Ancestral Findings

If you have Russian heritage, you will be interested in learning about Russian Christmas traditions. These traditions help connect you to your Russian ancestors of today and of long ago. You might eve...

22 Dec 202114min

France has a variety of unique and interesting Christmas traditions. Some are unique to France, while others are borrowed or adapted from other cultures. They all have unique meanings. Learning about ...

21 Dec 202114min

If you have German ancestry, you will love learning about the interesting and unique Christmas traditions of Germany. They will help you learn more about your ancestors and their lives. They will also...

20 Dec 202114min

The next logical place for you to continue your beginning family history research is with vital records. These are typically birth, death, and marriage records. These are super important records to yo...

19 Dec 20214min

If you are just beginning a family history research project, one of the best things you can do to give yourself a brilliant start is to interview the elder members of your family, as well as any exist...

14 Dec 20214min

The Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was proposed by the first Congress in 1789 but wasn't adopted to the Constitution until 1992. The amendment is simple and deals with Congressional s...

9 Dec 20214min

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution changed the legal voting age in the United States from twenty-one to eighteen. The reason for this was the military draft in WWII and Vietnam that all...

7 Dec 20214min

DNA testing for health purposes is extremely popular right now. Many people test their DNA JUST to get health information, and not for genealogical purposes at all, although the health information can...

3 Dec 20214min