Ancestral Findings

Military service is built into this country's history. The service of hundreds of thousands of people over the past two and a half centuries has generated records that can be used to improve one's fam...

10 Aug 20224min

Alaska is a harsh, inhospitable land to those unfamiliar with it, and it is for this reason that it took Europeans so long to explore it, much less colonize it. As with many things in human society, t...

8 Aug 20227min

Are you curious about how state capitals got their beginnings? Most have fascinating origin stories. Take Montgomery, Alabama, for example. With a history going back thousands of years, but only inhab...

5 Aug 20228min

Samuel Adams was the second cousin of US President John Adams, and like his cousin, he served at the Continental Congress and was instrumental in America gaining independence. In fact, Samuel was most...

3 Aug 20228min

Are you looking for some unique genealogy projects for August? Here are ten you can do with and without the kids. Each one will make your genealogical research richer and better. Podcast Show Notes: ...

1 Aug 20224min

Father's Day has roots going back to the early Middle ages, just after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe. Churches celebrated a version. But, it took until the 1970s for it to become a nationally...

29 Juli 20228min

Eliza McCardle was the wife of Andrew Johnson and our 17th First Lady. Though she came from an impoverished background and was ill for years during her marriage, she still managed to be an involved mo...

27 Juli 20228min

Mary Todd Lincoln is one of the most famous of the First Ladies. Hers is an interesting tale, sometimes thrilling, sometimes tragic, but always adventurous and captivating. Here is her true tale, the ...

26 Juli 202211min