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What would you do if you discovered a list of 500 Jewish families hidden in a coat pocket during World War II? For Emily Pulham's great-aunt Carla, that moment demanded a...

I discovered I was related to my neighbor one evening while standing in her kitchen. (You can hear all about that in this episode of the podcast.) That unexpected moment ...

Have you ever wondered if a painful loss in your family story could somehow transform into an unexpected gift? What if the very tool that reveals difficult truths could a...

Have you ever wondered what could leave Bob Hope, the master of quick wit and perfect timing, completely speechless? What could bring Jimmy Stewart, one of Hollywood's mo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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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 ...