Coats of Arms have been around for centuries and are very interesting and sometimes elaborate pieces of artwork that represent the individuality of many things. A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design, logo or emblem on a shield that celebrates the name and honor of a person, family or country. They come with a sense of wealth, royalty, prestige and…
Recently, I ran across a website called ManyRoads which turns out to be much more than an excellent resource for historical online maps of the world. In this blog, I interviewed Mark Rabideau, owner and founder of this website to gain insight into his life mission that is ManyRoads.
In working on a family tree, you may have seen cousins that aren’t just simply first cousins (children of siblings who marry unrelated people), they may be what is called “double cousins”. How Does This Happen? Double cousins are when two siblings of one family have children with two siblings of another family (brother/brother, sister/sister or brother/sister, sister/brother). The children are related to…
Newspapers have been around for centuries. Often these were the only media used for mass communication of daily or weekly events and stories. Newspapers hold a lot of information that can be a treasure trove for historians and genealogists.
