Parents give a lot of thought to the name that they will give their children. Typically, a child will be given a first name, a middle name, and a surname (which may or may not contain a hyphen). Celebrities tend to give their children unusual names. Uma Thurman gave her daughter seven names. In many families, there are certain names that are handed down from one generation to another. In my family, we have a lot of people, on both sides of the family tree, who are named James. It is common for new parents to name their baby after … Continue reading →

Obama appears to be going gray. Is this due to genetics, or simply a side effect of being the President of the United States? The answer to this question has been speculated about in quite a few of the news articles that can be found online. President Obama did an interview with Jake Tapper from ABC. Mr. Tapper pointed out to President Obama that he has been “getting gray”, and that the gray seems to disappear after the President gets a haircut. The implication is that perhaps Obama had been dying his hair. However, the President pointed out that the … Continue reading →

You don’t necessarily have to be a genealogist to notice that certain names in your family tree appear more than once. Obviously, surnames are going to be connected to a lot of people. Often, you will find that a first name, or a middle name, is handed down from one generation to the next. What names run in your family? I come from a huge family. I have honestly lost count of how many cousins I have. Both my mother’s side of the family tree, and my father’s side of it, come from long lines of very fertile people. It … Continue reading →