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Why Is It Called D-Day? November 21, 2019
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces invaded German-occupied beaches of Normandy, France. This significant day in history became commonly known as “D-Day,” though the actual meaning of the nickname isn’t as well understood. Naming Theories There are a few conjectures as to what the “D” stands for. Some have said it is an abbreviation for... […]
Annelie Hansen
RootsTech London 2019 Recap November 20, 2019
RootsTech London 2019 is over now, but it won’t soon be forgotten. The conference was full of fun activities and classes. And it always delivers the latest information about family history-related DNA services and genealogy discovery technologies. Nearly 10,000 people from 42 countries attended RootsTech London; an additional 1,300 tuned in through the conference’s online livestream. More... […]
Paul G. Nauta (@nautapg)
Do You Have a Look-alike? Find Your Doppelgänger November 20, 2019
Have you ever scrolled through those celebrity look-alike articles and wondered, “Who out there looks just like me?” Or maybe you’ve done a double-take when you did see someone who looked just like you—and you wondered, how could that be possible? We often call these “look-alikes” doppelgängers, a German term that means “double-walker.” In old... […]
Jessica Grimaud
Finding Your Ancestor’s Hometown Using Immigration Records November 20, 2019
You’ve been working hard on your family tree. You’ve traced your family line back through your grandparents, maybe even your great-grandparents. In fact, you’ve made it all the way back to the family’s first immigrants! Pretty cool, but you want to go back further than that if you can. You want to discover your... […]
David Nielsen
D-Day Invasion: What Happened and Why It’s Important November 18, 2019
The D-Day invasion, or Normandy landings, were the landing operations of the Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord in World War II. The landings began on June 6, 1944, and they marked the beginning of the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe from Nazi control. The invasion involved a series of military beach landings along... […]
Annelie Hansen

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