Does the Same Last Name Mean You Are Related? | Genealogy MythBusters
Finding someone with your family's last name can be exciting. Maybe the name appears in an old census, a cemetery record, an online family tree, or even a DNA match list. The spelling is exactly right...
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American Folklore in Tennessee
Admitted to the Union in 1796 as the 16th state, Tennessee has been inhabited by humans for at least 12,000 years, according to current archaeological evidence. The names of the tribes of Native Ameri...
27 Heinä 30min
American Folklore in Utah
In this addition, we are traveling through Utah, where one mysterious gravestone has puzzled visitors for decades, stolen pieces of a Jurassic forest return home with letters of apology, a grave robbe...
25 Heinä 20min
American Folklore in Vermont
Today, we travel through Vermont in search of a family curse, a legendary lake creature, the ghost stories surrounding a terrible railroad disaster, and a group of mineral springs that seemed to resis...
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American Folklore in Virginia
Today we explore three unusual stories from Virginia folklore: the ghost legend associated with Sarah Shelton Henry, the mystery of the Beale ciphers, and the modern tale of a werewolf-like creature i...
15 Heinä 8min
Nantasket Beach and Paragon Park | Postcards From the Past
For this installment of Postcards From the Past, I have two vintage postcards that were sent to me by a friend and podcast listener, M. Green. He included a handwritten note explaining that they show...
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10 "Must-Do" Genealogy Projects for July
With the dog days of summer approaching, you may be thinking of genealogy projects to keep you occupied during the long, hot days ahead. The good news is that there are plenty of things you can do in ...
11 Heinä 8min
Smart Genealogy: Using Today's Tools Without Losing Sight of Good Research
Genealogy has always required patience, curiosity, and a willingness to follow clues one step at a time. For many years, that meant courthouse visits, family letters, cemetery books, microfilm readers...
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