What’s in a name? Well, in South Africa, quite a lot! Surnames carry the stories of ancestors...
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Tracing Ancestry Through South African Church and Civil Records
Church and civil records are foundational resources for tracing ancestry in South Africa. Before...
Introduction to South African Genealogy
South Africa has an extraordinary history and a complex blend of cultures, rewarding and...
Civil War Dog Tags: A Soldier’s Final Act of Identity
The American Civil War saw immense loss, with over 620,000 soldiers dying from battle, disease, or...
Woodrow Wilson: The Visionary Idealist
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. He was the third of...
William Howard Taft: The Judicial President
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857, to Alphonso Taft and...