Category: Family Legacy
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What does home mean to you?
HOME. What idea does that word conjure up for you? Do you immediately think of a particular place or even a particular house or apartment? Or is it more nebulous than that? I’ve been talking to a lot of people lately about what home means to them. For some, it is a community. The geographical Read more
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Family History Explorations: Honoring American Immigrant Stories on the 4th of July
Family History Explorations: Honoring American immigrant stories. With the July 4th holiday right around the corner, we often think about barbecues and fireworks, but the date also conjures up the ideas of patriotism and what it means to be American. But what is the quintessential American story? For me, the most American of American stories… Read more
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!: Newspapers are key to family history research
Newspapers can be a tool in family history research. When you are researching your family history, you undoubtedly look at census rolls, birth and death records, and marriage documents. But don’t forget to check out local newspapers. Newspapers can provide a wealth of information. Read more
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Writing a family history: Tips for getting started
Are you one of those people who has piles of documents, mounds of genealogy research, and boxes of photographs? Do you want to pull all that data together and write a family history that you can share with others and preserve for future generations? If you are serious about writing a family history, here are… Read more