Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog…

Plymouth Rock, a large boulder on the edge of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, is traditionally identified as the place where the…

Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post…

Genealogists love their ancestors—as well as the fact that important family history connections are often mentioned in recent obituaries…

Military cemeteries traditionally have a uniform look: clean, unadorned, orderly. The appearance of the military crosses was immortalized in the…

Introduction: Scott Phillips is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. In this guest blog…

It’s always exciting to see more and more newspapers going online—millions of them. We’ve just added a…

Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post…

I am constantly looking at genealogical websites, apps and tools. I recently found this terrific free app “Tree Connect,” powered…