Genealogy Round Up, January 27

Roger That: Son relishes father's final gift of family history | stargazette.com | Star-Gazette

Tracking down my online haters

Please come join me in Largo, FL on 2/12! All-day genealogy!
Granite Mountain disgorging its treasure

Glad to see awareness spreading.
The unclaimed keep their secrets in search for next of kin

RIP, Jack. Son of French immigrants, grandson of French "sheepman" per the 1920 census.
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne dies at 96

This tale will be a familiar one to many genealogists.
Oprah Sister: Patricia, Oprah's Secret Half Sister, Revealed

Husband writes love letter in lieu of obit. Will choke you up.
Mary Elizabeth Kittredge Jack Obituary: View Mary Jack's Obituary by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sun

Asking for a favor! If you read & liked my #genealogy companion book to the "Who Do You Think You Are?" series, pls "like" on Amazon. Thx!
Amazon.com: Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History

Great additions!
FamilySearch Kicks Off 2011 with the Addition of 90 Million New Online Records | FamilySearch.org

Hmm . . . don't see any Smolenyaks in this surname map.
NGM Blog Central - What's in a Surname? - National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com

Amazing!
Google Partners with Yad Vashem to Digitize the Shoah - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter