DNA and Ancestry Answer a Family’s Question

Genealogical research has never been easier. With the plethora of information available on-line at Ancestry.com and Familysearch.org, you can start to build a family tree in hours instead of years. Then, when you add in inexpensive   DNA testing, you can uncover long-buried family secrets or answer family questions that …

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October 6th – Happy German-American Day and Thoughts About My German Ancestry!

Today October 6th is German-American Day! From Wikipedia: German-American Day is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6. The holiday, which celebrates German American heritage, commemorates the date in 1683 when 13 German families from Krefeld near the Rhine landed in Philadelphia. These families subsequently founded …

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