US Research Articles
For our ancestors living in rural America—where half the US population resided as late as 1920—mail-order catalogs served “not only as a marketing tool, but also as school readers, almanacs, symbols of abundance and progress, and objects of fantasy and desire,” according to the Encyclopedia of Chicago (a city that was home to both Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck. Read about how mail-order catalogues might have shaped your ancestors' lives.
8/6/2012
Bring good fortune to your family history search with our 13th annual collection of the 101 Best Websites for genealogy.
8/1/2012
Bring good fortune to your family history search with our 13th annual collection of the 101 Best Websites for genealogy.
8/1/2012
Bring good fortune to your family history search with our 13th annual collection of the 101 Best Websites for genealogy.
8/1/2012
From relationships to relocations, land deeds have the dirt on your family. Discover how to use property records to solve 10 genealogy puzzles.
8/1/2012
Get the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in Milwaukee, Wisc.
7/18/2012
Get the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in Washington DC.
7/18/2012
Get the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in Washington DC.
7/18/2012
Get the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in Washington DC.
7/18/2012
Did your ancestors leave their hearts in San Francisco? Learn how to trace them in our genealogy guide to research in the City by the Bay.
6/25/2012