Ancestral Findings

Laura Lane Welch would one day become our nation's forty-third First Lady. Before that, she was an only child who loved to read, and who had an excellent education. She also had a career as a teacher ...

7 Mar 20237min

Did you know spring is the perfect time to begin some new genealogy projects? Here are the top ten you should be doing this month, as the snow melts again. Podcast Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com...

5 Mar 20237min

Dover is the capital of the state of Delaware, as well as a major economic point for the state. With a long history of European settlement and a strong connection to the American Revolution, it is bot...

4 Mar 20238min

Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut. As the oldest city in the state, it earned that status by default. No one ever truly questioned that Hartford should be the area's capital. The city has a...

3 Mar 20238min

Hillary Rodham Clinton was our nation's forty-second First Lady. However, she had a remarkable career in politics and law long before that, and long after, being a US Senator and US Secretary of State...

2 Mar 20238min

Barbara Pierce would one day become our forty-first First Lady as the wife of US President George H.W. Bush. Before that, she was the third of four children in a prominent New York City family, and ha...

28 Feb 20237min

Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and has a long Native American history going back before that. There is a lot of folklore here to explore. Here are some of the highlights of it. Podcast Notes...

25 Feb 20237min

Indiana is the 19th state admitted to the union, with a Native American history going back centuries farther than that, and it borders the Great Lakes. There is plenty of fodder here for Indiana folkl...

23 Feb 20237min