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Valentine’s Day and Our Ancestors

Do you enjoy sending Valentine’s Day cards to those you love and admire? So did your ancestors. Here is a little bit about the history of the tradition of sending Valentine’s Day cards, and how the...

Georgia: The State Capitals #10

Atlanta is a large, metropolitan state capital with a long history of human habitation. It was just a small settlement on the American frontier until the railroad came. After that, it was just a...

Florida: The State Capitals #9

Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida, and it has a rich and interesting history. As a Native American settlement for thousands of years, it eventually became part of a Spanish colony, and then...

Genealogy Tools You Didn’t Know Existed

Gathering the stories of your ancestors can feel like unraveling a mysterious puzzle. You might start with a few names and dates, only to discover that every answer leads to a dozen more questions...