Having recently had reason to do some research in the online births, marriages and deaths of Victoria, Australia, I was thrilled to see yet more vital records are now available ... Read More

Have you ever found a land deed for an ancestor that measured distance in poles or chains or used trees and streams as boundary marks? This early system of land ... Read More

Genealogists have taken Facebook by storm this past year - everywhere I go it seems like I'm meeting more of my Facebook "friends," which is wonderful! But as more ... Read More

Just as genealogists have come to the rescue in connecting recently deceased individuals with next of kin who have proven difficult for coronors to identify and trace, genealogy is also ... Read More

Is there presidential blood flowing through your veins? If your ancestors have been in the United States for more than 100 years, your chances are pretty good - especially if ... Read More

Where would we be without romance? What was courtship and marriage like for our distant ancestors? In anticipation of Valentine's Day, enjoy this stroll back through romantic heritage with this ... Read More

Few areas of American genealogy research pose as unique a challenge as the search for African American families. The vast majority of African Americans are descendants of the 400,000 black ... Read More

The annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies will take place this year in Little Rock, Arkansas, from 2-5 September, 2009. The conference theme, Passages Through Time, symbolizes the ... Read More