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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the Race Riots of 1912-1923: Your Family Was There. Do You Know Which Side?
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Your family tree may include people who killed, watched, or fled during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Here’s how to find the truth — and why you must.
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Mount St. Helens: Why Genealogists Must Document Natural Disasters in Family History
Mount St. Helens: Why Genealogists Must Document Natural Disasters in Family History Where Were You When the Mountain Blew? If you were alive on May 18, 1980, you remember exactly where you were. It was a Sunday morning in Washington State when Mount St. Helens — a snow-capped beauty in the Cascade Range that geologists…
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Ellen Church: The Woman Who Invented the Flight Attendant on May 15, 1930
Ellen Church: The Woman Who Invented the Flight Attendant on May 15, 1930 She Walked In and Changed Aviation Forever Ninety-six years ago today — May 15, 1930 — a 25-year-old registered nurse from Iowa named Ellen Church stepped onto a Boeing Air Transport flight from San Francisco to Chicago and made history. She wasn’t…
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When Politics Tore Families Apart
When Politics Tore Families Apart How to Document Political Differences in Your Family History I have a cousin I never met. His name was Danny. In 1969, he left for Canada rather than answer his draft notice. His father — my great-uncle — told the rest of the family that Danny was dead to him.…
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Kent State Shootings: Your Memory Is Living History Your Descendants Will Treasure
Kent State Shootings: Your Memory Is Living History Your Descendants Will Treasure Where were you when you heard about the Kent State Shootings? If you’re old enough to remember May 4, 1970, that question probably just stirred something in your chest. Maybe you were at work, or school, or sitting at the kitchen table when…
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Don’t Be Fooled By Family Myths: The Genealogy Lies Your Relatives Keep Telling (And You Keep Believing)
Don’t Be Fooled By Family Myths: The Genealogy Lies Your Relatives Keep Telling (And You Keep Believing) A Brief History of Being Made a Fool April Fool’s Day has been making people look ridiculous since at least the 16th century — some historians trace it to France’s shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar,…
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Save 65 Percent on AncestryDNA This Father’s Day 2026 — The Best DNA Test Deal of the Year
Save 65 Percent on AncestryDNA : AncestryDNA Father’s Day Sale saves you 65% on the world’s #1 DNA test kit — June 8–22, 2026 only. Give Dad the gift of his roots. Shop the deal now!
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International Archives and the Research Breakthrough You’ve Been Waiting For
International Archives and the Research Breakthrough You’ve Been Waiting For There’s a moment every genealogist knows. You’ve traced your family back through American census records, naturalization papers, maybe even a ship manifest. And then you hit the ocean. The trail vanishes into an old country — a village in County Cork, a province in Galicia,…
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International Archives Day: Your Ancestors Left a Paper Trail — Time to Follow It
International Archives Day is June 9 check out our genealogy guide to finding aids, NARA, state archives, church records, and ArchiveGrid. Start your search today.