Family History - Yours To Discover
Family history presents twists and turns that you could never imagine. Families go their separate ways only to drift back together again later. Searching for your ancestors' story and their heritage is...
View ArticleFamily Origins - Connections With The Past
Have you ever thought about your family origins? Often we don't recognize how important it is to document the origins of family names. Our last name is not just the primary key for family tree...
View ArticleLast Name Origin - Tracing Your Family
You probably have an idea about your last name origin. Your parents and grandparents recited stories of your families' emigration. You may have only had a brief recollection of these stories; but now...
View ArticleHow do I trace my ancestry?
I am new to genealogy and I want to find the best way to tracy my ancestry. What do I do first?
View ArticleWhere do I start to search for the origins of my name?
My mom says that my father's family came from Ireland but I can't seem to find any evidence of that. How do I find the origin of my family name?
View ArticleI need help uncovering my family name history.
My family name seems to have changed in the early 1800's. Why did that happen and how do I find out why it changed?
View ArticleSurname Searches – Surprises at Every Turn
I was researching my family tree over the weekend, and realized that I had missed a number of opportunities to find a particular ancestor that I have been researching for several months. Have you ever...
View ArticleIrish American Month – The Great Irish Potato Famine
On March 2, 2009, U.S. President Obama proclaimed that March is Irish-American Month. Over 40 million Americans claim to have Irish ancestors. Many can trace their ancestry back to the 1840s and the...
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I have been looking for my grandma family for years with no luck at all . I was searching the net and I found a lady in Michigan and I called her she gave me an email address to a lady in Germany who...
View ArticleCommon Name – Finding The Right John Smith
We've all had to deal with a common name weaving through our family's history. When the name pops up in our searches – how do we know that we are on the trail of the "right" John Smith. I've seen it...
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