The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of America's most vocal civil rights activists, learned this week that his ancestors were once owned by relatives of the late segregationist South Carolina Senator, ... Read More

David McCullough, author of the best-selling book 1776 has a short piece on Amazon titled simply "Faces." In it he describes his fascination with the faces and personalities of the ... Read More

While one U.S. President's name means "brave warrior or hero" another actually translates to "ugly head." Not always as prestigious as they sound, Presidential surname meanings offer an interesting look ... Read More

You probably use your computer to conduct a lot of your family research, so why not use it to display the results? Digital scrapbooking, or computer scrapbooking, is simply scrapbooking ... Read More

Ancestry's new advertising direction -- intended to capture the attention of the casually interested non-genealogist -- has taken quite a twist with its latest campaign. VegasWeddingOdds.com uses publicly available Nevada ... Read More

Everyone member of the 300,000 population of Iceland is related, according to genealogy Web site islendingabok.is. One person decided to check it out after a debate with her brother who ... Read More

Do you ever stop by a cemetery just to wander among the graves? Most of my friends think I'm crazy to visit random cemeteries where I don't have any ancestors ... Read More