Let our New Year’s resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. ~Goran Persson 2016, A Year in Review 2016 was an interesting year. As a country, we elected a new president and lost many iconic celebrities and historical figures who passed away such as NASA…
From a previous blog that told the story of Martie, a life-long genealogist, here is just one of her many stories about an adventure she took to learn more about her ancestors.
There are many organizations in the United States that focus on being a descendant of an event or group of people that holds a significant place in American History. One of the most prominent of these organizations is the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
We’re in the last two weeks of 2016. A lot of people are traveling to spend time with their family for the holidays and to ring in 2017. Ranked in no particular order, let’s take a look at 12 holiday movies, old and new, that you can watch as you spend time with your family during this wonderful time…
During a meeting with a distant cousin, I was provided with a 94-page report of everyone I was related to on my father’s paternal side that went back seven generations. Each person was assigned a specific number that served as a sort of index. At first, I didn’t understand this index but I later looked up numbering systems and learned there are…
Holiday time often means spending time with the family and remembering past family events. Do you have a list of genealogy projects you’ve been putting off or need help with and you have family coming over for the holidays? Here is a list of 10 things you can do with your family with your genealogy projects during the holiday season.
One day when I was in elementary school, maybe 6th grade or so, I was over at my friend’s house playing. It was Christmas time and I noticed a weird ornament on her tree. It was a pickle. But what kind of Christmas tree ornament is a vegetable preserved in vinegar?
“The Day That Would Live in Infamy” ~ Franklin D. Rooselvelt December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor, the day the United States officially entered WWII. It was this day in history exactly 75 years ago that 2,403 Americans were killed in this attack at Pearl Harbor located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Pearl Harbor event records are…
