{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG)","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg","author_name":"cbinder","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg\/author\/cbinder\/","title":"Past is Prologue","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LYzecv6Zx3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg\/2026\/06\/26\/past-is-prologue\/\">Past is Prologue<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg\/2026\/06\/26\/past-is-prologue\/embed\/#?secret=LYzecv6Zx3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Past is Prologue&#8221; &#8212; Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG)\" data-secret=\"LYzecv6Zx3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By David Gurney Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem. (OK, OK, but see the note below on hubris.) Leading the IGG Center at Ramapo College for the past four years has been the greatest honor of my professional life. The people and experiences (the good, the bad, and the ugly) have inspired and re-shaped me [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/igg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/20240629-RIGG-Saturday-117-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1708}