I thought it might be useful, particularly for some beginners but also for those like me who always forget, to list when and where vital rec...

Think an "old" spinster in history didn't have a chance in hell of ever marrying? Often I see people with this misconception, ...

In genealogy, we often come across conflicting data that leaves us wondering which fact is accurate, or more likely to be accurate, and ther...

Never heard of this? Neither had I, but it played a noteworthy role in our state's and even our nation's history. Anyone with German...

One of the gifts I asked for and received this Christmas was an autosomal DNA test kit from Ancestry.com. I sent it off with my DNA before t...

Freshly polished, a sugar bowl engraved with CH Park, Chestnut Hill Park. Among our many family heirlooms is a silverware set and sugar...

After about 8 years here in Manchester, UK, my English husband and I are moving back stateside in one week after the months-long process of ...

When records are digitally indexed so they can be found with a search engine, it makes research a lot easier. But not all digital documents ...

Germantown Seal Today is officially  German-American Day . I love this day because I have so many German ancestors, just as many other A...

I recently discovered my 7th great grandparents Noah Frederick and Margaretha Becker were attacked and killed by Native Americans and that t...