An attendee discusses the "brick wall" faced by many African Americans in genealogy, as the 1870 census was the first to enumerate them by name. (Katecey Harrell/ Tyler Morning Telegraph) Alto ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

Tuesday was the hottest day of the year yet, but fortunately the Connecticut Old State House and the Connecticut Freedom Trail had us covered with a virtual event that steered attendees through more ...

BELLOWS FALLS — Wayne Blanchard will demonstrate how to navigate the expanding resources available online to find full text copies of family and local town histories on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 10:30 a.m ...

For many people, the search for family history is more than just a hobby: It's a way to connect to their past and preserve important stories for future generations. In Charleston, South Carolina, the ...