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September 13 is National Grandparents Day! This year it takes on particular significance as we find ourselves challenged with finding new ways to connect to…
There are an impressive number of Armenian communities throughout the world, including in Canada, Russia, the United States, France, Romania, and Australia. According to some…
Happy birthday to Harry Connick, Jr.! Today the singer turns 53. Image: Harry Connick, Jr. / bg_nh2014, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Joseph Harry Fowler…
The Mayflower set sail for America in 1620 with 102 passengers. Though only 53 passengers lived to see the following spring, an estimated 35 million…
Today we remember English actress Diana Rigg, who has passed away at the age of 82. Best known as secret agent Emma Peel in the…
You may be familiar with the Mayflower’s turbulent journey across the Atlantic, its landing off course, and the harrowing winter that followed—but did you know…
Remember watching Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau? On this day in 1925, the iconic comedian was born in Portsmouth, England. Image: Peter…
Spanish culture has had an immeasurable impact on our world. As such, you may very well have Spanish roots somewhere in your family tree. However,…
Debby Boone was born on September 22, 1956, in Hackensack, New Jersey, the third of four daughters born to singer-actor Pat Boone and Shirley Foley…
In our current epoch of human history, when populations of major cities swell into the tens of millions, an urban center of 30,000 people doesn’t…
The story of a body hidden in an earthenware jar buried in a gravel pit is one of the extraordinary cases found by researchers uncovering…
Have you found your connection to the Tudors? On this day in 1533, Elizabeth I of England was born in Greenwich Palace. Image: Elizabeth I…
The two plots in the communal cemetery, which were reserved for Commonwealth burials from September 1914 to March 1917, contain 160 double graves. Source: geneanet
Do you know what occupations your ancestors held? If you haven’t been paying attention to what your relatives did for a living, you may want…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August of 2020 with almost 20 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New…
On this day in 1189, Richard I of England was crowned king in Westminster Abbey. Image: Richard I of England / Wikimedia Commons Born on…
While Labor Day may now be associated with great sales, tasty barbeques, and the last hurrah of summer, the origins of the day tell a…
A very unusual summer is coming to a close! We hope you have managed to enjoy it despite the limitations and challenges. As always, we…
On this day in 1948, high school teacher Christa McAuliffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. McAuliffe made history when she became the first American civilian to be…