I didn't even know that CompuServe was still around. But it is. And those who use its forums are in for a lousy surprise. The company is shutting them down. The Genealogy Forum on CompuServe dates back

I've been looking for records on my great-great grandfather for ages. Now, I have to work on deciphering these to glean whatever information I can. ajh

I JUST HAD TO MAKE A HASHTAG OUT OF IT In my grandfather's Social Security file, there's a long list of towns, places where he worked, I think. This is rather unusual. Most files only list one place, the

FIRST KING OF THE DANES The Bluetooth name is an Anglicized version of the Scandinavian word Blåtand, sometimes spelled Blåtann. In Old Norse it's Blátǫnn. The word is the epithet of the tenth-century

I am trying to sort through a debate, mostly in German, on the meaning of the word Einwohner throughout history. I had no idea that I'd set this into motion with a simple question about my great grandfather.

One of the puzzles on my family tree is my great grandparents' son <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emil.</a> Passenger records have him arriving with his parents at the immigration

When my great grandparents landed at the Castle Garden immigration depot at the tip of Manhattan in 1887, this is what New York City looked like, at least on one street. It must have been exciting, traveling

One of my ancestors, a Revolutionary War vet, Martin Tidd. His father, John, died during the French and Indian War.

THERE ARE LOTS of us, no doubt. Cousins, that is. As you go back in time, the fewer the people and therefore the increased likelihood that any two people today share a common ancestor. Such is the case

While reading a bit of commentary from north of the border, I came across a word, a big word unknown to me, sesquipedalian. So I had to look it up, and Douglas Harper and his Online Etymology Dictionary

“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” — Justice Learned Hand

General Mills has been busy tweeting out corporate propaganda, attempting to benefit off of natural disasters and taking a dig at Trump and his supposed lackluster response to the situation in Puerto Rico.

When I first learned that the brother of one of my ancestors had fought in the Mexican War, I began an in-depth study of the conflict, which I otherwise wouldn't have pursued. I've learned so much. I read

I love researching my family's history. I'm a big proponent of it. Everyone should be doing it. There are many ways to go about it,from traditional genealogy to scientific breakthroughs such as DNA testing.

Sure, technically the war started in 1917. But gearing up for war took time, and though American soldiers arrived on the Western Front by June, combat didn’t start in earnest for the Americans until 1918.

Twitter is such a wonderful tool. I've become addicted to it. I post all kinds of stuff, from stupid ideas to notes on items I am researching, such as my family tree. But the constant policing of speech

AND WHERE IS YOUR WIFE? My great grandmother’s younger brother, Leslie Warren Darling, was engaged to a girl named Ruth June Amos. But his death during the First World War changed their plans. Ruth married