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When Bubba Page walked into my podcast studio holding a physical vinyl record album from the 1960s, I knew we were in for a treat. On the cover was his grandfather, Shirl...

Can I tell you a secret? My favorite part of exploring my family tree isn't just discovering the stories of people who lived hundreds of years ago (though you know how mu...

Sometimes your family tree data just sits there and stares at you. You can feel it trying to tell you something, but you can't quite hear it.

That's exactly what happene...

Have you ever stared at a name in your family tree and thought, He just… disappeared? No death record. No obituary. No forwarding address. Just… gone?

That's exactly wha...

Have you ever stumbled across a name in your family tree and thought, well, that would be cool if it were true? And then you proved it. And that turned out to be so much ...

What if the family you're born into isn’t the only one that shapes you?

I've been thinking about that question ever since I sat down with Nancy Kotz and Lynne Snierson for...

What must it feel like to grow up knowing your mother walked out the door when you were just three years old and never came back?

Nicole Palsa grew up staring at a frame...

 What would you do if a single letter revealed that everything you thought you knew about your family was only half the story?

That's exactly what happened to Scott Prat...

Have you ever found someone in your family tree who seemed like just a name and a date, only to discover they lived a life so extraordinary you can hardly believe you're ...

What if the place your ancestors called home could tell you as much about who you are as their names and dates ever could?

I think about this a lot. We spend so much tim...