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The coolest thing I'm finding about genealogy- or family history, if you prefer- is that every now and then you find someone in your ancestry who gives you

Occasionally, you get on Ancestry.com or search the old parish records and find out you're the descendant of some less-than-savory characters: drunkards, womanizers, or lunatics. Then the proposition

That's right, Ancestry.com released its much-anticipated new version of Family Tree Maker yesterday. With enhanced media and integration with Ancestry.com's online tools, it looks to be a huge

When a loved one passes away, their Social Security Death Benefits can be collected by their surviving relatives. Monthly survivors benefits can be paid to certain family members,

The Social Security Administration includes 10 regional offices, 8 processing centers, 1300 field offices, and 37 Teleservice centers. It employs a whopping 62,000 people to run its operations

I remember hearing my parents talk about death records when I was a child and feeling a chill go down my spine. Death? All I knew about death