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Feb 10, 2023

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7 Things You Didn’t Know about Prince’s Roots

It’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, 2018

7 Things You Didn’t Know about Prince’s Roots

Jun 7, 2018

Philip Reed, The Enslaved Man Who Rescued Freedom

This 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, 2021

Philip Reed, The Enslaved Man Who Rescued Freedom

Jan 10, 2021

No Man Left Behind: Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson

On 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, 2019

No Man Left Behind: Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson

Feb 16, 2019

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Tracing Barack Obama’s Roots to Moneygall, Ireland

Tombstones in Ohio made all the difference

Mar 24, 2021

Tracing Barack Obama’s Roots to Moneygall, Ireland

Mar 24, 2021

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Correcting the Record of WWI Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson

A 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, 2018

Correcting the Record of WWI Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson

May 25, 2018

The Louisiana Roots of Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine

We’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, 2019

The Louisiana Roots of Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine

Jun 2, 2019

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Why Pharrell Almost Didn’t Exist

Every 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, 2016

Why Pharrell Almost Didn’t Exist

Oct 3, 2016

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Revolutionary Ancestors

Uncovering a dramatic multiracial love story in the “Hamilton” creator’s past

Nov 25, 2018

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Revolutionary Ancestors

Nov 25, 2018