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Wisconsin: Great Grandmothers and the Great Migration

Have you ever witnessed a moment so tender, so layered with meaning, that it changed how you understood your entire family? What if that single moment held within it gene...

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Minnesota: Santa Claus, a Corn Cob Pipe, and Nellie Oleson

Have you ever watched a TV show and felt like you were seeing your own family's story unfold on screen? What if I told you that somewhere in your family tree, there might...

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Don't Worry About Me, Dad: How One WWII Letter Unlocked a Family's Hidden Grief

Have you ever stumbled across a family story that left you with more questions than answers? A name mentioned in passing that suddenly opens up an entire world of history...

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I Can See All The Story: Discovering Astonishing Details About Grandpa's WWII Service

Have you ever felt like the most important family stories are just out of reach? That's exactly how Lisa Elzey felt after discovering through DNA that her mother's biolog...

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I Can Live With the Truth: How DNA Revealed a 74-Year Family Secret

Have you ever wondered what secrets might be hidden in your family tree, waiting decades to be discovered? What if the clues to your own identity were locked away not jus...

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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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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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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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Finding Family One Piece at a Time: When AncestryDNA Opens New Puzzles

Picture yourself sitting down to work on a massive jigsaw puzzle. But instead of a box with the final image, all you have are pieces that might belong to several differen...

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The Courage In Your DNA: Finding Your Family's Stories of Resilience

When Jordan Lundskog watches his children face a challenge, he thinks about his Swedish great-grandfather. At just ten years old, that ancestor boarded a ship alone, cros...

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