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Buried Treasure on Family Property
Recently theBlaze.com reported that a California couple found--literally--buried treasure on their property! It was a...
Research Your Civil War Ancestors
Many Americans have ancestors who lived through the Civil War: many have roots in both the North and South. Few...
Finding Naturalization Records: Where are the Women?
We’re nearing the completion of the enormous Community Indexing Project of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization...
Adoption and Genealogy: A History of Adoption in the U.S.
Most of us probably have adoptees somewhere on our family trees. Do you know how to research them? It's not the same...
History of the ENTIRE World on a Single Map?
This might be the single most ambitious publication EVER: a chart that lays out the history of human civilization....
Explore Deep Ancestry–or Just Learn Some History
Here's a cool website about ancient civilizations. It's TheAncientWeb.com, and it looks like a fun and easy way to get...
Why Abraham Lincoln is a Genealogy Gem: 150 Years Ago Today
We just celebrated the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's now famous speech at the dedication of the...
Newsboys: Colorful Figures of the Past
Newsboys or "newsies" used to sell the news. But for a time in American history, they were the news! You'd know them...
