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  • An old photo album with greyscale photographs
    Family photographs are an incomparable treasure for every family history researcher. They might even be the reason for some amateur researchers being drawn toward traditional genealogy in the first place. Old photographs are a beautiful way to connect with our ancestors.
  • A puzzle with a DNA double helix structure
    DNA testing has become incredibly common in the past decade, with several companies offering different types of DNA tests. Some people are interested in DNA testing for ancestry and ethnicity; others wish to explore their genetic makeup and its strengths and
  • A younger person outdoors with an older relative
    Many family researchers overlook the importance of talking to relatives until they start hitting brick walls.   The fact is that while records, archives, and photographs can give you a lot of information, they’re all just pieces of the big
  • Two people using a laptop
    Discovering your family’s history and finding interesting stories that your ancestors were a part of can make family research incredibly fun and fulfilling. It’s also an excellent way to find and build connections with your past. For many people, family research
  • A person looking at a photo album with black and white photographs
    Trees can’t survive without their roots, and neither can humans. As we grow older, most of us try to find ourselves and our places in this world, but the journey needs to begin at home—by finding where and who we
  • A person sitting in front of a computer, making notes while talking on the phone
    According to some estimates, about 2 percent of the American population is adopted. But adoption doesn’t affect adoptees alone. From biological parents to siblings, adoptive parents, and adoptees themselves, many people are affected in the process.] And most surveys show
  • The Civil War is an integral part of our history, and nearly every person living in the United States at that time was affected by it. The war fought between 1861 and 1865 involved about 3.5 million soldiers from both sides—many
  • National DNA Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect day to learn about and celebrate the wondrous molecule that helps us develop, reproduce and survive. Celebrated annually on April 25th, National DNA Day commemorates both the Human
  • An old black and white photograph of an old lady with 3 children
    Popularinterest in building family trees has significantly grown in the past few years. This is partly due to the  widespread availability of DNA tests and the information readily available in online databases such as Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch and other similar