New collections about Great Britain Suffragettes and travelers on the S.S. Great Britain headline this week’s roundup...
New Genealogy Records Include UK Suffragettes and Travelers’ Records
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Immigration Articles
Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records: Relatives Now Searchable at MyHeritage
Millions of Ellis Island passenger arrival records include the names of the arrivals' relatives, but those names...
What Was it Like to Land at Ellis Island?
Chalked full of a rich history, Ellis Island was the leading port of arrival for the United States for sixty years....
Emigration Records With an E: When Your Ancestors Left the Country
Traveling ancestors created records when they left the country of their origin and when they arrived at their new...
Illuminating Time-Lapse Videos Show Our Changing World
Time-lapse videos first intrigued me as a child when I watched a little seed grow into a beautiful flower in a matter...
Celebrating Freedom and Records Access: 50 Years of FOIA and Genealogy
Happy July 4th--and Happy 50th to the Freedom of Information Act! Read more about the FOIA and genealogy records we...
YouTube for Family History: Documentaries You’ll Love
Are you using YouTube for family history to watch documentaries about your ancestors' lives and times? It's instant...
We Dig These Gems: New Genealogy Records Online
Each week, we dig through new genealogy records online and post the "gems" here. Should YOU be digging through any of...
Russian Genealogy: A New Russian-American Digital Archive
A new digital archive sheds light on the little-known Russian-American immigrant experience. If you're an American...