The sweep of family history across the generations
Dan supplemented his attendance at a Warsaw genealogy conference with a tour of family locations. Read his blog postings and view the post-trip video coverage.
In July 1940, consular officials from three nations conspired to open an escape route for Jews out of occupied France. Why did they do it?
Out of the files of the U.S. Patent Office and into the peculiar subculture of corkscrew collectors
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
How and why did Stan Ruby's important post-graduate research go wrong, and what impact did it have on his career in physics?
From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country
Walter thought he had proved the family legend of descent from the celebrated Kovno Rav, Rabbi Yitchak Elchanon Spektor. Later facts emerged that suggested a more tenuous connection.