by Katie Rebecca Garner | Mar 13, 2026
Colonial America was a land of opportunity, offering possibilities and freedoms that most impoverished Europeans could only dream of. With a voyage across the Atlantic, these dreams could become realities. The problem was that those most wanting this opportunity...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Mar 6, 2026
So many people emigrated from Ireland in the 1700s &1800s that there are now more people outside of Ireland with Irish heritage than there are people in Ireland. The potato famine in the mid-1800s was an especially huge push factor for emigration. As Irish people...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Feb 27, 2026
Historical Background Not long ago, everyone’s father or grandpa had been involved in World War 2. Now that it’s the 2020s, as WWII veterans are moving on, their stories need to be remembered. This is easy to do if your WWII veteran relative is still alive and willing...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Feb 20, 2026
Aside from 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 far back as colonial times. Which is why today we are...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Feb 13, 2026
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Many couples celebrate their love on Valentine’s Day, while single people look for some other love to celebrate. Whether you’re single or coupled, Valentine’s Day is a good day to celebrate your ancestors’ love, because their...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Feb 6, 2026
Valentine’s Day approaches, and everyone is making plans to celebrate love. Valentine’s Day is also a perfect time to celebrate the love that brought us into existence – not only that of our parents, but also their parents, and their parents, and so on. I have...
