AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors

Funeral card of George Edward Benjamin (a.k.a. Jarig Egbert Binnes) DeVries, Grand Rapids, Michigan, citing services on 26 February 1959...

The cuckoo comes in April, He sings his song in May; In the middle of June he changes his tune, In July he flies away. Holidays, ...

This is the 13th post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, c...

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The March 2010 Scanfest will take place here at AnceStories next Sunday, March 28th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time. Scanfest ...

Can't afford high-speed internet and don't have a laptop to access your community's free wireless zones? Use your library or co...

This is the 12th post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, col...

Cousin Hazel, Mount Vernon, Oregon to George Westaby [III], Forsyth, Montana, postcard, postmarked 22 March 1911. Digitized and privately h...

Next to genealogy subscription websites, DNA testing is one of the most expensive genealogy tools. You should first read up on how DNA can...

This is the 11th post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, colle...

Many Family History Centers offer free family history conferences once a year or once every other year. Although most of the classes are g...

The next three weeks I expect to slow down some in my blogging. I've been writing fairly consistently for a long stretch, but the end of...

This is the tenth post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, co...

March 6 — Describe an heirloom you may have inherited from a female ancestor (wedding ring or other jewelry, china, clothing, etc.) If you ...

March 5 — How did they meet?  You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit.  Do you know the story of how your parents met?  Your grand...

The LYTON family is my children's paternal grandmother's paternal grandmother's line. For many years, my children's uncl...

March 4 — Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. A...

Are you up for the "Take 10" challenge? On behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau, we are asking our partners to join us in making ...

I received a press release from Ancestry stating that people from the Who Do You Think You Are? show will be appearing on various television...

March 3 — Do you share a first name with one of your female ancestors? Perhaps you were named for your great-grandmother, or your name foll...