Bradley Greenland
Bio
Bradley Greenland is a freelance genealogist looking to tell the stories hidden in your family tree.
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The Maternal Family Tree of Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Van Ness was born on March 28th, 1987 in Quincy, Illinois to Jonathan Lyle Van Ness and Mary McDonald Oakley. Van Ness has been openly gay since he was young and he was one of the few openly gay students at his school. He later became the first male cheerleader and received a scholarship for cheerleading from the University of Arizona. He would later drop out of the program and pursued a career as a hairdresser at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. He is now the grooming expert on the Netflix show Queer Eye and hosts the podcast Getting Curious. He married his husband Mark Peacock in early 2020.
By Bradley Greenlandabout a year ago in Families
The Paternal Roots of Actress Angela Kinsey
Actress Angela Kinsey was born June 25th, 1971 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Billy Kinsey and Bertie Duke. When Angela was two years old, her family moved to Indonesia for her father’s job as a drilling engineer and they lived their for twelve years. The family would eventually move back to the United States and lived in Archer City, Texas. Kinsey graduated from Baylor University with a degree in English in 1993 and would then go to intern on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
By Bradley Greenlandabout a year ago in Geeks
How to Play Dreidel
Every year, Jewish people all over the world celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah. Among the many traditions of the eight nights of Hanukkah is playing the game dreidel. This game can be fun for everyone at this time but where does this game come from and how do you even play?
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Lifehack
The Life and Family Tree of Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley and Leona Edwards and was the older sibling of her brother Sylvester. Her parents would eventually separate leading Rosa to move to Pine Level, Alabama with her mother and brother where they lived on her grandparents' farm.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in The Swamp
From Poland to Argentina: A Journey for Survival
My 2x great-uncle Aron Grimland was born March 14th, 1914 in Kobryn, Poland to Abraham Grimland and Sura-Rejzla Glocer. Aron had six siblings, Soloman, Izak, Ethel, Joseph, Moshe, and Leah. Three of his siblings, Soloman, Ethel, and Joseph immigrated to the United States during the 1920s and settled in New York and Ohio. Aron married Ana Dimetman in 1938 and settled in Warsaw. While they were there Ana gave birth to their first child, Misha.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Families
The Life and Family Tree of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Joan Ruth Bader was born on March 15th, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to Nathan Bader and Celia Amster. She had an older sister, Marylin who died from Meningitis when she was just six years old.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Families
The Family Tree of Baseball Legend Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron was born February 5th, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama to Herbert Aaron and Estella Pritchett. He was one of seven siblings and one of which, his brother Tommie, also went on to play professional baseball. Hank Aaron grew up on 666 South Wilkinson Street in Mobile, Alabama. His father worked as a ship fitter's helper, a person who works on ships when they come in for repairs, and made $900 a year (the equivalent of $16,923 today). Hank Aaron's family was very poor, to the point where Hank would make his own baseball bats and baseballs out of materials he found in the street. Hank first tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers when he was just 15 years old. He did not make the team that year but a year later would join the Pritchett Athletics where he made $2 per game (the equivalent to $22 today). Later that year, he would join the Mobile Black Bears, an independent Negro League team, where he earned $3 per game (the equivalent to $33 today). In the fall of 1951, Hank signed a contract with the Indianapolis Clowns where he played 26 games as a shortstop with a batting average of .366, 5 home runs, 33 runs batted in, 41 hits, and 9 stolen bases.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Unbalanced
Finding My Tribe
I have been researching my family tree for a while and have made many discoveries throughout my journey. My family tree comes from a wide range of countries throughout Europe, but a part of my family tree that has always fascinated me are my Jewish roots. The problem with researching this part of my family tree, is that I constantly run into a problem which most people with Jewish ancestors run into, the Holocaust. Many records of Jewish people were destroyed during both the Holocaust and the years after, which makes it harder to find any information about my family.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Families
The Family Tree of Faye Dancer
Faye Katherine Dancer was born April 24th, 1925 in Santa Monica, California Lloyd Augustus Dancer and Olive Victoria Pope. Faye attended Santa Monica High School, Dancer played softball for the Dr. Peppers and would later attend University High School in West Los Angeles.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Unbalanced
The Royal Roots of Betty White
Betty Marion White was born on January 17th, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois to Horace Logan White and Christine Cachikis. Betty's career in acting began on the radio in the 1940's. Her first jobs were small parts and reading radio commercials on the air. After appearing on several radio programs, Betty got her own show called, The Betty White Show which she hosted for a time until she began co-hosting Hollywood on Television with Al Jarvis. From there, Betty's career has taken off. She has won eight Emmy Awards, has appeared and starred in numerous television shows, including the Golden Girls, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Hot in Cleveland, and has been in films including, The Proposal, The Lorax, and recently, Toy Story 4.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Geeks
The Family History of Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci was born December 24th, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York to Stephen A. Fauci and Eugenia Abys. Dr. Fauci attended Regis High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where he was the captain of the school's basketball team. After High School, Dr. Fauci attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts where he earned an Bachelor of Science Degree in Classics in 1962. While attending Holy Cross, Fauci made Dean's List, and was a member of the Outing Club, the Aquinas Academy, the Knights of Columbus, the Biology Society where he served as Treasurer, and was on the Junior Prom Committee.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in Longevity
The Family History of Former Vice President Joe Biden
**Please note: This article is not an endorsement of the Former Vice President or any candidate for President.** Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born November 20th, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Finnegan. After the Scranton area fell into decline in the 1950s, Biden and his family moved to Claymont, Delaware before eventually moving to Wilmington, Delaware. Biden attended the University of Delaware where he was a double major in history and political science and where he played football as a halfback for the school's freshman football team. Biden would go on to attend the Syracuse University School of Law and would graduate in 1968.
By Bradley Greenland2 years ago in The Swamp
