Tamura Jones has written a thought provoking piece exhorting and reminding ge neal ogists about the importance of documentation as a means t...

This article was originally published 7 July 2011 by Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide.   We are sharing an excerpt here of her article with ...

 The Great Missouri Treasure Hunt is a statewide contest open until August 31, 2011 . During the contest, the Missouri State Archives is en...

Arlington , VA , 15 July 2011 : The National Ge neal ogical Society has released two new videos. Both videos are available for viewing by th...

Creating accurate family trees has gotten more complex as “family” composition has changed and our relationships to others are now sometimes...

 The goal of the American Civil War Newspapers database (launched by Virginia Tech) is to select a representative group of journals to inde...

( Arlington , VA , 7 July 2011 ) – The National Genealogical Society ( NGS ) announces two staff appointments: Erin Wood as Conference Mana...

SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH —Ever found yourself researching your family tree and discovering a new branch that extended to another country—and y...