WARGS is yet another great genealogy research discovery: thank you TYWKIWDBI!

I came across an interesting blog post yesterday, entitled “Barack Obama’s ancestry online” on TYWKIWDBI (“Tai-Wiki-Widbee”). It popped up in a random search and what immediately caught my interest was the reference to the ancestry of Barack Obama.

First though, I must say I really like the concept of this blog, as illustrated by the definition of it’s title highlighted in the sidebar:

“Tai-wiki-widbee” is an eclectic mix of trivialities, ephemera, curiosities, and exotica with a smattering of current events, social commentary, science, history, English language and literature, videos, and humor. We try to be the cyberequivalent of a Victorian cabinet of curiosities.

I had already discovered that my husband and children are distantly related to Barack Obama through a common “Stehle” or “Steely” ancestor but have been so busy logging sources for other individuals in my database that appear to not have any sources, that I’ve neglected that line to this point.

When I do get to working on this line more, the website referenced on this blog, WARGS by William Addams Reitwiesner, will be a great place to start.

In addition to the ancestry of Barack Obama, this site also has Reitwiesner’s own genealogy, those of European royalty and nobility, US political figures, as well as matrilineal genealogies and genealogy related essays.

I haven’t spent a lot of time on the site, but on first examination, it appears to be well sourced with numerous detailed transcriptions and references listed.

I definitely will be delving into this site further – when I have the time!