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There’s no better way to connect with yourself, your family, your heritage, and your culture than family history research. Studying our roots can help us feel more grounded, and it can help us understand ourselves a lot better. Genealogy is

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to research your Mexican ancestry. This is an important celebration, given that individuals of Latin heritage are the second largest ethnic group in the US and have a heavy cultural

Have you ever heard of people receiving an inheritance from a great aunt or other distant relatives they’d never heard about, let alone met? These instances are rather rare, but they do exist. At times, people pass on without leaving

Did your DNA test reveal some Scandinavian heritage? Well, that’s a real possibility since Scandinavians were some of the earliest American settlers. However, many also crossed the ocean in the 19th and 20th centuries, so your ancestors may have  been part of

Preserving your family’s legacy not only helps your connect with your ancestors and understand your roots. It also provides an invaluable gift for your children, grandchildren, and future generations to come.  

Many of us have heard family stories claiming we’re linked to someone famous. Mostly, these are just tall tales that grow more ridiculous as they’re passed from generation to generation.   However, it’s quite interesting and rather humbling to discover

Settling an estate or a trust is a major responsibility and requires significant effort. However, sometimes, your efforts may seem futile when heirs appear to be missing. This is when you may want to seek the assistance of the professionals

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If you’ve been  involved in family research for a while now, you might have realized that finding male ancestors in records is a lot easier than finding female ancestors. This is because our ancestors lived in societies in which women