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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

Before analyzing the photographs, organize them and try to establish a rough data range for each photo.

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

For many of us, our morning routine is more about scrolling through social media than reading the paper, right? However, up until a few decades ago, people used to start their day with newspapers, and just like we post our

Heritage tourism is all the rage these days, and with good reason. Of course, we all want to connect with our biological roots, and to be able to do that physically by visiting places where our ancestors actually lived, is