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A Brief Look at Joe Biden’s Family Tree

Earlier this year, I did a series of blogs that took a brief look at the family trees of candidates who were (or who hoped to be) running for President of the United States in 2012. I am now extending the series to include the people who are running for Vice President. Here is a brief look into Joe Biden’s family tree. The current President of the United States is Barack Obama. He is running for a second term in office, as many incumbent President’s have been known to do. President Obama is going to stick with the current Vice … Continue reading →

President Obama is a Descendant of John Punch

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President Barack Obama seems to be a fascinating person to do genealogy research on. His family tree has revealed a connection between himself and some rather unlikely relatives. A genealogist from Ancestry.com has determined that Obama is related to John Punch, who was a Virginia slave. For many genealogists, there is something uniquely captivating about the family tree of President Barack Obama. Perhaps the attraction is entirely because he is the current President of the United States. Maybe the interest has something to do with the fact that this is an election year, and people are starting to want to … Continue reading →

Romney and Obama Have Different Family Stories

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Genealogy is the study of family. This includes research that involves digging through archives, both digital and paper. It also involves the collection of family stories. Often, those stories tell more about a person’s family tree than the vital records will. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have videos that are vastly different from each other. Each one speaks volumes. Technology is a wonderful thing. Genealogists can now take videos of their family, and send it to relatives that live across the country or around the world. You can take old family photos and create slide shows from them. Genealogists today … Continue reading →

Are Those Vital Records Playing Hard to Get? Try These Tips

If you do genealogy research, you know that vital records such as birth, death, and marriage records, are a very important source of information. Many of these records are kept by various state agencies, and the policies and procedures for obtaining them vary by state. Unfortunately, they can sometimes be hard to access given the amount of bureaucracy and red tape that is involved. The good news is that there are some alternative ways to get the information that you would get from vital records which are much easier to get your hands on. Do not let a snag in … Continue reading →

A Brief Look at Barack Obama’s Family Tree

There will be a United States Presidential election this year. I have been doing a series about the family trees of each of the candidates. The Democrats will, undoubtedly, select Barack Obama as their candidate. Here is a brief look into Barack Obama’s family tree. Barack Obama is the current President of the United States of America. This means that he is the forty-fourth President of the United States. He also is the first African-American to be elected as President. Previous to that, he served as an Illinois Senator, representing the thirteenth District. Barack Obama is a Democrat. At the … Continue reading →