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Your Ancestors Were Farmers — Find Their Land This National Gardening Day There’s something about getting your hands in the dirt that feels like memory. Maybe you noticed it during…

Siblings Day! 4 Genealogy Strategies to Put Sibling Research to Work! Happy Siblings Day, fellow family historians! April 10th is the perfect excuse to call your brother, text your sister…

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…

World Tuberculosis Day: When “Consumption” Killed Your Ancestor World Tuberculosis Day is observed every March 24th—but for genealogists, it’s a reminder that the word “consumption” on a death certificate isn’t…

National Quilting Day: Your Family Quilt is More Than a Keepsake — It’s a Primary Source National Quilting Day: On March 21st, let’s celebrate the stories stitched into every block,…

Freedom of Information Day: The Genealogist’s Secret Weapon You’re Not Using Enough Freedom of Information Day: Every March 16th, we mark Freedom of Information Day — James Madison’s birthday —…

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National Sea Monkey Day: Why Those Tiny Aquatic Kingdoms Still Matter to Your Family Story You know exactly what I’m talking about. You’re maybe nine or ten years old. It’s…

Ancestry Terms of Service Changes 2026: What Every Genealogist and DNA Tester Needs to Know (Effective May 12, 2026) Here we go again. On May 12, 2026, Ancestry rolled out another…