Family History

When determining your ancestry, you are attempting to learn more about the history and origins of your family, going back through generations to the furthest great-grandparent you can locate....

Ever wonder where your family originated from or who your ancestors were? Learning our family history can be just as surprising as it is exciting. Here are a few tips on how to research your...

Here is a clever trick to apply Google's news timeline feature to searching for your own family name. Unless you have a very rare surname, you will probably have to sort through a lot of info that...

Census records are a great genealogy source. Beginning in 1790, the U.S. census has been taken every ten years, though the information varies widely, depending on the year the census was taken...

When you are ready to find the family history of the Cain family, you should start with living relatives and then move to offline and online resources. You will find information such as census...

Here is a quick tip to help you get around the inevitable brick walls you will run into during your family history research. Cluster genealogy can get you past those obstacles.

Ever wonder how you last name came about? Tracing the origin of your surname can be fun, exciting and sometimes a bit costly. Below are some ways to go back in history and find out more about the...

Your family reunion is coming up, and you want to make a display board about your family tree. You'd like to include a piece about the origin of your family name, but you're not quite sure how to...

Before the Internet came into our homes, finding out about our ancestors was difficult. Today there are hundreds of genealogy websites. Some require a membership fee; others do not. Instantly, we...

I have been an active genealogist for about 30 years now. DNA testing for genealogy was unheard of back then. Now, you can pay a nominal fee and have your own DNA mapped and cataloged for you! ...

Most people wonder who their ancestors were at some time in their lives. Finding out some information about the origins of your surname is available on a number of genealogy sites. Most people can...