A Family Tapestry

  Only a genealogist would be the one to spot the appearance of a name in a family tree and realize it matches one from a relative over a hu...

  Nah, just kidding. This won't be about those  rich and famous. Besides, there's already a program for that . A far less exotic set...

It was only thanks to a one-line mention in his son's New York City death certificate that I even knew the name of my second great-grand...

  Okay, ancestors, y'all come out from your hiding places . No penalty. I promise. I couldn't help myself, seeking for a specific an...

  Fairy tales have ravaged the image of the step-mother. This, despite the prevalence of step-parents in so many family histories, tends to ...

  When we've already cleared out the easy pickings on the family tree—thanks to those census records, birth announcements, and obituarie...

  Among the tools added in the past year at Ancestry.com, one I appreciated the most was their beta offering which included the option to vi...