by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jan 16, 2026
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Aside from what remains of the indigenous population, the U.S. is peopled with immigrants and descendants of immigrants. Some immigrant ancestors are as recent as parents or grandparents, while other immigrant ancestors go as...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jan 9, 2026
This article is also posted with Price Genealogy. Family stories may have been passed down about an immigrant ancestor. Or the immigrant ancestor is discovered after tracing the family back several generations in the U.S. In either case, immigration research needs to...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jan 2, 2026
This article is also published on Price Genealogy. It’s a new year. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Are they merely a wish likely to be forgotten? Or do you have a plan in place to make them a reality? If you are considering making New Year’s...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Dec 26, 2025
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. In modern days, friends and family follow each other on social media, where they post about their lives. In this way, people can keep tabs on each other without actually interacting. Our ancestors used newspapers for much the...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Dec 19, 2025
This blog is also published with GenealogyBank. Some of our Christmas traditions have ancient pagan origins. The pagan winter celebrations included reveling, wild partying, and illegal activities. Even as Christianity grew, the early Christians opted to participate in...