It's finally here! Pennsylvania Death Certificates from 1906 to 1924 are now available on Ancestry.com. Actually, they became available ...

I've started a new genealogy forum called GeneaBoards because there isn't really one with a good interface/layout and good moderati...

I still feel like I have only just scratched the surface of the potential of DNA analysis for genealogy purposes. Thanks to GEDmatch , a fre...

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 ...