Fortify Your Family Tree

It started out so innocently. "Let me find one new DNA match to research." A few hours later, I have a 6th cousin who's a regi...

I roll my eyes when I see posts detailing the history of homes in England. Oh, you can dig up details about your grandmother's house fro...

Mom is a pessimist who gets mad when I share Dad's optimistic opinions. But is that my fault? Or did I inherit my optimism from Dad? M...

Because I have so many big genealogy projects going on at the same time, I can't seem to follow my own advice. Sometimes I re-read my ol...

When I got interested in genealogy, my husband gave me an Ancestry.com subscription. The census records seemed like a great place to start....

This month I found something I never expected. A pair of my 8th great grandparents! And they happen to be my double 8th great grandparents ...