Megan Smolenyak7 Things You Didn’t Know about Prince’s RootsIt’s still hard to believe that Prince Rogers Nelson — better known simply as Prince — is no longer with us, though his music and talent…Jun 7, 2018A response icon3Jun 7, 2018A response icon3
Megan SmolenyakPhilip Reed, The Enslaved Man Who Rescued FreedomThis is an updated version of an article that was first published in the May/June 2009 issue of Ancestry (pages 54–56), which has become…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Megan SmolenyakNo Man Left Behind: Capt. Lawrence E. DicksonOn December 23, 1944, Tuskegee airman Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson went down in his P-51 Mustang in the vicinity of the Italian-Austrian…Feb 16, 2019A response icon1Feb 16, 2019A response icon1
Megan SmolenyakTracing Barack Obama’s Roots to Moneygall, IrelandTombstones in Ohio made all the differenceMar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Megan SmolenyakCorrecting the Record of WWI Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry JohnsonA century ago, on the evening of May 14, 1918 while on post duty with one other soldier, Private Henry Johnson single-handedly repelled an…May 25, 2018A response icon4May 25, 2018A response icon4
Megan SmolenyakThe Louisiana Roots of Leah Chase, Queen of Creole CuisineWe’re mourning our loss, but there’s a party in heaven because Leah Lange Chase has gone to join her ancestors, who are no doubt…Jun 2, 2019Jun 2, 2019
InAge of AwarenessbyMegan SmolenyakWhy Pharrell Almost Didn’t ExistEvery one of us is an amalgamation not only of all our ancestors, but of their decisions, and in 1831, Ambrose Hawkins was contemplating…Oct 3, 2016Oct 3, 2016
Megan SmolenyakLin-Manuel Miranda’s Revolutionary AncestorsUncovering a dramatic multiracial love story in the “Hamilton” creator’s pastNov 25, 2018A response icon1Nov 25, 2018A response icon1