By Katarzyna Smalcerz, Your Roots in Poland Every August the 1st, Poles commemorate an anniversary of The Warsaw Uprising (Polish: Powstanie Warszawskie), which is considered one of the most significant events in modern Polish history. Due to its tragic consequences, in particular the enormous human and material losses, the question of the legitimacy of the…
DetailsBy Jamie Drake Lately, genealogy has gotten a reputation for being an expensive hobby. Newbies don’t know where to start, how to start, or even if they want to, and advanced researchers are tired of paying the hundreds of dollars a year it costs for subscription sites. So, in honor of all of us broke…
DetailsBy Jamie Drake What do you know about DNA Testing for family history, personal curiosity, and genetic genealogy? Have you done it already? Maybe you’re just thinking about it, that’s ok too. There’s some important stuff you need to know about what to expect and what might happen when you get your results. #1. –…
DetailsBy Rachel Silverman The status of Jews in pre-WWI eastern Europe is a rather disheartening subject, so I’d like to preface with this caveat: The history and causes of anti-Semitism in Europe – especially in the eastern bloc – span centuries, are vastly complex, and warrant deeper analysis than I offer in this modest blog post.…
DetailsBy Kathrin Kweseleit Throughout Europe, there is generally no overall standard for the beginning of church records. However, in German history there are good historical markers that can help get us started. On one hand we have the Reformation (which started in Germany around 1517) and on the other hand the Council of Trent (which…
DetailsBy Kathrin Kweseleit When it comes to Germany there are a few known facts on German history and some well-meant prejudices that are common worldwide, like Germany is actually some sort of giant Bavaria with us all wearing ‘Lederhosen’ and ‘Dirndl’ while eating ‘Sauerkraut’. Or, that the last Emperor was a humorless weirdo and that…
DetailsTrace adds additional genealogy expertise to its technology products and services. July 7, 2017 (Provo, Utah) – Trace, a technology company making family history more accessible, announced the acquisition of Genealogists.com, the world’s largest family history research firm. Genealogists.com has developed a network of thousands of expert researchers worldwide who perform genealogical projects for the lowest price…
DetailsBy Nydia Hanna Early on in the quest for answers to ethnicity and DNA, thousands of Puerto Ricans tested with the earlier DNA companies in order to identify their diverse ethnic roots. Puerto Rico is a mixture of the original Taino Indian culture, the white European Spanish who came from Spain, and the negro slaves…
Detailsby Jayne McGarvey, Senior Genealogist with Genealogists.com When we succeed in going further back in our family history research, it is likely we will start to encounter words and phrases that are unfamiliar or appear to be “out of context” according to modern usage. Some of these words may be now obsolete jobs, others archaic…
Detailsby Jayne McGarvey, Professional Genealogist with Genealogists.com Regardless of whether you use a subscription service like Ancestry or Find My Past or a free service such as Family Search, it is tempting to pop their forename and surname into the little boxes and press Return, and then when you get a return of several thousand…
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