Famous for cowboys and Native Americans, the Southwest has a history that predates the establishment of […]
Family Reunions Summer is nearly over. Children are back in school, the leaves are turning […]
If your ancestor applied for pension for Civil War service, they had to jump through some […]
From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War tore the country in half and ended with […]
The Little House on the Prairie series follows the Ingalls family as they move from Wisconsin, […]
It is said that “Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.” Epic history, while often horrific to […]
For the non-genealogically inclined, the mention of United States government alien registration records may conjure up […]
Anti-German sentiment was rampant in the United States even before World War I broke out in […]
Genealogists work with records created at various jurisdiction levels. New England is known for its town […]
The path to Juneteenth On 1 January 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation […]
“It seems that my early childhood years was one crisis after another. Shortly after Easter, in […]
In our research of British families, we often encounter service in the military—the British Army, the […]
The Royal Navy impacted British history and our ancestors’ lives, changing the course of world […]
Even if your ancestor did not leave a personal journal of his experiences, a history of […]
Did your ancestor serve in the British Army? Many of these records are online and available […]
Typically, a census study of a family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries means […]
When the United States was created, the U.S. Constitution stipulated that a population census be conducted […]
The 1850 census was not only the first to name every household member, […]