Ancestral Findings

William Frawley is best known for playing landlord and friend Fred Mertz on the hit TV show, I Love Lucy. However, he had a long and storied career before and after that iconic role. He also had a chi...

14 Juni 20238min

Jane Means Appleton Pierce was a remarkable woman who served as the 14th First Lady of the United States. Her life, however, was not an easy one. Jane had suffered from depression since she was a chil...

12 Juni 20237min

Vivian Vance is best known for playing Ethel Mertz, Lucy's landlady and best friend on the classic TV sitcom, I Love Lucy. There is so much more to her than just that, though. Vivian was part of the g...

11 Juni 202310min

Joe Feeney was an Irish American singer who became known around the United States as a highly talented tenor singer. He performed for twenty-five years on The Lawrence Welk Show, where he was known as...

3 Juni 20237min

DNA testing is a very popular way of doing genealogy these days. It can open doors and solve mysteries that no records exist to solve. DNA does not lie, either. It always tells you the truth about who...

1 Juni 20234min

Everyone who has been through an American public school knows the story of Plymouth Rock, the legendary first piece of dry land the Pilgrims stepped on after their long and arduous Mayflower journey a...

1 Juni 20237min

Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May and is meant to celebrate and honor those who fell during service with the U.S. military. The point of the holiday is clear, but its origins are no...

29 Maj 20238min

Have you heard any news stories that have made you concerned about DNA testing and your privacy? It's been in the news recently. If you are concerned about a test you did, or about doing it at some po...

28 Maj 20237min