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Many people follow genealogy for their own reasons. Some work on it for a light hearted change, others make it a mission to follow genealogy. If you are the one who takes it seriously, then you need to find out which sort of genealogy and family resources[...]

William Perry, aka The Tipton Slasher, was the bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champ of England in 1850 and 1856. Apparently, I am related, through my father’s father’s family. You can see it in the profile (left). I figured this out during a grade[...]

To start one's genealogy research, you should begin by asking your parents or grandparents about the family history. Once you are done with examining your family records, you should go to public records to research your families past.

Walt answers reader questions regarding computer backup, importing CDs into iTunes, and viewing genealogy records on the Mac.

It’s 2am Saturday morning, which is usually the middle of the night for me. Me, my wife, and daughter are wide awake on the 6th floor of the Montblanc Hotel in downtown Barcelona. Isn’t jet lag great! Back home it’s...

Homily #090908s ( 20min) Play – On this Feast of the Birthday of Our Lady the Gospel reading is the Genealogy of Jesus. Fr Angelo preaches on the need to have patience just as all those mentioned in the genealogy had to wait in faith. Yet, we should[...]

You may have heard your friends or co-workers talking about genealogy, or tried to do some searching on the Internet under your family name. Now you would like to do more research to see what you can learn about your family’s history. Seattle is a great[...]

After a month and a bit more on the road, I'm now back home. It's time to take a break before my interview on Sep. 15 with Susan E. King and tell you all about my genealogy tour in the US during the month of August. My first stop was in New Jersey where[...]