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The second-best genealogy TV show? Legacy List!
Have you ever watched Legacy List, hosted by Matt Paxton? It is our second-favorite family history TV program (after Finding Your Roots) and takes a different approach. Instead of interviewing...
The second-best genealogy TV show? Legacy List!
Have you ever watched Legacy List, hosted by Matt Paxton? It is our second-favorite family history TV program (after Finding Your Roots) and takes a different approach. Instead of interviewing...
The best April Fool's prank in history?
An hour-long Swiss Radio broadcast in 1967 announced that U.S. astronauts had just landed on the moon ... more than two years before it really happened: The broadcast (which aired...
The best April Fool's prank in history?
An hour-long Swiss Radio broadcast in 1967 announced that U.S. astronauts had just landed on the moon ... more than two years before it really happened: The broadcast (which aired...
Genealogy reality check: When it comes to famou...
Extreme care has to be taken with family legends. Without real evidence, half-remembered stories or hazy tales from previous centuries can take on a life of their own.
Genealogy reality check: When it comes to famou...
Extreme care has to be taken with family legends. Without real evidence, half-remembered stories or hazy tales from previous centuries can take on a life of their own.
Nathan Lane and Leslie Odom, Jr.: the best "Fin...
Every season of Finding Your Roots has a standout episode. The new episode featuring Nathan Lane (The Producers, Birdcage) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Rent, Hamilton) could very well be the...
Nathan Lane and Leslie Odom, Jr.: the best "Fin...
Every season of Finding Your Roots has a standout episode. The new episode featuring Nathan Lane (The Producers, Birdcage) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Rent, Hamilton) could very well be the...
The ugly truth about family legends involving N...
Professional Genealogist Michele Lewis shared an experience on her TikTok account about a family legend involving Native American ancestry. One relative took the legend so far that he began acting...
The ugly truth about family legends involving N...
Professional Genealogist Michele Lewis shared an experience on her TikTok account about a family legend involving Native American ancestry. One relative took the legend so far that he began acting...
A genealogy research shortcut from Finding Your...
We recently watched Episode 4 of the latest season of Finding Your Roots, "Things we don't discuss." Host Skip Gates interviewed actors Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication) and Kathryn Hahn...
A genealogy research shortcut from Finding Your...
We recently watched Episode 4 of the latest season of Finding Your Roots, "Things we don't discuss." Host Skip Gates interviewed actors Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication) and Kathryn Hahn...