfield genealogist helped Army identify remains of airman killed in 1946" by Joseph A. Gambardello
  • December 25, 2012 - Philadelphia Inquirer - "Bucks airman killed in '46 crash to be laid to rest at last" by Joseph A. Gambardello
  • December 10, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal - "Finding a Few Hundred Cousins" by Anne Tergesen
  • December 2012 - Alaska Airlines Magazine - "Time Travel" by Leslie Forsberg
  • November 19, 2012 - The New York Times - "Storm Jeopardizes Building's Survival After Two Centuries" by Sam Roberts.  Read this article in PDF formatStorm Jeopardizes Building's Survival After Two Centuries
  • October 24, 2012 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From WWII To Be Honored" (Cassell, William S.)
  • October 2012 - Mount Airy News - "Missing airman's remains to return home Friday" by Mondee Tilley
  • September 21, 2012 - ProfNet - "Interesting Expert of the Week, Genealogy Edition" by Maria Perez
  • September 10, 2012 - The Press-Enterprise YouTube Channel - "Riverside: Funeral of Korean War veteran" (Ryan, Clifford L.)
  • September 7, 2012 - The Press-Enterprise - "RIVERSIDE: Former Korean War MIA laid to rest" (Ryan, Clifford L.) by David Olson
  • September 5, 2012 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified" (Ryan, Clifford L.)
  • August 6, 2012 - Woman's World Magazine -"Help me explore my roots!" by Kristina Mastrocola
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  • August 4, 2012 - Quad-Cities Online - "Message from the past: Hunters of family history get an unexpected gift" by Laura Anderson Shaw
  • August 2, 2012 - Offaly Independent - "Don't worry Obama is from Offaly, insists genealogist"
  • July 31, 2012 - Dominion of New York - "Obama is a Descendant of Nefertiti & Confucius Too" by Alondra Nelson
  • June/July 2012 - Irish America Magazine - Review of "Hey America, Your Roots Are Showing" by Sheila Langan
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  • June 28, 2012 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Georgia family's descendents include Michelle Obama" by Bo Emerson
  • May 29, 2012 - The Irish Times - "Obama's cousin loses his job" by Eoghan MacConnell
  • May 20, 2012 - The Atlantic - "Is Elizabeth Warren Native American or What?" by Garance Franke-Ruta
  • May/June 2012 - Arrive Magazine - "Relatively Speaking" by Greg G. Weber
  • April 16, 2012 - CNN - "1940 Census records unlock family mysteries" by Emanuella Grinberg
  • April 9, 2012 - Outside the Beltway - "Korean War MIA Patrick R. Glennon Identified" (Glennon, Patrick R.) by James Joyner
  • April 3, 2012 - MSNBC - "1940 census: Amid website overload, some report success finding ancestors" by James Eng
  • April 2, 2012 - CNN - "After 72-year wait, 1940 U.S. Census records released online" by Emanuella Grinberg
  • March 26, 2012 - USA Today - "1940 Census opens window on history" by Haya El Nasser
  • March 1, 2012 - Parenting Magazine - "How to Research Your Family Tree" by Elina Bolokhova
  • March 1, 2012 - GenealogyBlog - "A Review of 'Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing'" by Leland Meitzler
  • February 25, 2012 - Roots and Rambles - "What Professional Genealogists Can Learn from Megan" by Marian Pierre-Louis
  • February 24, 2012 - The Daily News Transcript - "Genealogy detective Megan Smolenyak" by DA Kentner
  • February 21, 2012 - Commercial-News - "Researcher's new book garners praise" by Joan Griffis
  • February 14, 2012 - Book Page - "Get connected? We already are!" by Linda Stankard
  • January 30, 2012 - Kirkus Reviews - "Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing - History's mysteries solved by a dogged genealogist"
  • January 24, 2012 - NBC Philadelphia - "Remains of Local Korean War Soldier Found" (Porter, George A.) by David Chang
  • January 1, 2012 - Chicago Tribune - "We're all (likely) related to stars" by Katherine Skiba
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  • December 21, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member PFC GEORGE ALBERT PORTER" (Porter, George A.)
  • December 14, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "U.S. Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified" (Alvarez, Agustin)
  • November 14, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Aircrew Missing From WWII Honored" (Cater, Wilson C., Mackey, Donald A., Webb, Glenn E.)
  • November 8, 2011 - The Wild Geese - "Connecting the Past and Present: Chatting With Genealogist and Author Megan Smolenyak, Part 2 of 2" by Alannah Ryane
  • November 2, 2011 - The Wild Geese - "'Connecting Across Oceans and Time': Q&A With Celebrity Genealogist Megan Smolenyak" by Alannah Ryane
  • October 30, 2011 - Main Street - "8 Easy Ways to Build Your Family Tree" by Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell
  • October 27, 2011 - Irish Central - "TV show 'Who do you think you are?' prompts spike in genealogy research in Ireland" by Ronan O'Kelly
  • October 3, 2011 - FamilyTree.com - "Who Do You Think You Are? The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History" by Alice L. Luckhardt
  • September 2011 - Your Family History - PDFPDF - "In the Frame Expert - Megan Smolenyak" as featured in Your Family History magazine.
  • July 27, 2011 - The New York Times - "Mystery Tombstone Finds Its Place of Rest" by Sam Roberts
  • July 20, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier MIA From Korean War Identified" (Kubic, Peter)
  • June 14, 2011 - ABC News - "Missing Korean War soldier's remains identified" (Scott, A.V.) by Mark Willacy
  • June 13, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified" (Scott, A.V.)
  • June 10, 2011 - AARP Magazine - "Megan Smolenyak found Obama's Irish ancestry. Now she shares tips for shaking your family tree" by Cate Lineberry
  • June 1, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "U.S. Soldier MIA From Korean War Identified" (Moore, Harold B.)
  • June 1, 2011 - Haddonfield Sun - "Digging Up Famous Roots" by Robert Linnehan
  • May 26, 2011 - The Irish Times - "Michelle Obama: the Irish connection" by Daniel Geary
  • May 23, 2011 - ABC News - "President O'Bama's Irish Eyes -- and Ears? -- Smile in Ancestral Hometown" by Stephanie Smith, Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller
  • May 23, 2011 - The Irish Times - "Locals savour every minute of American dream" by Barry Roche
  • May 23, 2011 - Irish Independent - "Villagers prepare welcome fit for a king"
  • May 23, 2011 - Le Monde - "A Moneygall, Obama renoue avec ses origines irlandaises" by Corine Lesnes
  • May 22, 2011 - USA Today - "Obama's ancestral village rolls out the green carpet" by Richard Wolf
  • May 22, 2011 - CNN.com - "Obama's Irish roots" by Shawna Shepherd and Brianna Keilar
  • May 12, 2011 - 9NEWS.com (Denver) - "Who do you think you are? Tracing your family's roots" by TaRhonda Thomas
  • May 9, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal - "Face to Face With Your Past" by Anne Tergesen
  • May 9, 2011 - The Midland Record - "Obama, Moneygall & The Golden Tickets"
  • May 7, 2011 - Irish Independent - "Yes, we Cannes -- film on president's Irish roots to be shown at festival" - by Ken Sweeney
  • April 27, 2011 - Irish Echo - "Details of Obama visit still unclear" by Susan Falvella Garraty
  • April 27, 2011 - Galway Independent - "California Galway Girl" by Lorraine Murphy
  • April 14, 2011 - Chicago Tribune - "Tombstone touring: Cemeteries offer fascinating look into the past" by Leslie Mann
  • March 31, 2011 - The Tuam Herald - PDFPDF - "Obama researcher traces war hero to Sylane" by Tom Gilmore
  • March 25, 2011 - Marian's Roots and Rambles - "Behind the Scenes at 'Who Do You Think You Are?'" by Marian Pierre-Louis
  • March 24, 2011 - Offaly Libraries - "President Barack Obama: The Moneygall Connection"
  • March 5, 2011 - The Jersey Journal - "With Hudson County as a backdrop, TV chefs, stars learn life lessons from their genealogy" by Daniel Klein
  • March 3, 2011 - Medil Reports - Chicago - "Branching out on the family tree" by Leslie Trew Magraw
  • March 3, 2011 - Marian's Roots and Rambles - "Top Chef Genealogist: Megan Smolenyak" by Marian Pierre-Louis
  • March 2, 2011 - Medil Reports - Chicago - "Who does she think she is?" by Leslie Trew Magraw
  • February 28, 2011 - York News-Times - "Famous genealogist to present program in Stromsburg" by Kate Burke
  • February 1, 2011 - Deseret News - "N.O. archdiocese making historic records available" by Mary Foster
  • January 28, 2011 - Chicago Examiner - "Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 2 Premiere and Companion Book" by Raymond Johnson
  • January 23, 2011 - Scranton Times-Tribune - "The unclaimed keep their secrets in search for next of kin" by Jeremy G. Burton
  • January 3, 2011 - Tonic - "Unclaimed Persons: Genealogists Help Coroners Locate Next-of-Kin" by Josie Raymond
  • December 26, 2010 - The New York Times - "Scholars Say Chronicler of Black Life Passed for White" by Felicia R. Lee
  • December 16, 2010 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member SFC JAMES CHARLES CALDWELL" (Caldwell, James C.)
  • November 30, 2010 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing In Action From WWII Identified" (Webb, Glenn E.)
  • November 23, 2010 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Moore, Harold B.)
  • November 1, 2010 - American Way - "Relatively Speaking" by Elizabeth Pope
  • October 18, 2010 - The Providence Journal - "Providence library hosts genealogy symposium on Saturday" by Lisa Vernon-Sparks
  • September, 2010 - TeacherVision - "Get Hooked on Your Family History"
  • August 24, 2010 - Irish Central - "New details on oldest living Irishwoman uncovered" by Cathy Hayes
  • August 2010 - Allure - "Insiders' Guide, How to Research Your Family Tree - An Interview With Megan Smolenyak" by Emily Hsieh
  • August 10, 2010 - Irish Examiner - "Annie Moore genealogist at emigrant's Shandon birthplace for first time"
  • August 10, 2010 - (Cork) Evening Echo - "Famous Genealogist Visits Cork"
  • July 13, 2010 - USAToday - "Soldier buried nearly 92 years later" by Patricia Laya
  • July 11, 2010 - CNN - "90 years after his death, remains of World War I soldier found" by Derrick Ho
  • July 8, 2010 - NBC New York - "New York Soldier Missing Since World War I, Finally at Rest" by Hassani Gittens
  • July 7, 2010 - The New York Times - "The Curious Mystery of the Sidewalk Tombstone" by Sam Roberts
  • May 19, 2010 - AARP - Genealogy News - "Genealogy Takes Center Stage on TV" by Elizabeth Pope
  • May 18, 2010 - Martinsville Bulletin - "First lady's family tree has deep roots in Henry County" by Eliza Winston and Martinsville Bulletin - "Register at Bassett center key to Obama research" by Eliza Winston
  • May 18, 2010 - FamilyEducation.com - "Get Hooked on Your Family History" by Erin Dower
  • May 14, 2010 - Herald-Journal (Spartanburg) - "Historian who traced first lady's roots to speak in Spartanburg" by Linda Conley
  • May 13, 2010 - The National Genealogical Society - "Noted Family History Expert Megan Smolenyak Receives Honors from the National Geograpic Society(PDF FilePDF File)
  • May 12, 2010 - The Oklahoman - "TV series companion guide a great resource for genealogy" by Benet Exton
  • May 9, 2010 - New York Magazine - "How Ellis Island's First Immigrant, Annie Moore, Became an American Mystery" by Jesse Green
  • April 25, 2010 - ContactMusic.com - "Susan Sarandon Searches For Grandma on TV Roots Show" by WENN
  • April 7, 2010 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "U.S. Soldier MIA From Korean War Is Identified" (Arendt, Stanley P.)
  • March 14, 2010 - Spot.Us - "Unclaimed Kin in Los Angeles Piling Up" by Liana Aghajanian
  • February 1, 2010 - Sioux City Journal - "Child's tombstone traced to Danbury" by Tim Gallagher
  • January 29, 2010 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Army Soldier Missing In Action From Vietnam War Is Identified" (Aldrich, Lawrence L.)
  • January 24, 2010 - San Luis Obispo Tribune - "Genealogy expert Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak to speak at seminar sponsored by the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society" by Sarah Linn
  • December 30, 2009 - AFP - "Photographs unearthed of first Ellis Island immigrant"
  • December 28, 2009 - The New York Times - "Relatives Say Photos Depict Ellis Island's First Immigrant" by Sam Roberts
  • November 17, 2009 - New York Daily News - "Perfume's heaven scent: New 'Antiquity' fragrances based on DNA of dead celebs" by Nancy Dillon
  • October 20, 2009 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - "Digging up Obama roots: First lady is Haddonfield genealogist's latest coup" by Jenice Armstrong
  • October 11, 2009 - Voice Online - "Michelle Obama's roots traced back to six-year-old slave girl"
  • October 9, 2009 - The Guardian - "Michelle Obama may have white slave-owner ancestor" by Ed Pilkington
  • October 9, 2009 - Irish Times - "White slave-owner roots of Michelle Obama unearthed" by Lara Marlowe
  • October 9, 2009 - Daily Mail Online - "White 'slave-owner' roots of Michelle Obama revealed" by Paul Thompson and Wil Longbottom
  • October 8, 2009 - Reuters - "Genealogist unearths first lady's family tree back to 1850" by David Alexander
  • October 8, 2009 - PBS News Hour - "Michelle Obama's Ancestry Reveals Intriguing Slave Tale" transcript and video
  • October 8, 2009 - New York Daily News - "First Lady Michelle Obama's family tree traces road from slavery to White House: report" by Lauren Johnston
  • October 8, 2009 - BBC News - "US first lady 'slave roots' found"
  • October 7, 2009 - New York Times - "In First Lady's Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery" by Rachel L. Swarns and Jodi Kantor
  • October 7, 2009 - Chicago Breaking News - "Genealogist traces Michelle Obama's roots" by Katherine Skiba
  • September 3, 2009 - The Spokesman Review - "High Noon: Genealogy Buffs To Meet"
  • May 16, 2009 - Tuscaloosa News - "DNA research finally confirms 'Roots' author's ties to Alabama" by Michael E. Palmer
  • April 7, 2009 - USA Today - "DNA testing: 'Roots' author Haley rooted in Scotland, too" by Rita Rubin
  • March 24, 2009 - The Post and Courier - "Charleston connection to bronze cast: Statue of Freedom by Wevonneda Minis" (watch ABC News video about Philip Reed)
  • February 3, 2009 - San Diego Union-Tribune - "Answers found in county push to identify the nameless dead" by David Hasemyer (featuring a case researched by Unclaimed Persons)
  • January 20, 2009 - New York Times - "A Portrait of Change: Nation's Many Faces in Extended First Family" by Jodi Kantor
  • January/February 2009 - Ancestry - "Unclaimed Persons"
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  • December 2008/January 2009 - Irish America - "A New Dawn in American Politics"
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  • December 2008/January 2009 - Irish America - "A Celtic Cross for Annie Moore"
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  • November/December 2008 - Ancestry Magazine - "The Quest for Obama's Irish Roots"
  • October 23, 2008 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member SFC JOSE MARIA PARRA" (Parra, Jose M.)
  • October 15, 2008 - The Irish Echo - "Annie's Place" by Ray O'Hanlon
  • October 13, 2008 - Irish Times - "Ellis Island's first immigrant honoured" by Lucy Kennedy
  • October 8, 2008 - The Irish Echo - "Annie's Day" by Ray O'Hanlon
  • October 8, 2008 - Newsweek - "The Man Who Would Be King" by Kurt Soller
  • October 8, 2008 - Reuters UK - "Palin may be related to Princess Diana and Roosevelt" by Ellen Wulfhorst
  • October 7, 2008 - USA Today - "Texan is Washington's kin, and could've been king" by Michelle Roberts
  • October 5, 2008 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - "Presidential candidate Obama has Irish kin in southern Ohio" by Margaret Bernstein (includes PDF download of Obama's Family Tree)
  • October 1, 2008 - Newsweek - "O'Bama? Why Irish Eyes are Smiling" by Carl Sullivan
  • September 2008 - Irish Times - "Four Green Fields" (about 2008 U.S. elections)
  • September 2008 - Ancestry Magazine - "The Man (or Woman) Who Would Be King"
  • August 29, 2008 - AFP - Google News - "Obama, Biden descended from Irish cobblers: researcher"
  • August 13, 2008 - Irish Echo Online - "Annie will finally get her marker"
  • July 10, 2008 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing In Action From Korean War Is Identified" (White, John H.)
  • July 2, 2008 - The Times-Picayune - "Expert has riveting take on genealogy"
  • June 2008 - North and South Magazine - "Barking up the Family Tree" by Stacey Anyan
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  • March 14, 2008 - US Weekly - "It's All Relative - Famous Family Trees"
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  • February 27, 2008 - ABC News - "Genealogy: Digging Into Your Roots" by Eleanor Hong
  • February 4, 2008 - The Press-Enterprise - "Genealogist to speak in Hemet" by Erica Shen
  • December 6, 2007 - Tuoi Tre Online - "Viet lich su nuoc My qua ADN" by THÜY TÙNG - translation and remarks
  • November 20, 2007 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing In Action From Korean War Is Identified" (DiRienzo, Agostino)
  • October 30, 2007 - New York Daily News - "Barack Obama camp elects not to use Brad Pitt"
  • October 28, 2007 - New York Post - "Cousins by Dozens"
  • October 3, 2007 - Journal Star - "Remains of serviceman killed in Vietnam identified" (Orr, Warren R.) by Kevin Sampier
  • September 29, 2007 - Des Moines Register - "Event brings hunter of family history" - Pay to View Archive article
  • September 19, 2007 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member CPT WARREN ROBERT ORR JR." (Orr, Warren R.)
  • August 11, 2007 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of Korean War soldier buried at Arlington" (Bunchuk, Frank)
  • August 7, 2007 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing In Action From The Korean War Is Identified" (Bunchuk, Frank)
  • May 13, 2007 - The Washington Post - "Tiny Irish Village Is Latest Place to Claim Obama as Its Own" by Mary Jordan
  • May 3, 2007 - Irish Times - "Moneygall is Offaly pleased with Obama connection" by Mark Rodden
  • March 21, 2007 - BBC News - "Black roots seekers face hurdles" by Richard Allen Greene
  • March 13, 2007 - New York Daily News - "Even a wee bit o' Irish in Barack" by Helen Kennedy
  • March 13, 2007 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Sharpton case drives more to find roots on Web site" by Monica Haynes
  • February 2007 - Assorted articles regarding Sharpton-Thurmond
  • February 26, 2007 - BBC News - "Sharpton slave link to US senator"
  • February 26, 2007 - New York Times - "Sharpton Learns His Forebears Were Thurmonds' Slaves" by Fernanda Santos (registration may be required to read the article)
  • February 26, 2007 - New York Daily News - "Slavery links Al Sharpton, Strom Thurmond" by Austin Fenner
  • February 25, 2007 - Washington Post - "Sharpton's Ancestor Was Owned by Thurmond's" by Robin Shulman
  • January 4, 2007 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Army Sergeant MIA From Vietnam War Is Identified" (Payne, Norman)
  • October 20, 2006 - Monterey County Herald - "Finding and losing his brother on the same day Carmel man learned of sibling after Army identified remains" by Kevin Howe (one of Megan's Army cases)
  • October 10, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal - "Searching for Life's Connection With the Past" by Riva Richmond (purchase of article required)
  • October 6, 2006 - Time for Kids - "Rewriting History: A case of mistaken identity is solved" by Andrea Delbanco
  • September 20, 2006 - The Irish Echo - "Putting things right: Annie Moore lived, and died, in New York's hardscrabble streets" by Ray O'Hanlon
  • September 14, 2006 - The New York Times - "Story of the First Through Ellis Island Is Rewritten" by Sam Roberts
  • August 29, 2006 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member SGT FLOYD W. PRYOR" (Pryor, Floyd W.)
  • August 9, 2006 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member CPL DARRELL WESLEY SCARBROUGH" (Scarbrough, Darrell W.)
  • July 22, 2006 - The Vicksburg Post - "Missing soldier’s remains to be buried at Cedar Hill" (Nettles, Oscar)
  • June 1, 2006 - RootsWeb - "Using the Ellis Island Database" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March/April 2006 - Stanford Magazine - "She Can Relate" by Christine Foster
  • March 30, 2006 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member PFC OSCAR HOWARD NETTLES" (Nettles, Oscar H.)
  • February 6, 2006 - Newsweek - "DNA Testing: In Our Blood" by Claudia Kalb
  • October 22, 2005 - The Genealogue - "The Mother of Genetealogy" by Christopher Dunham
  • August 22, 2005 - Cool Tools - "Trace Your Roots with DNA + The Genographic Project: Practical genetic literacy" by Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired
  • July 25, 2005 - The New York Times - "Blacks Pin Hope on DNA to Fill Slavery's Gaps in Family Trees" by Amy Harmon (registration is needed to read the article)
  • July 11, 2005 - Herald Journal - "Remains of Winsted man's relative returned from North Korea" (Strom, John O.) by Ryan Gueningsman
  • June 26, 2005 - New York Daily News - "Jumping into the African Gene Pool. New DNA tests trace roots" by Nick McDonell
  • April 11, 2005 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member CPL JOHN OSCAR STROM" (Strom, John O.)
  • March/April 2005 - AARP The Magazine - "The DNA Connection" by Nanette Varian
  • February 08, 2005 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "DNA helping to untangle roots of family trees" by Bob Batz Jr.
  • October 26, 2004 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member PFC FRANCISCO A OLGUIN JR." (Olguin, Francisco A.)
  • Autumn 2004 - Colonial Williamsburg Journal - "Of Surnames, Escutcheons and DNA"
    Read this article in PDF format (published by and provided here with the kind permission of Colonial Williamsburg Journal)
  • May 27, 2004 - Washington Post - "Fallen but Never Forgotten: Remains Buried 60 Years After Flier's Disappearance" by Matt Schudel, Washington Post Staff (one of Megan's Army cases)
  • May/June, 2004 - American Spirit - "The Quest for Closure"
    Read this article in PDF format (published by and provided here with the kind permission of American Spirit magazine)
  • July 7, 2003 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member SSG BOBBY GLENN HARRIS" (Harris, Bobby G.)
  • April 24, 2003 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - "Who's your daddy? Genealogists look inside their cells for clues to their ancestors" by A.J. Hostetler
    Read this article in PDF format. Published by and provided here with the kind permission of Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • March 17, 2003 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member SFC ELLIS GRISWALD MCPHERSON" (McPherson, Ellis G.)

Podcasts and Radio Interviews
  • April 6, 2023 - RTE Radio 1 - "President Biden invited to visit Galway after discover of family links" interview on Morning Ireland
  • February 7, 2022 - LifeSlices - "Genealogical Adventurer" with Steve Fisher
  • December 6, 2021 - Virtual Historians - "Never Forgotten: Using DNA to Repatriate Soldiers with Megan Smolenyak" with Terri O’Connell and David Allen Lambert
  • April 14, 2021 - The World with Marco Werman (NPR) - "New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II" by Marco Werman
  • July 26, 2020 - Audio File BBC - Kintra with Helen Mark - "Blue-badge Ulster-Scots in the Maiden City, finding a playwright in the family tree and poems for wee people." (interview runs 12:03 to 20:10)
  • May 11, 2020 - Audio File WNYC - "Tracing Your Family Tree at Home" Alison Stewart interviews Megan
  • May 23, 2019 - Audio File AmyJohnsonCrow.com - "Army Repatriation: Bringing Them Home" by Amy Johnson Crow
  • April 10, 2019 - Audio File Organize Your Family History - "How They Do It: Megan Smolenyak" by Janine Adams
  • December 17, 2017 - Audio File BBC Radio - “BBC Radio 4 Profile: Lin-Manuel Miranda”.
  • November 19, 2017 - Audio File Extreme Genes - America's Family History Show - "Episode 215 – Genealogy and Army Repatriation / New App Means Photo Info Travels With The Photo" by Ryan Bennett
  • September 4, 2016 - Audio File  The Genealogy Professional - "TGP 47 – Megan Smolenyak" - Marian Pierre-Louis interviews Megan
  • June 1, 2016 - Audio File Newsworks/WHYY - "In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed" by Bobby Allyn
  • April 19, 2016 - Audio File The Ray D'Arcy Show - RTÉ Radio 1 - "Finding Annie Moore's Relations" - Ray D'Arcy interviews Megan
  • January 6, 2016 - Audio File NPR, Morning Edition - "DNA Testing Provides Shortcut To Trace Family History" with Megan Smolenyak
  • April 26, 2015 - Audio File Extreme Genes - America's Family History Show - "Episode 84 – Hillary Clinton’s Long-Wrong Grandmother / Is Your “Line to Adam and Eve” the Real Deal?" by Ryan Bennett
  • The Kim Powers Stilson ShowPhoto Credit: The Kim Powers Stilson Show
  • June 16, 2013 - RTE Radio - Audio File "With Michelle Obama and her daughters visiting these shores, genealogist Megan Smolenyak tells us about tracing Michelle (and Barack)'s roots" with Marian Finucane
    [Scroll down page to "Sunday newspaper panel, part 2"]
  • December 6, 2012 - Audio File  Blog Talk Radio - "Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing with Megan Smolenyak" by Marian Pierre-Louis of Fieldstone Common
  • April 15, 2012 - Audio File TLA Conference - "Next Generation Genealogy"
  • April 2, 2012 - Audio File 89.3 KPCC NPR - "1940 census is available online today" by Patt Morrison
  • March 30, 2012 - Audio File  Ask Tami - "America Your Roots are Showing with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak" with Tamara Patzer
  • June 20, 2011 - Audio File Blog Talk Radio - "Obama Genealogies, Megan Smolenyak - Your Ancestors Stories" by Jane E. Wilcox
  • April 11, 2011 - Audio File  Irish Radio Network USA - "Famed US Genealogist Megan Smolenyak" - President Obama is expected to arrive in Ireland on May 23 to visit Moneygall, where his 3rd great-grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, hailed from. His family roots were discovered by Megan who also traced the real Annie Moore! - with Adrian Flannelly
  • February 4, 2011 - Audio File  BlogTalkRadio - "Your Ancestors Want Their Stories To Be Told" - by Jane E. Wilcox
  • December 17, 2010 - Audio File Irish Fireside - "Discovering Your Irish Roots...Annie Moore, Barrack Obama and You" by Corey Taratuta
  • May 13, 2010 - Audio File Voice of America - "TV, Internet Inspire Americans to Search for Ancestors" by Susan Logue Koster
  • March 10, 2010 - Audio File - MPR News - "The genealogy craze". Guests: Megan Smolenyak - genealogist. Her new book is "Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History." The Internet and DNA testing are enabling amateur and professional genealogists to trace family lines back hundreds of years. These tools, combined with a growing interest in our roots, are leading many people to investigate their family history.
  • February 10, 2010 - Audio File NPR's Marketplace - "How Big Is Genealogy?"
  • September 2, 2008 - Audio File listen to Dear Myrtle's Family History Hour Podcast
  • October 18, 2007 - Audio File NPR, Day to Day - "Maybe Politicians are Cut from the Same Cloth"
  • June 22, 2007 - Audio File NPR, Talk of the Nation - "Putting the 'Genes' Back into Genealogy"
  • June 14, 2007 - Audio File listen to The Genealogy Guys Podcast - Drew Smith talks to Megan about Roots Television
  • April 6, 2007 - Audio File listen to Family Roots Radio, Voice America - Kory Meyerink talks with Megan about techniques for finding the living
  • February 2, 2007 - Audio File listen to Irish Roots Café Podcast - Mike O'Laughlin chats with Megan about Annie Moore, DNA and other genealogical topics
  • September 15, 2006 - Audio File listen to NPR's Morning Edition - "Life of First Ellis Island Immigrant Revealed"
  • October 2, 2005 - Audio File listen to The Genealogy Guys Podcast - Drew interviews Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, co-author of "Trace Your Roots with DNA"
  • July 26, 2005 - Audio File listen to NPR's Talk of the Nation feature - "Genealogy, Forensics and the Digital Age"
  • February 2005 - Audio File listen to Written Voices Radio - Allan Hunkin interviews Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, co-author of "Trace Your Roots with DNA"
  • August 22, 2003 - Audio File listen to NPR's Marketplace feature - "The Lucrative Business of Genealogy"






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