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Researching Your Colonial Ancestors, Part I [249 Years of American Independence]

By Lineages | 07/05/2025

Our ancestors celebrated Independence Day much as we do today. The flashing explosions of fireworks have captivated the eyes and hearts of colonial America since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Many Americans today can trace their lineage back to the colonial era and find that their ancestors were from…

Tracing LGBT Ancestors

By Lineages | 06/30/2025

All family trees include a variety of people – some who led remarkable lives and others who lived more quietly; from rogues to royalty; those with large families and those without children; individuals who married multiple times and others who never married at all. Likewise, queer individuals have always been part of history, and it…

Fathers : Then and Now

By Lineages | 06/18/2025

In every family tree, there are names that rise above the rest—not because they held power or fame, but because of the quiet strength they carried through ordinary life. For our family, one of those names is Ivin Victor Rasmussen, a storekeeper, musician, prospector, and devoted father who spent nearly 80 years in the small…

A DNA Case Study of Unknown Parentage

By Lineages | 06/06/2025

Family secrets have a way of persisting across generations, leaving descendants with questions that documents alone cannot answer. In this case study, we explore how traditional genealogical research, paired with modern DNA analysis, revealed the truth about a man born in California during World War II. For years, the identity of his father remained unknown—until…

How To Use AI in Your Family History Work: A Beginner’s Guide

By Lineages | 06/02/2025

From Skeptic to Advocate In October 2023, I attended a virtual course taught by Steve Little, who is widely respected as one of the leading experts in family history research. This innovative online program included weekly video sessions where we could learn together, followed by smaller group discussions where we could practice what we had…

A Genealogist’s Bucket List

By Lineages | 05/19/2025

The genealogist researcher/enthusiast usually has a bucket list of family history related activities or trips they would like to do at some point. Some of them require a respectable amount of money, others take time, and some take a specific skill set to accomplish. If you look at the items on your bucket list, they…

Becoming American: My Journey to Dual Citizenship

By Lineages | 05/02/2025

Born and raised in Northern Norway, I moved to the United States in 2001 to join my Idahoan husband. At the time, Norway didn’t permit dual citizenship, and giving up my Norwegian citizenship was out of the question. I love my native country and go there often. Having to present a U.S. passport to enter…

Happy DNA Day!

By Lineages | 04/24/2025

First celebrated in 2003 by proclamation of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, DNA Day is an unofficial U.S. holiday celebrated every year on April 25. While the original proclamation didn’t establish it as an annual event, researchers, educators, and genealogy enthusiasts have continued the tradition of celebrating DNA every year. April 25…

Paying Their Dues: Tax Records as Genealogical Evidence

By Lineages | 04/17/2025

It’s tax time in the United States, which means millions of people are due to file their federal income tax returns this year by April 15th. Designated by Congress in 1913, the tax deadline was first selected to be March 1st.[1] In 1918, it was changed to March 15th, and it wasn’t until 1954 that…

Remembering Appomattox: The Civil War’s End, 160 Years Later

By Lineages | 04/10/2025

“I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them.” Robert E Lee, 10 April 1865 These were the words of Gen. Robert E Lee in his General Order No. 9, written after his…