Old Photo Albums - Take Them Apart or Leave Them as They Are?
Monday July 31, 2006
From a reader:
I've inherited a beautiful leather photo album full of 100-plus-year-old pictures. It's the original album my grandmother put the photos in. The album must be at least ... Read More
Trash is Treasure for Man Who Finds Rare Bible at the Dump
Friday July 28, 2006
A Virginia electrician occasionally finds the time to browse around a bit at the local dump when he's there dropping off garbage. Recently, this browsing paid off royally. Mike Hoskins ... Read More
Dates Aren't Always What They Seem
Monday July 24, 2006
I spent the weekend browsing through some awesome French civil registration records that have made their way online since the last time I checked out my French family tree. Trying ... Read More
$1000 Contest to Find the Real Annie Moore
Tuesday July 18, 2006
The first immigrant to land at Ellis Island was Annie Moore, who arrived from Ireland with her brothers, Anthony and Philip, on January 1, 1892. She was greeted with much ... Read More
Beating the Heat
Monday July 17, 2006
I know it's probably not hot at home for all of you, but here it's sweltering. You start dripping the minute you walk out the door kind of hot. Not ... Read More
Ancestral Land of Former Slaves Being Lost
Sunday July 16, 2006
Acre by acre, land once purchased by newly emancipated slaves and handed down through generations of family, is being divided and sold, often for much less than its worth, as ... Read More
Happy Bastille Day
Friday July 14, 2006
It's Bastille Day in France, a national holiday commemorating the day in 1789 when peasants stormed Paris' Bastille prison and sparked the French Revolution. Celebrations throughout the country usually begin ... Read More
10 Fun Family History Activities for Family Reunions
Friday July 7, 2006
Are you planning a family reunion or get-together with your relatives this summer? What a great opportunity for sharing stories and family history! Give one of these 10 fun family ... Read More
Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor
Tuesday July 4, 2006
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty ... Read More
Free Access to the Origins Network on July 4th
Sunday July 2, 2006
The Origins Network is offering free access to both British and Irish Origins on the 4th of July to celebrate US Independence Day. Free access to these two genealogy subscription ... Read More
Rooting Around at RootsWeb
Saturday July 1, 2006
Millions of genealogists around the world use RootsWeb to further their research, connect with cousins, and share their family history findings. And no wonder. RootsWeb is the oldest, free genealogy ... Read More