Ancestral Findings

Veterans Day calls us to remember, but for genealogists, it also opens a door to discovery. Behind every name in a family tree, there may be a record of service—one that shaped not only a life but an ...

11 Nov 20258min

If you have ancestors who came to North America before the 20th century, there's a strong possibility that part of your family story began in Scotland. From the rugged Highlands to the fertile Lowland...

10 Nov 20259min

Before there were colonies, before there was even a country called America, there were people who made a choice that would echo for centuries. They left behind stone cottages and hedgerows, trading th...

7 Nov 202512min

If your family has lived in North America for more than a few generations, chances are that part of your story began in England. For centuries, English men and women boarded ships that sailed toward a...

5 Nov 202510min

November is the perfect month to dig deeper into your family's past and turn history into something you can see, taste, and share. As the days grow shorter and the holidays draw near, it's a natural t...

3 Nov 20256min

The fields around Kassel shimmered in the summer light, the scent of rye and damp earth thick in the air. Johann Müller paused his plow horse and wiped his brow. His father's land had been small when ...

1 Nov 20257min

The story of German immigration to America is one of the great migrations in modern history. Over five million people left the German-speaking lands between the early 1700s and the early 1900s, crossi...

31 Okt 20257min

The wind had turned sharp over the fields of County Clare. It carried the sour smell of rot—the smell of potatoes dying in the ground. Every family in Kilfenora knew that scent by now. It had haunted ...

29 Okt 20258min