In the just-published, free Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 190, hear from a genealogist who helped lay to rest a 30-year old missing-person’s case–and so much more. Don’t you love it when everyday heroes help the experts solve baffling mysteries? I...

When we showed one listener these tips for finding genealogy records online, she wrote back immediately: “I will be utilizing that research technique more often!”  Not long ago, Trisha wrote to Lisa to thank her for the free Genealogy Gems podcast and ask...

The 1915 New Jersey State Census was recently released on FamilySearch. What a great opportunity to remind everyone about valuable U.S. state-level censuses taken between federal censuses. Along with everyone who has U.S. roots, we love the federal census! We just...

Got a research brick wall? A “national temp agency” created resources that may help you find your family history in obscure historical records. During the Great Depression, so many Americans were out of work that the federal government launched the Works...

The forensic investigator pulls up to the crime scene and snaps a fresh set of rubber gloves. She props open the trunk of the car and carefully, slowly, sweeps a tube of florescent light back and forth inside the trunk, watching with an eagle eye for the glimmer of...

At some point in the past, many of our relatives–overseas or in the same land–spoke a different language. They used different versions of names we know. Records about their lives were created in a language we don’t know, whether their home tongue or...