Memorial Day

I am a day late, as Flag Day was yesterday, June 14, but I wanted to share some information about the American Flag. The first official...

Painter Jennie Brownscombe’s “First Thanksgiving”

I would like to thank Dr. Bruce Durie for his illuminating, highly educational and entertaining class "Scottish Family History Research:...

We celebrate Indigenous People's today, as they should be celebrated everyday. #indigenous #indigenouspeoplesday #honor

According to an article entitled "10 Oldest Cities in the United States," posted on ThoughtCo., the oldest cities in our country, along...

Last night while out to eat with the family at a local restaurant, Tom Quick Inn, the hostess came over to our table and asked if we had...

In 1817, Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the Hartford Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.[1] It...

What family tree software do you use and why? I use MacFamilyTree, Family Tree Maker and Legacy. #familytreesoftware #genealogysoftware...

Juneteenth is a U.S. Federal holiday to commemorate the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement.[1] This day has been...

On May 2, 1670, Charles II of England provided the Hudson Bay Company with a charter permitting them to conduct fur trading with...

Go to FamilySeach’s Facebook page for information on educational webinars on DNA to be held tomorrow in honor of DNA day. If you need...

In continuation of Scottish heritage month, I would like to remember the Battle of Culloden on it's 275th anniversary. This was...

National Siblings Day, also called Siblings Day, is celebrated April 10th in the United states and and Canada. There is also a Brothers...

On March 31, 1492 the rulers of Spain began to expel Jews from Spain.[1] Before that occurred, that same year, King Ferdinand II of...

I know that in genealogy we are always planning, planning our research question, our research, for the repository; but as genealogists...

Happy Mother’s Day today to all the mums in the the UK today! Hope you have a wonderful, relaxing, enjoyable day. Do you have relative...

On this day in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his first radio address to the nation, which were later termed fireside...

International Women's Day (IWD), a worldwide holiday, annually celebrated March 8, has its earliest origins reaching back to February 28,...