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When Heaven Calls: How a Mysterious Package Launched an Unexpected Family History Journey

Sometimes the most profound family history journeys begin with a touch of divine intervention. That's exactly what happened to Jenny Ashcraft, who never imagined her half...

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Cozy Up To Family History: Your December Event Schedule

You know that feeling when December hits and suddenly your calendar looks like it got into a fight with a confetti cannon? Between the holiday shopping, cookie baking, an...

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December Magic: Finding Family Stories in the Holiday Chaos

You know that moment when you're elbow-deep in Christmas cookie dough, trying to decipher your grandmother's recipe card that looks like it moonlighted as a coaster durin...

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Mayflower Mysteries: What Happens When You Question Family Stories?

Have you ever discovered something about your family history that completely changed the story you thought you knew? That's exactly what happened when my friend (and prod...

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The Fabric of Who You Are: How One DNA Pioneer Found Her Family's Truth

Have you ever wondered what secrets might be woven into your DNA? Not just about your ethnic origins, but about the people and stories that have shaped who you are?

In t...

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"Dad, I Want To Know About The War": How One Question Unlocked 43 Years Of Silence

Eight words. Eight simple words that hung in the air between a father and daughter for a brief moment in 2016. For 43 years, Becky Ellis had watched her father guard the ...

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Saints, Souls & Sugar Skulls: A Magic Birthdate For A Genealogist

Have you ever felt like certain dates hold a special kind of magic? That some coincidences are too perfect to be just chance? As someone born on November 1st – All Saints...

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When Stories Simmer: How One Family's Dinner Table Tales Led to Global Genealogical Adventures

Have you ever wondered what hidden stories might be simmering in your family's old recipes, whispered conversations, or well-worn traditions? For Suzanne Russo Adams, tho...

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Why Didn't We Know This Story: How One Discovery Transformed a Family

Have you ever wondered what stories might be hiding in your family tree, just waiting to be discovered? For Gayle George, a simple invitation to participate in a document...

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Finding Home in Scotland: How One Ancestor's Story Changed Everything

Have you ever been somewhere for the first time and felt an inexplicable sense that you belonged there? That somehow, despite never having visited before, you were home? ...

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