Presidential Connections
Monday February 21, 2005
We've all heard family tales of a distant relative being the second cousin, twice removed of President "So-and-So." But is it really true? In reality, it's not all that unlikely. ... Read More
Romance Through the Ages
Monday February 14, 2005
Did your ancestors use bundling boards, courting cards or love spoons? Take a stroll back through romantic heritage with this timeline of romantic customs, dating rituals and tokens of love.
Love Letters
Monday February 14, 2005
Larry Untiet of Spencer, Iowa, discovered a love story hidden inside the walls of his home. A bundle of almost 60 love letters from 1921, exchanged between Halbert Jenkins of ... Read More
Sue's Scanning Saga
Saturday February 12, 2005
Graphic software Guide, Sue Chastain, has embarked on an scanning adventure - and is blogging her successes (and failures) as she goes. Beginning with choosing a scanner and continuing through ... Read More
Ancestry of Camilla Parker-Bowles
Thursday February 10, 2005
In an announcement that has surprised many, Prince Charles announced today that he will marry his longtime partner Camilla Parker-Bowles in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on April 8. In ... Read More
Rewriting History
Wednesday February 9, 2005
Can you really rewrite history? Sure! Genealogists do it all the time. Historian Gladys Cox Hansen, who has spent the past 40 years researching the victims of the devastating 1906 ... Read More
Vinatieri Family Tree
Monday February 7, 2005
Nerves of steel must run in his genes. Adam Vinatieri, the gutsy place kicker of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, can claim a fourth cousin connection to daredevil ... Read More