Ancestral Findings

Margaret Christine Otis Baker is a local heroine in the town of Dover, New Hampshire. Her amazing colonial American story of captivity, conversion (three times), and a love story that saw her leave be...

19 Tammi 202314min

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas. It has a long history of human habitation, as well as a rich and varied history of European exploration and settlement. Here is the story of how Little Rock bec...

17 Tammi 20237min

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona. How did it get to be such a distinguished city? From a seasonal residence for Native hunter/gatherers to a permanent home for farming Natives, Phoenix was not explor...

12 Tammi 20237min

Carter Braxton may not be a well-known signer of the Declaration of Independence, but he was an important one, playing a huge role in Virginia politics for decades before and after the Revolution. A b...

11 Tammi 20239min

Josiah Bartlett was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Massachusetts, but spent most of his adult life in Kingston, New Hampshire. That is where he was living when h...

9 Tammi 20237min

James Dodd was the host of The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, and also wrote the show's famous theme song. The son of a music store owner and a stenographer, he became interested in music at a young age, ...

4 Tammi 20238min

The long, cold month of January is here, and with it, an excellent opportunity to do some new and interesting genealogy projects that are just perfect for this time of year. Just because it's freezing...

2 Tammi 20236min

Elizabeth "Betty" Bloomer Ford was our thirty-eighth First Lady, the wife of President Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was an outspoken advocate for feminist causes and women's rights, as well as for ...

29 Joulu 20228min