Tag: immigration records

Looking for your ancestor's immigration story?

Ellis Island has become a symbol of immigration in the U.S., a symbol of the foreign heritage most of us share as Americans. Ellis Island is also

I am fortunate to have parents who love family history. And even after over 30 years of hearing their stories about pilgrims and Civil War heroes, they still

Because we can't shake the nagging feeling that we need to make an inventory of all the records we have, we are getting together this Saturday for a

Sometimes, to get started in family history, I guess all you need to do is talk about it. Parents and grandparents can be an invaluable resource in getting

Genealogists rely on physical records, like baptism, marriage, or death records, to complete each part of their family tree. But when these records have been lost, damaged, or