Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct its monthly meeting “virtually” on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. The meeting will feature a talk by Marvin Tupper Jones entitled “Juneteenth Soldiers of Northeastern North Carolina.” Jones’ presentation will take place on the eve of next month’s commemoration of the 160th anniversary of …
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DNA Presentation Set For 10:30 A.M. May 17 at Urbanna Library
The public is invited to a presentation, “DNA 101: An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy,” at the Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s Urbanna branch on Saturday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. The talk is hosted by local historian and genealogist Bessida Cauthorne White. Refreshments will follow her talk. This presentation is designed as a beginner’s …
Free WWII Records for VE Day
MyHeritage is offering free access to all our WWII collections during May 7–11, 2025. That’s over 127 million records across 13 collections. They cover enlistment, draft, casualty, and prisoner of war records from the U.S., Europe, Australia, and beyond. This is a meaningful opportunity for your readers to dig deeper into their family’s WWII stories, and perhaps …