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Traditions

What is family? What is heritage? What is culture? These are some of the things we may seek and are sometimes lucky enough to find when...

The History of ASL

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

Case of the Monday's

Some genealogy research never fails for a Monday pick up! #monday #mondays #mondayblues #genealogy #awesofinheritancefamilyhistoryservice...

My Origin Story

My education origins, anyway… As some of you many know, my degree is in Physical Anthropology. I hold of B.S. from Rutgers, the State...

Travel Wish List

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Ancestral homelands? Revisit your honeymoon location? Just a quiet island...

Tracking Back

Thanks to a Twitter post by Judy G. Russel, I have discovered a very cool new tool for mapping the location of ancestors potentially from...

Software

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

Plunder

I watched a wonfearful webinar tonight featuring, Menachem Kaiser, the author of “Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure”....

Liberty Bell

On July 8, 1776, the Liberty Bell rang out from the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia to announce the Declaration of Independence....

Fourth of July

The celebration of the Fourth of July in the United States, commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration...

Canada Day

Today is Canada Day, also known as Fête du Canada.[1] This holiday is the national holiday of Canada, which celebrates the Canadian...

What Are You Reading?

I am currently reading *From Slave Ship to Harvard” by James H. Johnson, thanks to my cousin Raymond Beall. Do you have a historical book...

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